Back to reality...

I had a nice trip home. I sat next to a Haitian man that lives near Washington DC on the flight from Miami. It was interesting to get his perspective on his country. I found it amazing that he wants to move back. He came to the states about 11 years ago to go to college, began working here with and NGO and now does consulting work for NGO's. He had applied for a few positions in Haiti while he was visiting for two months, but had not had any success. He will continue trying. He seemed intrigued by my observations of Gonaives, he had never been there. He encouraged me to come back to Haiti some time and visit Jacmel and Cap Haitian. I guess both are supposed to be beautiful and quite different from what I experienced. It would be interesting to return someday to see what the rest of the island is like.

Another HODR volunteer, Jonathan from Canada, was on my flight back to Miami. He also had a 5 hour lay over in Miami so we were able to wander the Miami airport and eat dinner. We decided on Chili's and were overwhelmed by the choices when we opened the menu. It took us both a while to decide what we wanted to eat. I was able however to decide that I wanted a Margarita right away! My flight back from Miami was uneventful and I made it back to Minnesota on Tuesday night about mid-night.

It was a shock to get off the plane and feel the cold air in the jet way. I almost tried to find the next flight out to a warmer destination. I got to the house about 1:00am and slept for a few hours and headed back to work. It was weird to be back at work and kind of boring to be sitting at a desk rather than shoveling and moving mud. It took me a few days to adjust to the sights and sounds and foods of the US. I think I am still in shock by the amount of choices we have here. I have my photos downloaded and will post them yet this afternoon.

Hope all is well!