{"id":5281,"date":"2014-12-21T20:00:26","date_gmt":"2014-12-22T01:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/?p=5281"},"modified":"2014-12-21T21:54:09","modified_gmt":"2014-12-22T02:54:09","slug":"haiti-the-last-few-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/?p=5281","title":{"rendered":"Haiti the Last Few Days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/wpid-20141211_090024.jpg\" class=\"link-to-image js-link-to-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5306\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/?attachment_id=5306\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/10683736_10100216594320203_2513336111775469986_o.jpg?fit=2048%2C188&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,188\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9Richard Louissaint&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"10683736_10100216594320203_2513336111775469986_o\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/10683736_10100216594320203_2513336111775469986_o.jpg?fit=800%2C73&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/10683736_10100216594320203_2513336111775469986_o.jpg?fit=1021%2C94&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5306\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/10683736_10100216594320203_2513336111775469986_o.jpg?resize=1021%2C94\" alt=\"10683736_10100216594320203_2513336111775469986_o\" width=\"1021\" height=\"94\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/10683736_10100216594320203_2513336111775469986_o.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/10683736_10100216594320203_2513336111775469986_o.jpg?resize=800%2C73&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/10683736_10100216594320203_2513336111775469986_o.jpg?resize=1200%2C110&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/10683736_10100216594320203_2513336111775469986_o.jpg?resize=768%2C71&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/10683736_10100216594320203_2513336111775469986_o.jpg?resize=1536%2C141&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/wpid-20141211_092751.jpg\" class=\"link-to-image js-link-to-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"20141211_092751.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/wpid-20141211_092751.jpg?resize=1021%2C766\" alt=\"image\" width=\"1021\" height=\"766\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The top of the mountain that we climbed. About a four hour trip up and down. Nothing worse then passing by a little girl and her grandmother who are walking the trail barefoot with no issues. I never would have thought the downhill would be tougher n me , but it was.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ah no internet connection in St. Louis du Sud. So I all I&#8217;ve had is my company and the town to keep me occupied which was amazing.<\/p>\n<p>Prosjekt Haiti leases a large piece of land from the local church in town, which is also Edwin&#8217;s childhood home.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/wpid-20141209_103503.jpg\" class=\"link-to-image js-link-to-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" title=\"20141209_103503.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/wpid-20141209_103503.jpg?w=1021\" alt=\"image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It has a one of their schools\u00a0and the community center where we slept and hung out. \u00a0And also a pool.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5307\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/?attachment_id=5307\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/STLOUISPETITTROLL_C06.jpg?fit=1000%2C681&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,681\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9Richard Louissaint&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"STLOUISPETITTROLL_C06\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/STLOUISPETITTROLL_C06.jpg?fit=800%2C545&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/STLOUISPETITTROLL_C06.jpg?fit=1000%2C681&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5307\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/STLOUISPETITTROLL_C06.jpg?resize=1000%2C681\" alt=\"STLOUISPETITTROLL_C06\" width=\"1000\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/STLOUISPETITTROLL_C06.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/STLOUISPETITTROLL_C06.jpg?resize=800%2C545&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/STLOUISPETITTROLL_C06.jpg?resize=768%2C523&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5308\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/?attachment_id=5308\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/STLOUISPETITTROLL_C07.jpg?fit=1000%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9Richard Louissaint&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"STLOUISPETITTROLL_C07\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/STLOUISPETITTROLL_C07.jpg?fit=800%2C512&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/STLOUISPETITTROLL_C07.jpg?fit=1000%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5308\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/STLOUISPETITTROLL_C07.jpg?resize=1000%2C640\" alt=\"STLOUISPETITTROLL_C07\" width=\"1000\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/STLOUISPETITTROLL_C07.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/STLOUISPETITTROLL_C07.jpg?resize=800%2C512&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/STLOUISPETITTROLL_C07.jpg?resize=768%2C492&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5311\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/?attachment_id=5311\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141208_171747.jpg?fit=750%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SGH-T999L&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1418059067&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9Richard Louissaint&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20141208_171747\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141208_171747.jpg?fit=750%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141208_171747.jpg?fit=750%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5311\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141208_171747.jpg?resize=750%2C1000\" alt=\"20141208_171747\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141208_171747.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141208_171747.jpg?resize=480%2C640&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5312\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/?attachment_id=5312\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_104729.jpg?fit=1333%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1333,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SGH-T999L&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1418208448&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9Richard Louissaint&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20141210_104729\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_104729.