Goodbye 'Palais National'

It's a continuous bad story.

What comes to your mind when you picture the Haitian national palace? Me, I see failure. Perhaps you have the same bitter feeling too. When I was a child, I was told that regular citizens passing by the palace had to hurry passed in order to avoid beating by Tonton Makout. This leaves me with a vision of bad people behind those white walls: Papa Doc with his little glasses like a wizard; Baby Doc with his fat self unable to control his appetite; and all the goons in there traumatizing and killing their fellow countrymen. This melancholic story, just like everything Haitian, has hit dead-end. A NGO led by Hollywood actor Sean Penn is voluntarily cleaning up the space occupied by that monstrous past.

Not too long ago, the taxi that was carrying me strolled by the eye-soar. It sat like a ruin in a tragic Roman story. The earthquake of January 2010 that had really brought to light the tragedy that is Haitian, had toppled down the nightmarish structure. It remained in the decrepit state since then, as the shame that is Haitian government and or leadership had not have the ability to address it. Sean Penn has agreed to clean it up for the worthless nation.

Critics have raised issues about a foreign entity having to demolish the "historic icon." Historic Icon? I see shame. Anyway, the palace was built by foreigners, anyway! And very likely by donation. So what now? And, if some outsider did not come to remove the garbage, it would remain sitting there just like all other garbage in the country, whoever and or whatever they are. Now the big uncertainty for the failing leaders there is that they don't know where a good Samaritan would pop up to throw some pennies in the bowl, (kwiy la), for the rebuilding.

I mentioned last time 'a Haiti' naturally no longer sustainable to life. If a new national palace is donated by the real people, them who have always come to keep life going in Haiti, my wish is for some leader to spring forth, that I don't have to imagine ignorant and goons behind the walls.

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What would tomorrow be?

I was listening to a documentary on NPR a few days passed in which a science professor was discussing his new book concerning human nature as the greatest threat to the natural environment. The conversation became personal to me when he chose Haiti as an ultimate example of utter natural disaster. As he put it, Due to repressive governments (lack of leadership) the Haitian people are left without a choice but to destroy their own environment in the act of survival.

There was a report in the Miami Herald's Haiti Section on 8/30/2012 that read, Haiti park standoff highlights conflict over land. I had just flown over the Haitian ragged northern edge a few days earlier. Reading the report, it resonated with me. As the reporter boldly put it, The need to save Haiti's forests is obvious to anyone who flies over the country and sees the almost completely denuded landscape. In 1925, Haiti had 60 percent of its original forest cover. Today, it has about 2 percent, most of it lost because people cut down trees to make charcoal, the principal source of cooking fuel.

This just adds fuel to my fire in my efforts to help tackle this crisis. I fly over the northern tip of Haiti very often; and when I was stable in Cap Haitian I visited several mountainous landscapes. My associate and I took a very close look at the devastation as the treeless, rocky, dried up soils without vegetation were lamenting to our feet.

The following statements bring greater urgency. The wear-and-tear from squatters is evident in La Visite, where the cutting of pine trees is plainly visible. It's considered a critical wildlife habitat and water source for the capital of Port-au-Prince, about 15 miles (25 kilometers) to the northwest. It's also home to threatened bird species such as the Hispaniolan trogon and golden swallow.

The park dwellers survive by growing their own fruits and vegetables and raising livestock, all activities that require clearing trees. During last week Isaac, I was in Haiti. It was not such a powerful storm, but because of the fragility of the environment due to the deprivation of trees and vegetation, it caused maximum damages.

If you were to be listening to Michelle Obama's convention speech, it denoted some important core values that are not matter of personal satisfaction. They are those that are vital to our natural human existence and happiness. It is clear that the Haitian has lost all sense of dignity. Those of the past had done a terrible job determining the future. And, accept it or not, it is what we do today that is going to determine the Haitian tomorrow. So far, our level of leadership and our capacity of being are only leading to destructiveness.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/08/30/2976758/haiti-park-standoff-highlights.html#storylink=cpy

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/08/30/2976758/haiti-park-standoff-highlights.html#storylink=cpy

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Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/08/30/2976758/haiti-park-standoff-highlights.html#storylink=cpyThe need to save Haiti's forests is obvious to anyone who flies over the country and sees the almost completely denuded landscape. In 1925, Haiti had 60 percent of its original forest cover. Today, it has about 2 percent, most of it lost because people cut down trees to make charcoal, the principal source of cooking fuel.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/08/30/2976758/haiti-park-standoff-highlights.html#storylink=cpyThose before us have done a very bad job in determining what we are today.

