Leita Kaldi’s Five Favorite Fiascos in Haiti, part 5: Lost in Translation (from Kaldi’s memoir, In the Valley of Atibon) Walking through the hospital one day I passed the isolation ward, where people with contagious diseases like TB and AIDS … Continue reading Lost in Translation, by Leita Kaldi
Leita Kaldi’s Five Favorite Fiascos in Haiti, part 4: Zombies (from Kaldi’s memoir, In the Valley of Atibon) Antoine Veus, the retired morgue attendant, told me a zombie story I’d never forget. Antoine was very tall, heavy-shouldered and slightly bent with … Continue reading Zombies, by Leita Kaldi
Leita Kaldi’s Five Favorite Fiascos in Haiti, part 3: Ti Moustik’s Coq (from Kaldi’s memoir, In the Valley of Atibon) My restless nights were disturbed by a rooster. He trumpeted his ko-ko-ri-co outside my bedroom window as if he served as … Continue reading Ti Moustik’s Coq, by Leita Kaldi
Leita Kaldi’s Five Favorite Fiascos in Haiti, part 2: Beware of Flatterers (from Kaldi’s memoir, In the Valley of Atibon) I had arrived in Haiti arrogantly convinced that I would make a difference. But the magnitude of poverty, the needs, the … Continue reading Beware of Flatterers, by Leita Kaldi
Leita Kaldi’s Five Favorite Fiascos in Haiti, part 1: Fano Filo (from Kaldi’s memoir, In the Valley of Atibon) My gardener, Fano Filo, advanced from the periphery of my little world into its center. His name sounded so lyrical to me … Continue reading Fano Filo, by Leita Kaldi