WOW!!

Well.... it's officially over. We are home safe, so mission accomplished.
The first 24 hours were interesting to say the least. After arrival in Haiti we had to unload the plane due to the lack of personel at the airport, so luggage and medical supplies were removed and piled on the tarmac. Then the flatbed trucks arrived to take everything to the compound, just like you see in National Geographic, the trucks were overloaded with backpacks and boxes. It was crazy!!
After watching our packs go we had to go through immagration. This consisted of showing our passports to a person who, somehow in the dark, recognized the picture to be who you said you were and stamped you in. Next through the metal detector, or not ( I was waved through due to a person in front of me setting it off.) and out into the night. As we waited for the "cabs" to come take us to the compound we met some really awesome kids who were offering help. They spoke some english and I got to bust out my French. Ohh,Lala c'est magnifique!
The "cabs" arrived and off we went, compound sweet compound!!
We waited here until after midnight to register, get checked (they wanted to be sure you were licensed to practice) and find a cot. Whooops---not enough room for everybody!!
We were ready to sleep on the ground, when by some miraculous aligning of the planets I was invited to sleep in a private tent. I grabbed my stuff and we crammed six cots into a tent designed for four.
Now time for some shut eye. After 4 hours of fitful sleep, the alarm went off and I was off to the O.R. for "orientation", but that is another story.


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