Salutation From The Eye Of The Hurricane

My friends, I salute you. It has been a few long days; Isaac has left its mark; Haiti is as bad as always. There had been no sign of electricity until last night. Fortunately the weather remains very temperate on the path of  Isaac.

In reality, the storm was not so sever, but in a country devoid of tree, of any vegetation; where homes are built without supervision; and the poor are literally living under leaves of bananas and pillars of straw; what would be normal elsewhere could still be disastrous here. They have counted up to 19 people dead and a few missing. By any mean, I should be back in a couple of days.

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We are Haitian

U.S. pledge to rebuild Haiti not being met. The January 12, 2010 brought a lot of tear over Haiti. The international community particularly was overwhelmingly sympathetic amid the wave of media slaughtering that overshadowed the country. U.S., France, Canada, all the giant vultures were fighting for first place in devastated Port-au-prince. America is for Americans. The United States pushed all others aside to be the dominant tiger. They promised to help Haiti developed a new and better face. Big money are pledged; big projects announced; big plans for the future of Haiti. On computer graphics, Port-au-prince appeared like the city of heaven - as promised in the bible - so rosy! For the feeble minded, Haiti is saved. Yes, the same fictional and mythic mentality.

I cautioned. I remembered arguing that even in the U.S. how difficult it is to do anything. I asked myself: Why would it be so easy in Haiti, a system where life is hell?

It is about two and a half years later. The report is in the Miami Herald's Haiti section, July 24, 2012. “U.S. pledge to rebuild Haiti not being met.” The report generally denotes that the international community has not much to show in its promise to help Haiti after the devastating earthquake. But what is interesting to me is not the fact that they have failed. I had already understood that it was very likely that they would not succeed. I don't say that they did not have good intention, but the situation is so complex that it would take a book or books to make you understand. Let's keep it simple. Consider the following Hypothesis. One, according to the philosophy of political science, a nation state is a very independent entity - granmoun lakay li. Two, no other nation would really serve the best interest of another nation. That is to say, Never expect other nations to come to fix us Haitians.

So what is interesting to me is that we are Haitian. I have been promoting in this blog that as Haitian we are responsible for whatever we become, and we have to continue doing whatever little we could to contribute positively to what we are.

I maintained my argument after the quake as to the political hypothesis above. First, I knew Haiti as an independent entity was not ready to appreciate the collaborative efforts that the international community was offering. Second, International states cannot force another nation to do right, if the nation itself is unwilling to right itself. Sorry to say, but Haitian leaderships have mostly been functioning on mentality of negativity that could only lead to chaos and destruction. Therefore, the international community, whether with good intentions, it stood no chance. And, you and I know too well that the latter is overcrowded by mercenaries too who come to rip off the weak system. It would really take some very wise leadership from the Haitian side to really make something positive of the relationship.

Then what? I am forced to return to the “us” again. Haitians are “us”. And we are all responsible to make something positive about the Haitian. Remember, I said that the Haitian system of leadership has been functioning on the negativity that could only lead to destructiveness. Now, I am Haitian; you are Haitian; I must be a leader; you must be a leader. Could we differentiate ourselves from the Haitian destructive nature and provide some leadership? Or would we claim innocence and remain as guilty as the others? There must be some of us who could rise up and take command, like a Mao, like a Bismarck, even like a Castro, or like they are doing in the Dominican Republic at the moment. If we who are educated and see better we are sitting aside criticizing and doing nothing, are we not as much guilty?

I predicted the international community would not accomplish much in Haiti, as related to the earthquake. But, the blame should be more on the side of the Haitian. There is no leadership in Haiti to appreciate anything.

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Madame La Presidente

The guy is from Ghana. I met him on South Beach. He works in Haiti for the Haitian Red Cross. He has no kind word for his host country. Everybody calls her Madame La Presidente, he said about the woman who runs the Haitian Red Cross. She is extremely arrogant; everybody is scared of her; whenever she comes about, everybody freezes; he maintained. And, about the Haitian system and culture, he sees corruption, outright prejudice and incompetence. What am I alluding to? Why do I even raise this subject? In the last few posts I was talking about keeping positive vis-a-vis our Haitian nature. Today, what I have here is totally the opposite.

