At last, our final full day in Desarmes is coming to a close. We wrapped up our 4-day curriculum in hopes that our wonderful students will retain some of what they have learned. But the highlight of the day was, without a doubt, our unofficial closing ceremony. We decided take part in a surprise rendition of the Haitian national anthem. The talent of our singers was debatable, but participation was strong none the less! The best part was when one bold EPD student broke out his trumpet to add flavor and flare to the song. We took a final group picture with our students before our farewell. We know this experience is something we can carry for a lifetime and learned almost as much from our students as we taught them.
After returning from EPD a few of us went on a walk through the community to the Latibonit River. It was nice to get a chance to see the community more than we are normally able to on our short walks to school. Shout out to the man on the horse who had a whip in his hand and shouted out "Watch Me, Watch Me" as he went by.
After dinner we learned about the reforestation project that MCC has launched in the area. They hope to one day restore Haiti to the 98% forest coverage it once had and revamp the ecosystem and restore the wildlife. As long as the goats stay away that is! The program gives peasants fruit trees and regularly plants various forest trees like redwoods as a means of service poor people in the community and reestablishing sustainable forests around the country.
Final thoughts from today from Brent and Lezah:
We are definitely looking forward to going to the beach tomorrow. It will be our first opportunity in water and we have definitely earned it. Not looking forward to the snow tomorrow and safe travels for Saturday.
That's all from Desarmes,
Brent and Lezah
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