As the infrastructure in Haiti is not always reliable, adding blog posts is not always the easiest thing to do. However, we hope you will enjoy these photos Dawn Adkins sent to us at Southwest Tech. They are smaller and the quality is not the best, but with limited internet we are grateful to have… Continue reading Photos from Haiti
Category: General
Heading into the unknown AKA Haiti
By Haiti Group 2016, Mindy Prepping, packing and preparing precisely at 49.5 lbs. Our suit cases are getting fuller and our minds are getting boggled. Today we were told not to jump out of the truck, don’t go to the black market and don’t leave the group and have your BIS in tap tap by… Continue reading Heading into the unknown AKA Haiti
I got hit by a truck and the license plate said HAITI
Bon Jour, This is Rebecca, Tory, Paula, Amy and Katie writing on this 80 degree “cool” but humid foggy morning. As this week is coming to end we have experienced things that a new marathon trainer feels. After long days and sleepless nights we wake up feeling swollen, stiff and perhaps a bit constipated. We cant… Continue reading I got hit by a truck and the license plate said HAITI
“Everything hurts but my Soul”
Haiti has been an emotional merry-go-round. The sights, the smells and the sounds can only be experienced first hand. Looking into all the brown eyes of the children is as equally heart warming as it is heart breaking. We have experienced tears, laughter, heart ache and joy with each day. Each and every one of… Continue reading “Everything hurts but my Soul”
Preparing for Haiti….Mentally and Physically
Through our wonderful donations from many hundreds of generous people, our mission trip was made possible. The outpouring of support throughout the community is overwhelming in a sense that each and every one of us is taking a piece of Wisconsin with us to represent SWTC Nursing School. The last two days were spent… Continue reading Preparing for Haiti….Mentally and Physically
Fundraising
Fundraising is an essential part to our cause. The proceeds from our fundraisers go back to the eight students traveling to Haiti and they will help offset our trip fees. We have had two fundraisers so far; it is unsure if there will be another in the near future. Our first fundraiser was at Steve’s… Continue reading Fundraising
Anticipation for the Haiti trip
Just a few short months ago I was writing my application to go to Haiti with my fellow classmates, and a lot of emotions were running through my mind. I was scared, hopeful, nervous, excited, all from the application process. As you could’ve guessed, those emotions were heightened as I was waiting for the final… Continue reading Anticipation for the Haiti trip
A Place in My Heart That Only Haiti Can Fill
This is a post from last years trip. Very good thoughts and these feelings will be felt and shared again this year. Where do I start? This has been one of the most amazing experiences of my life. I think I can speak for every single person in our group when I say that… Continue reading A Place in My Heart That Only Haiti Can Fill
Haiti- Here we come again!
Colleen and I are organizing another trip to Haiti. The trip this year is April 16th to the 24th. We are taking 8 eager students with us and once again we go into the planning with excitement, but always the nervousness of Haiti travel. What an amazing group of students that will be traveling with us. These students bring… Continue reading Haiti- Here we come again!
One never knows when an exam will happen
Driving/riding in Haiti is one of the memorable experiences of our whole week. Mountainous terrain being traveled by vehicles of many levels of repair and reliability is a challenge each day for the Haitians. Thank goodness we were not driving. Picture a two lane roadway with two way traffic that suddenly has three lanes of… Continue reading One never knows when an exam will happen