I I II wanted to wait until our first container was ready to ship before I made my next trip to Haiti. Yet I need to see…
The “true” Survivor challenge today is in Haiti, not Nicaragua
It is sometimes hard to reconcile western appetite for entertainment and for “reality shows”, with “real reality”. So as we ponder with anticipation the unfolding of a “Survivor” show based in Nicaragua, it…
Haiti ~ underneath the rubble, or next to it, beauty and natural bounty
Haiti ~ mission success!
No time for details now, but the eagerly awaiting crowds of blog followers will want to know what happened. Well, the level of devastation was extreme. The visuals and reality were often heart-wrenching. Chaos, both physically, but more importantly, in…
On the ground in Haiti ~ Day One
As is usually the case, the image that one has about a place has little to do with the reality on the ground and everything to do with the extremes highlighted by the media. So it was for me…
How does one prepare for a trip to Haiti?
Ben leaves tomorrow for Haiti for meetings with various organizations and entities interested in sustainable low cost bamboo housing, and it occurs to me that on a personal emotional level there is no way to prepare for witnessing the devastation…
Can CO2 Bambu play a role in Haiti?
The 24/7 news coverage of the Haiti crisis makes three things abundantly clear: 1) the extraordinary hardship that befell the Haitian population and which will last, sadly, for a long time, 2) the logistical nightmare of trying to coordinate donations…