Haiti

One of the stops on the cruise I took back in November was Labadee, Haiti, a secluded peninsula that Carnival and Royal Caribbean made into some sort of “beach amusement park” for it’s cruise passengers. We never got to see the real part of Haiti which I was kind of disappointed about. (I quickly learned on that trip that you don’t go on a cruise if you want to learn about culture!) Of course, Haiti is too dangerous of a place for strolling around and exploring anyway. Nevertheless, I remember thinking that evening as our ship left port what a pity it was to be so close, yet so far away, from experiencing the images and customs of this land. But the fact is that’s the closest most people will ever get to seeing Haiti.

I came across a blog post via Dooce on ways to help Haiti. IIf you are interested in helping and haven’t figured out how, please take a moment to look at Chris Sacca’s Six ways you can help in Haiti and the comments.

Like Dooce said, Haiti, you are in our hearts!!!

Update: Today I found out that a co-worker of mine from the Dominican Republic got news that two uncles three cousins living in Haiti died from the earthquake. A school building they were working in collapsed on them. Children. Tonight I did what I meant to do last night and donated $50 to Unicef.

If you can afford to go out to eat, then you can afford to donate. To donate $10 to the Red Cross, text-enabled users simply text “Haiti” to 90999, and 100% of the money is passed through to the Red Cross.