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First Week, Enjoying Dondon: Kelly Wilson

Driving through the mountains to the EMAD training site from Port au Prince.        Our first week in Haiti has allowed ample opportunity to learn about our wonderful Hatian colleagues, their country, and focus in on our experiential lesson plans for the up-coming teacher training.   After a few hot nights in Port au Prince, we were driven by our wonderful colleagues (and tour guides) at the Haitian Ministry to Dondon, a site of one of the future agricultural vocation schools.   The drive made clear why Paul Farmer named his book Mountains upon Mountains : our travel swerved us up and down and as we sidled mountain ledges.   Dondon is a small town nestled into those mountains, which means that the air is cool and the mosquitos are slightly less fierce, although our colleague Sammi would certainly disagree. Just like Hollywood, Dondon features an all-caps white-lettered sign as you enter! Just like Hollywood,...