12 Janvye

it was 2 years ago today when a ruthless 7.0 earthquake struck haiti.  i was not here at the time, but i remember that day, and the sorrow that filled my chest as i read the awful news and saw the horrendous images that appeared on my computer screen.  today we commemorate those who perished during that catastrophic event… all 300,000 of them.  

In cite soleil, soley leve organized a silent morning march from the wharf to norway, where we then filled a bus that took about 100 people to the mass grave in titanyen.  there, they planted a cross made of bamboo, placed a wreath of flowers on it and sang.  meanwhile, back in central cite soleil, a bunch of us were busy blowing up hundreds of balloons with helium for the balloon launch that took place at the public plaza in the afternoon.  some 400 people gathered there, balloons in hand, to reflect, to observe a moment of silence and to release their balloons into the air at the exact time the earthquake had hit 2 years earlier.  

letting go and moving forward.  full of purpose.