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_104729.jpg?fit=1021%2C766&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5312\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_104729.jpg?resize=1021%2C766\" alt=\"20141210_104729\" width=\"1021\" height=\"766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_104729.jpg?w=1333&amp;ssl=1 1333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_104729.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_104729.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_104729.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5313\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/?attachment_id=5313\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_104908.jpg?fit=1333%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1333,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SGH-T999L&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1418208548&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9Richard Louissaint&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008695652173913&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20141210_104908\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_104908.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_104908.jpg?fit=1021%2C766&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5313\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_104908.jpg?resize=1021%2C766\" alt=\"20141210_104908\" width=\"1021\" height=\"766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_104908.jpg?w=1333&amp;ssl=1 1333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_104908.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_104908.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_104908.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>Above, \u00a0students\u00a0from Petit Troll in St Louis du Sud and one of the many goats on the land.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Below the private island where the ruins of Fort des Anglais are:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5318\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/?attachment_id=5318\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_1512002-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C386&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,386\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SGH-T999L&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1418224320&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9Richard Louissaint&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20141210_151200\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_1512002-scaled.jpg?fit=800%2C121&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_1512002-scaled.jpg?fit=1021%2C154&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5318\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_1512002.jpg?resize=1021%2C154\" alt=\"20141210_151200\" width=\"1021\" height=\"154\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5314\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/?attachment_id=5314\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_145619.jpg?fit=1333%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1333,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SGH-T999L&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1418223379&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9Richard 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SGH-T999L&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1418223890&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9Richard Louissaint&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20141210_150451\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_150451.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_150451.jpg?fit=1021%2C766&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5315\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_150451.jpg?resize=1021%2C766\" alt=\"20141210_150451\" width=\"1021\" height=\"766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_150451.jpg?w=1333&amp;ssl=1 1333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_150451.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_150451.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_150451.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5316\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/?attachment_id=5316\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_152808.jpg?fit=1333%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1333,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SGH-T999L&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1418225288&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9Richard Louissaint&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20141210_152808\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_152808.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_152808.jpg?fit=1021%2C766&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_152808.jpg?resize=1021%2C766\" alt=\"20141210_152808\" width=\"1021\" height=\"766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_152808.jpg?w=1333&amp;ssl=1 1333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_152808.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_152808.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_152808.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5317\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/?attachment_id=5317\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_152812.jpg?fit=1333%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1333,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SGH-T999L&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1418225292&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9Richard Louissaint&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20141210_152812\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_152812.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_152812.jpg?fit=1021%2C766&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5317\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_152812.jpg?resize=1021%2C766\" alt=\"20141210_152812\" width=\"1021\" height=\"766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_152812.jpg?w=1333&amp;ssl=1 1333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_152812.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_152812.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_152812.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Below:<\/p>\n<p>Edwin prepping fresh lobsters, the dudes Phalax and Babang emerging talent from Haiti. Babang edited this <a href=\"\u00a0http:\/\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/?p=5281&amp;preview=true\" target=\"_blank\">video<\/a> which shows me looking very exhausted after hiking up a mountain.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5320\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/?attachment_id=5320\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_181541.jpg?fit=1333%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1333,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SGH-T999L&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1418235341&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9Richard Louissaint&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20141210_181541\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_181541.