Not too long ago the Miami Herald had reported that the Haitian Red Cross was looking into building a hotel. I thought, weird! Why would the Red Cross choose to build a hotel?  Even the news reporter appeared to be blurred by the idea. Why a hotel?

The Story - The Red Cross collected a great deal of money to help the Haitian mass during the seismic catastrophe that struck the country January 12, 2010. With some of that money, they acquired a massive piece of property for several millions of dollars. Now, on that land, they say they want to build a hotel with the rest of the cash. Why a hotel again? The money was supposed to help the poor wretched people of the devastated country. In fact, that's the mission of the Red Cross everywhere, helping poor disadvantaged individuals. Is the Haitian Red Cross now planning to put the poor people in a four-star hotel? Not likely. According to the report, they consider it a business opportunity. Our next question - A business opportunity for whom? Obviously not for the poor folks.

I was thinking about it. But I was thinking in the American way. I was asking myself. How could that be possible that they have collected money to help the poor mass of the people, and they turn around to use that money to build a hotel for themselves while the poor people are still desperately in need? So many people are still under tents; so many people are so hungry; so many people are dying with treatable diseases; and so on. The Red Cross does not see to help those people? It wants to build a hotel?

As I was talking with the African guy; he was telling me about Madame La Presidente; it came to me. It's Haiti! Madame La Presidente is Haitian! And, I should not expect much better from Haitian. The guy deplored the fact that he encounters so much discrimination in Haiti a black country. As he specified that he would walk into a party and he would be the only black person there. As we were talking about Madame La Presidente, I commented, no wonder that the Red Cross in Haiti is about to build a hotel. The guy laughed his butt out.

The report came out and it went away. Despite the fact the reporter questioned the logic of building a hotel with the money destined to help the destitute individuals, he did not try to make a case against it. I have no idea how Madame La Presidente is advancing with her project. I call it a negative example, as compare to the positive approach that we have been envisioning. The worst about it, Madame La Presidente very likely has carte-blanche to do her thing. There is no government to intervene; there is no organization to protest; the deprived mass has no voice. And. this is a good example of the guiltiness of us all. Nobody is challenging Madame La Presidente to do the right thing.

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Yes You Can

We young Haitians who having been educated away from the fiasco that is Haiti, it is truly difficult to remain sane in relationship with our less learned brothers and sisters. We who have been schooled particularly in the United States and other developed countries, we are taught to live by knowledge, logic, reason, science, ethics, moral, and so on. Our less learned brothers live mostly by emotion, by instinct. When we come together, we clash. We don't belong together. I mean, we who have received a formal education from a developed environment, to borrow from another compatriot, we have traveled a long way ahead of our brothers and sisters. What we have learned, what we have seen, what we know; they don't fit in their world of unlearning.

They don't understand what we understand.

Imagine! We are Haitian; we have received an education; and we are ready to return to try to work with our brothers and sisters in Haiti. We are not welcome. In government and higher sectors, we are considered a threat that would come to steal jobs. They don't understand that we could come and participate and help create more jobs. Our poorer brothers and sisters themselves, they would do anything to keep us in the diaspora so that we could kill ourselves to send them money. They are ready to murder us if we should try to return to Haiti. In the Diaspora itself if you are prosperous, in the standard of the Haitian, you would be fine as long as you keep yourself from intermingling with the lower mass. That is. As an informed and cultured individual you are no longer a party to the mess, the smallness, the falseness, the illusion, the insincerity, and the self-depreciating pretension that the morbid unlearned culture harbors.

Go above and beyond

As I have been arguing for us to remain connected, this is my advice. Go above and beyond. I mean. Stay away from the mess and try to help from distance. I know that some of you have argued that you cannot do anything for those people. But, you already know my position. Yes you can, as said Obama. You would do whatever positive deeds that you can. For instance, one of my friends who are followers of this blog has always been a positive influence on me and many other young Haitians. Perhaps he was not even been aware of that. I guess he was just doing his thing as of his personality and was not even thinking about it. But I must give him some credit if I can be strong and writing this blog today. What I am trying to say. We can help our Haitian system in whatsoever positive way our ability allows. It does not have to be politics; it does not have to be religion; we don't have to go sit and play dominoes together or anything like that.

