I have arrived

Greetings friends and family,

After a long duration of traveling, I have reached my destination of Port-au-Prince, Haiti! I stupidly did not write down the address of the house, knowing I was going to be picked up at the airport by a representative of AFH, figuring I did not need to know it. Once I realized there was a slot for me to write the address to where I was staying in Haiti, I had nothing to write down and customs did not let me pass. However, they let me go outside the airport to find Jimmy, the driver, to ask the address. That was a bit of a heart thumping moment every step I took away from the exit doors, being bombarded by “helpers” and cab drivers. They held onto my passport in the customs office, so I was a bit worried until I saw a man holding a sign “Brandon H. AFH”. Phew. I got the address, went back in and got stamped and left.

The drive from the airport was interesting, slow and steady, tents, trash, dilapidated buildings and people everywhere. It took about 45 minutes to reach the office and that is where I currently am right now. Just met the “team”, a hodgepodge of people from all over the world, and I am about to have my first orientation in about an hour. The weather is surprisingly cool but humid. No rain but clouds. Just fine. Probably going to grab a bite to eat after orientation and it sounds like it’s straight to work. After the past couple of days of prepping for the trip and traveling, I have only had a total of about eight hours of sleep the past 72 hours, so my eyes really want to seal shut for bit, but I understand if I have to wait until later today to do so.

Love you all, just wanted to give a quick update to let you all know I am fine here to start my two month adventure!