Hitchhiking in Haiti...

Hi!  So today we went on an adventure to find a pool at a local "hostel/hotel"  that the doctors from Chile that work here had heard about.  We got a ride to the gas station and then hitched a ride on the big flatbed truck.  The driver wouldn't take money.  Then we had to walk along a path right past a Haitian wedding.  All eyes were on us for a time, not the bride and groom!  Amazing that I've managed to find a pool within 48 hours of my arrival here, huh?  And the Haitian beer was only 2 American dollars!  They fed us fish, rice and beans, avocado salad and a very spicy type of coleslaw.  We swam,talked, drank and ate for about 5 hours.  Then we had to find a "tap-tap" which is like a taxi.  Its a small truck with large, high topper painted bright colors.  We squeezed on here with several other Haitians to ride back to the gas station.  The girl in the photo with me in my new friend Clare, an OT that is volunteering here. We had a fun day and now I've been informed that I actually do have to work tomorrow and the vacation is over!  I'm so ready to meet the patients and get started doing what I came here to do.