We go above and beyond. That means. We do our own things without trying to assimilate. We live our own lives as to our financial ability, do the right thing, and others would take notice. We could always look behind and try to see what we could do to help our Haitian nature. In the U.S., they say you give back to your community. Many of us would argue that Haiti did not give us anything, and we don't have to give back. Yet, remember! We are Haitian. Whatever we could do to make Haitian look good, it would worth the efforts.

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Follow up 2 - Do not give up on yourself

I mean, whatever minor positive contribution does worth the effort.
As educated individuals in a developed societal environment that's what we do daily for ourselves -keeping positive and doing what is under our power and ability to improve our condition of being. As Haitians, we also owe that much - a positive contribution - to our collective haitianess.

I mean, we cannot sit around and allow the Haitian to continue its destructive course without our intervention. The same way we struggle to keep our personal selves; the same we should do for our Haitianess. In the United States, we hear all the times how the American man is struggling to leave a better country for his children. In Haiti, the destructive nature of our leadership has continued to produce the chaos that we know as Haiti. As I said last time, borrowing from Felix Morisseau Leroy, We are all guilty... I mean, unless you could consciously declare, "I have done my best," you cannot frankly claim innocence.

Toussaint Louverture, Dessalines, and others had given their lives to leave the Haitian man freedom. Unfortunately, our men of today have not fought as hard to maintain it. Now, let us ask ourselves a question. How much have I done in comparison to my fellow Haitians? I mean. Do you think you have contributed enough to the betterment of our Haitian nature for you to have a conscience to blame others and not yourself?

When you land at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-prince, you immediately smell the misery that is waiting you. Even in the air as the airliner is cruising over the desolated dry, rocky, treeless landscape, your heart is wrenching for a motherland on its death bead. Many of us have experienced a certain urge to simply run away from the decrepit environment and never to return. This means that our national land environment has become uninhabitable. No surprise! That is why many of us had left in the first place. But what concerns me is the 9 to 10 millions brothers and sisters stuck back there on that wretched rock with their bags on their backs. And, there is no more Kannter. Imagine yourself one of those lowly forty, fifty year-old, dark, dirty, emaciated father in ghettoes of Port-au-prince or deep into the countrysides! Imagine, you out there with no hope and no one is working to give you a better day! Forget politics; forget those who could fetch a visa to board the American's airliner for the moment. Just focus on our simple illiterate poor brothers and sisters who need our sympathy. That is why I am writing this.

If I don't do a little; if you don't do a little; if the others don't do a little; there would never be a better day for our poor uneducated relatives, and thus Haiti. And, you and I don't even have to lose time blaming others since we have failed as much as all the others.

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Follow up - Do not give up on yourself

When it was announced that mineral wealth was found in Haiti, I was so glad that I instantaneously forwarded the good news to all my friends and readers. I took no time to think. Perhaps if I did I would have not passed the news on. I'm glad I did. For, a good news is a good news - even when it is about Haiti. Not too long ago a friend was telling me about a documentary on NPR indicating that Haiti has been doing relatively well in controlling the AIDS virus. They did not expect that. Good news again. We all who are of age would never forget when AIDS was very bad news for Haitian. The fact is there could be bad news; there could be good news.

We are the ones who should continue to work to bring more good news and reduce bad news.

I don't want any of my friends and readers to give up on the mother country. Haiti is us. Of course one could take certain standing against what is wrong in Haiti or with Haitians. I have no problem with that. In fact, I encourage that. We should never accept what is wrong. For instant, I strongly deplore the current government's aggressive taxing of the Diaspora, (phone, transfer, airplane ticket, etc.). Likewise, some people may support that. That's okay. The point is, we are all still Haitian. In the industry that I am, almost a day does not go by that someone does not ask me where I am from. And, I am always obliged to respond, "Haiti." No matter how negative it may sound, I cannot deny my nationality. And, many people would not buy it from me anyway. For, they are quick to respond, "I thought so," when hearing that I am Haitian. Plus, they are quick too to make you feel the negativeness of yourself, as they would begin to throw sympathy on the poor Haitian nature. Still, after all, Haitian we are.

We have the tendency to blame all others for what has gone wrong. We are innocent? I don't think so if I could believe Felix Morisseau Leroy's "We are all guilty and likewise innocent..." You may ask yourself, "What have I done wrong?" Good question. You probably have done nothing right and nothing wrong. That justifies Tonton Moriso then. What that means? We all have some responsibility to our Haitian nature. And, if we don't fulfill such responsibilities, we are as guilty as the other guy. I mean, I may be opposing Marteley's aggressive taxing of the Diaspora; yet, I could remain positive to contribute to something else - as I would like to implement a project of alternative ways for Haitians to cook their foods instead of destroying the land environment by cutting down all the trees.

