Friday, January 9, 2015

Recess

For those who might be reading this from the frozen tundra of the midwest USA, rest assured that we don't spend all day in the 90 degree sun. Today we made a visit to Reiser Heights school, which is in the mountains. So, we enjoyed fresh breezes and temps around 70 degrees. When we reached the school (a two-hour drive from Port-au-Prince), we initially were disappointed to learn the students were still on Christmas break. However, this provided us with the opportunity to get an in-depth tour from the school's staff and meet many of the children who live close to the school building and happened to be hanging around.

The day that originally was to be filled with visiting classrooms and distributing books turned into a festival of fun. We played games with the kids (duck-duck-grey duck was a huge hit), performed magic tricks, sat patiently while 3 girls "styled" the hair of some of our team members, and danced, flipped, and spun the kids around until they were dizzy. (Well, until WE were dizzy!)

A great highlight of the day was knowing almost our entire team has a personal connection to Fr. Reiser. Those of us who attended Epiphany school during our youth had the chance to sit in the classrooms of Reiser Heights. It is amazing to think that a man who founded a school in little 'ol Coon Rapids has former students who remained friends (or become friends as adults) who ended up going to Haiti together and visiting a school named after him!

We were still able to deliver all the supplies (including FILLING the medical cabinets at the clinic).
The books we brought will be handed out when the kids are back in class, and the staff promised to take photos of that event. Truly excellent.

Eileen Bock

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