Hurricane Wilma - Great Memories

THE HAITIAN INTERNET NEWSLETTER
"We Become What We Think About Most Of The Time"
http://www.HaitianInternet.com
by: Woodring Saint Preux
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October 30th, 2005
Yap Pale, Nap travay!

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"When everything seems to be going against you, remember
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Good Memories of Hurricane Wilma

Hi All,
Woodring Saint Preux here, your humble servant

Hurricane Wilma devastated South Florica and left me with no
phone and no electricty for one over a week now but I have
good news.

I took the week off!

I had no choice!

My wife was in Boston, and I was home with my two kids.

*** Pop Quiz! ***

How do you entertain 2 kids in a house with no light and no
electicity?

Man... I had fun...

I fired my grill for the first time in two years
It still works!

I took my kids camping...

Not your typical camp site, I literally brought out the
inflatable mattress and laid it in the middle of the living
room floor!

Every night, I told them a story and they laughed themselves
to sleep.

I lost the fence in my back yard and my shed flew into the
neighbor's pool.

After the hurricane, South Florida had some of the most
beautiful nights I have ever seen...

Darkness surrounded our neighborhood, but you look up at the
sky and see the moonlight and the bright stars and it takes
you back to "Lakou Lakay".

These nights reminded me of the wonderdul nights I spent in
my father's birthplace...

Lakou Lakay... Labeg, Haiti

Christmas Vacation in my grandmothers birthplace...

Lakou Lakay... Buenabite, Haiti, near St. Raphael!

Vacation with my uncle, Beau De La Cruz...

Lakou Lakay... Laguaedjon, Haiti, Near Los Palis

One of these days, I have to tell you about my childhood
experiences in "Andeyo, Haiti".

I was not born in the deep country but I feel so fortunate
to have had the experience.

I am not afraid of the dark,
I dont panic when the light goes out for a week... or two

Instead I am taken right back to a place where I have
nothing but wonderful memories.

Si ou te fet potoprens, grandi potoprens,
ou pa konnen Haiti Jan-m konnen Haiti
ou pap gen nostalji jan-m gen nostalji
ou pap damou haiti jan-m damou Haiti

neg andeyo parey mwen yo,
se yo ka-p konpran feeling sa-a

Perhaps one of these days,
I can help you understand what you missed
if you never lived on the country side of Haiti.

but right now, it looks like I will get to enjoy my darkness
for a few more days.

I still have no electricity but it's all good.

Hasta la proxima!

Woodring

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