Do not even thinking of given up. Haitian is us. If you don't agree with something, there is always something else you could do to bring some good news. Some people must be doing a good job with the AIDS epidemic. Also, I was in Haiti when the cholera struck. The people of Doctors without border did a magnificent job attacking it. There are always other things to do to bring good news. The international community is always ready to come to our rescue, even when it could be of mercenary nature. Still, we Haitians have to strive to make good news happen for our nation. Then we could take Tonton Moriso on his words.

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Do Not Give Up On Yourself

I grew up in a Christian family. I take pleasure to call it an orthodox Christian family - so much that the rules and regulations were stringent. It was during the Duvaliers' era, (the much feared Tonton Makouts). One principal rule that I remembered too well as a Christian child was that "Christians do not get involved in politics." Nobody in my actual family circle was involved in anything political or governmental. In fact, nobody I knew in my church environment did. One distant cousin of mine who was a police chief, he was considered evil. When I became adult and started to understand the world environment, I drew an inference: "God had given up to the devil in Haiti." So it is no surprise that the country is in such a state of shame. Good gave up to evil. The Duvaliers' reign has remained one of the most ignoramus and fearful dictatorship in history. And, with all the shameful past, Haiti is what it is today.

Why do I want to remain concerned as to the Haitian cause?

The ignominious fiasco that all our unlearned leaders have caused through time has brought us to the ultimate shame of today. Still, when I look at it, we have all remained Haitian. Unfortunately we have scattered all about. Yet, I think none of my readers would have the courage to deny his nationality. Thus, whatever Haitian has become today; whatever Haitian represents; that's what we all are. That's what gives me the urge too to continue to keep concern about Haitian and to look for ways to improve our lot. In my view, if we are given up like that and allow things to continue in their decrepit ways, we are contributing to the failure that we have become. We could of course sit here and blame others, utilizing the state of defense mechanism of Haitian alienation. However, the big question remains hanging: What and how much have you and I contributed to change the course of thing? And, I must add. Given up on the Haitian cause is given up on our own selves.

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Good News?

I was talking to a Dominican guy last week, and he asked me if I had heard the good news about the mineral wealth discovered along the Haitian-Dominican border. I responded affirmatively. He specified, "half for Haiti and half for the Dominican Republic." I acknowledged. Then, I told him that I am very happy for the Dominicans since I know that their government would make good with their share, but I cannot say the same about Haiti. Haitian governments have no history of doing what is right for their nation. He was quick to reply, "I know."

He is an older gentleman. He began to tell me about some mineral that was discovered in Haiti before. He said the name of the mineral in Spanish. I did not catch it, but I believe he was referring to the "kwiv" that was found there. He said excitedly, "We were glad for the Haitians; we thought they were going to do something for the country." Then, as he put it, we watched as everything got shipped abroad and nothing for the people. I replied. That's the big question mark that is hanging over the newly found treasure for Haiti. Nobody - the news media, the international community, intellectuals and experts- expects much good to come out of it, since Haitian leaders have no history of doing good for their nation. We walked away. I sensed that the old man felt very sad for his Haitian cousins.

I left very sad too. I kept on asking myself, what can I do? What can a simple Haitians do to make sure that the new-found wealth does some good for the nation or the mass of the people? I have no answer so far. Very likely we are all going to sit there and watch everything wasted away as ever. Perhaps too somebody could take a stand and demand accountability.

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Ironic

Hello my friends. A great deal has taken place since my last post. Haiti has a new prime minister, the wan-a-be military thugs have been chasing away, and they have discovered mineral wealth in the country. It is all sound good. Usually, you only hear bad things about Haiti and Haitians. A little good news is a relief. We cannot be too optimistic, but we should not negate what is good either. In fact, it is our prerogative to do our best to maintain positivism about us, Haitians. It is ironic, but it is us. So my wish is for more positivism to spring forth in regard of our Haitian nature. Our job is to try as hard as possible to make it happen.

Follow up

I have been sort of experimenting posting on my Blackberry. My last post was in fact posted prematurely. I hope it was understandable to all. Anyway  I was talking to a guy who informed me  that he is already using the kerosene stove in Haiti. He admitted that this source of energy does truly  have the comparable advantage over the coal. notably it is cleaner and more cost effective. I was glad to hear this testimony from the very consumer. We can assume that our people would be satisfied with the product when we could make it available to them. Our goal is to help relieve the Haitian  mass of their dependency on wood or coal energy for cooking.

