My family in the Dominican Republic has been making new additions lately. My family lives in an apartment with a large shared back yard. We are perhaps 100 meters down the road from Project Esperanza’s group home for Haitian immigrant boys and about 300 meters from their school. A few weeks ag[...]
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¿Qué es “el sereno”?
I called to my 2-year-old son to come back. He looked back at me briefly over his shoulder, said, “No! Isaiah!” and went on his way up the dirt road which is lined with little wooden and cinderblock houses. I had my baby in my arms and the toddler had gotten away from me so [...][...]
October 4th, 2011 - 5:51 am § in Dominican Republic
Our New Bundle of Joy!
I called my dad in the U.S. and bawled as I tried to break the news to him. I had tried calling my mom but didn’t reach her. He comforted me and talked about a healthy baby girl. After getting that sadness out, I quickly got over it, felt very peaceful, and grew excited to meet our baby girl.[...]
September 13th, 2011 - 6:00 am § in Uncategorized
The Case of the Missing Laptop: Part 2
No one is in uniform, there is no computer or office equipment other than a phone and a notebook where cases are recorded in the illegible handwriting of the man working at the desk, and I once was waiting in there when a man walked in and set a large bottle of rum on the desk. I have also been ther[...]
