22 July 2011
My first week of work is done, and all is well. Â As usual, the people with whom I was working are excellent and entertaining.
My first impressions of Port-au-Prince leave me thinking of Africa, though.  The earthquake devastated an already pitifully poor nation, and recovery has been slow to say the least.  I read today that more than 600,000 people around Port-Au-Prince are still displaced and living in encampments like these:
If I didn’t know better, I’d swear I’m in Africa and not just an hour and a half flight from Miami as we drive to and from the office.
Tomorrow we’re being driven out of the city to a beach resort for the day. Â I’ll be interested to see what we drive through.