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_181541.jpg?fit=1021%2C766&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5320\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_181541.jpg?resize=1021%2C766\" alt=\"20141210_181541\" width=\"1021\" height=\"766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_181541.jpg?w=1333&amp;ssl=1 1333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_181541.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_181541.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141210_181541.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5321\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/?attachment_id=5321\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141211_063915.jpg?fit=1333%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1333,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SGH-T999L&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1418279954&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9Richard Louissaint&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20141211_063915\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141211_063915.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141211_063915.jpg?fit=1021%2C766&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5321\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141211_063915.jpg?resize=1021%2C766\" alt=\"20141211_063915\" width=\"1021\" height=\"766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141211_063915.jpg?w=1333&amp;ssl=1 1333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141211_063915.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141211_063915.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141211_063915.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Below: the mountain hike that nearly killed me:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5322\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/?attachment_id=5322\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141211_064451.jpg?fit=1333%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1333,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SGH-T999L&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1418280290&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9Richard Louissaint&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20141211_064451\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141211_064451.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141211_064451.jpg?fit=1021%2C766&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5322\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141211_064451.jpg?resize=1021%2C766\" alt=\"20141211_064451\" width=\"1021\" height=\"766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141211_064451.jpg?w=1333&amp;ssl=1 1333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141211_064451.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141211_064451.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/20141211_064451.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Ah no internet connection in St. Louis du Sud. So I all I&#8217;ve had is my company and the town to keep me occupied which was amazing. Prosjekt Haiti leases a large piece of land from the local church in town, which is also Edwin&#8217;s childhood home. It &hellip;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wrap-excerpt-more\"><a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/?p=5281\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5306,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[26],"tags":[47,983],"class_list":["post-5281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-portrait","tag-haiti","tag-st-louis-du-sud","post--featured-image"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/10683736_10100216594320203_2513336111775469986_o.jpg?fit=2048%2C188&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8EmB-1nb","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5276,"url":"https:\/\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/?p=5276","url_meta":{"origin":5281,"position":0},"title":"HAITI: Haitian Time and the Killing of a Pig","date":"21 Dec \u201914","format":false,"excerpt":"Half of\u00a0 Tuesday was spent in pursuit of a live pig. From the muddy outdoor market of Okai where walking through with a group that includes white Norwegians invokes a lot of whining especially when we came out empty handed. Accusations of being there to film etc. I'm still getting\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;musings&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/wpid-20141209_1307541.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5292,"url":"https:\/\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/?p=5292","url_meta":{"origin":5281,"position":1},"title":"Haiti, Depature back to the New York","date":"21 Dec \u201914","format":false,"excerpt":"The guesthouse in Delmas Our last night in Haiti was spent getting back to Delmas from St. Louis du Sud, a task that should have taken three took hours because of ongoing political protests and a murky and sad incident near\u00a0Route Nationale\u00a0that\u00a0held up\u00a0traffic\u00a0for miles and required Edwin's take charge attitude\u00a0and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;musings&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/wpid-20141212_06524711.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5260,"url":"https:\/\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/?p=5260","url_meta":{"origin":5281,"position":2},"title":"First and second DAY in Haiti.","date":"6 Dec \u201914","format":false,"excerpt":"Well that didn't turn out so well. My original post got erased while I was trying to upload it. Today is a big youth arts festival that Prosjekt Haiti is a part of in Petionville. They are also who is hosting me and some others this week. Currently we are\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Landscaping&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/wpid-wp-14179782357271.jpg?fit=900%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5289,"url":"https:\/\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/?p=5289","url_meta":{"origin":5281,"position":3},"title":"Haiti, Riding in the back of a truck cabin and the exodus out of Port au Prince","date":"12 Dec \u201914","format":false,"excerpt":"On the way to St. Louis du Sud we go today. A small town south of Port au Prince. It's about three hours away from where we have been staying, a guesthouse rented out by Prosjekt Haiti that includes young volunteers from Norway, a mother of three who helps maintain\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;portrait&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/wp-content\/audio\/wpid-20141208_17204811.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":25,"url":"https:\/\/blog.richardlouissaint.com\/?p=25","url_meta":{"origin":5281,"position":4},"title":"Paul Beaubrun at Haiti Optimiste","date":"18 Dec \u201907","format":false,"excerpt":"Paul Beaubrun, originally uploaded by richlouis. This past Sunday was good because the day of shooting for Khary's film was canceled cause of the weather and got to sleep in. 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