Granmoun is back

No surprise. Who didn't yet know? The point however, Granmoun did not feel well. It was just a minor depression, considering the nature of things. Nonetheless Granmoun is back, fully recovered and working behind the scene. Our mission is to help bring alternative energy for cooking to the Haitian mass. When I was flying back from Haiti, I was placed in a window seat. It was not my chosen. I believe it was the work of the devine nature - the great God himself might have chosen to have placed me there to observe the catastrophe menacing our people. Why me? I am not sure.

It Is The Support That Is Crucial

The way I look at it. There is a crisis; there is a problem that needs a solution; I want to help out. I want to help bringing about a solution. Don't take it any other way. I would like everybody to try to look away from the Haitian maze for a moment and to concentrate on the actual point of "I want to help out." It is said, "Where there is a will, there is a way." This is simplistic. I would not want to abide on it. Yet, we must agree that there is almost a way to almost everything.

When great minds are working, they are just keeping working until accomplishment. And if we take it from our system here, we know that we just have to keep working at it and with the right plan and strategy we would come to accomplishment. I understand that this is completely opposite of the Haitian way. But we who are blessed with the progressive ways, we have a duty too to infiltrate it into the Haitian culture. It may sound far-fetched. But, be serious! We are living in the world of electronic information age, the world of globalization, where the society has literally come together. We have a duty to do whatever possible to help our Haitian people or societal brothers arrive to parity with the greater world. The concern of the complexity of the whole situation is understood. Nevertheless, we have not to abide on negativity. We see a challenge; we take to face it. We would not know what we could do until we have tried.

It is the support that is crucial. Haiti is for all of us. In this world of globalization, Haiti is for the world. And, I think the world community has been doing a bit there to keep order, curve epidemic diseases and so on. Our project of offering alternative energy for the population to do its cooking and related activities would prove genuine and fighting deforestation, and with that many more disastrous consequences affecting the Haitian society and in a lesser scale the world environment would be touched.

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Good morning to all. It is an excellent morning to me in Haiti. The sun is shining, the wind is blowing, a fresh breeze is flowing out of the ocean up the mountains of Lanbi down Maryani Kafou, Potopwens. Nice to be back to the motherland and enjoying the opportunity to report my instantaneous feeling. Luckily too I have a little electricity - since last night. As I announced previously, my blog: ecgranmoun.blogspot.com, has turned to a cause that is more of concern to us. I encourage all my friends to check into my site, sign in as member and be involved in the transformation that I am envisioning to make. I understand that the case of Haiti is so complicated and challenging that many of us have given up. Many of us may think that there is no hope. But in reality it is a matter of keeping up the fight to the end. Whatever little difference we could make; that would count a great deal. I am looking at the mountain tops of Port-au-prince at the moment, bare and devastated, almost treeless. And, with no trees, almost all other vegetation, water, animals and other livestock are gone; and, leaving the human being on the point of extermination. Yes, of course I am having a breeze coming up from the ocean right at the moment. But is dry and you could imagine dirty. As an example, when I had just landed and exiting airport Tousen Louverti, the ground was wet due to the nightly rain in the capital. Nevertheless, I could not believe it that so much dust was still floating in the air and into my eyes. There are no tree to hold water, to hold dust, to hold anything. And, until an alternative mean is giving to the mass as a source of energy for cooking, they would continue to cut down the last little tree; and the Haitian ecological system would march on to its catastrophic end. My goal is to help walking away from this catastrophe. I will begin to post some detail from my plan soon. Visit granmoun's new site above; invite your friends and acquaintances. We need help.

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Granmoun Blogging From Haiti

My friends and followers I salute you from Haiti. I am fortunate to have a little electricity. But, you know. It is Haiti. By all means, I have a new announcement. I am going to change the subject of my blog. I have a new subject, a cause that is very important to me that is concerning Haiti - particularly the destruction of the Haitian land environment. I have been considering this crisis and have decided to try to lend a hand to my country people in helping to face this challenge. Accordingly, my blog is going to concentrate solely on this subject of helping bringing an alternative energy to the consumption of wood. So, from now on the style and subject of my blog is going to change. I will inform everybody.

GRANMOUN