Spaghetti for Breakfast: Off to Virginia!

About Louverture Cleary School

Louverture Cleary School (LCS) is a private, Catholic boarding school near Port au Prince Haiti. Unlike most private boarding schools, this school costs almost nothing for students to attend. Though it is one of the best schools in the country academically speaking, it is not for the small elite with money. Kids at this school come from families who might otherwise struggle to send them to school at all. Students here are incredibly talented academically, but the purpose of this school is not to train kids for the best foreign universities, to go out and make money somewhere else. This school's mission is to transform Haiti, one child at a time. Students learn to value hard work - both physical work and intellectual work - and they are challenged always to live lives of service to the community around them. Upon graduation, they go to universities here, get jobs here, and many stay on to work at the school itself. Having met many graduates, I am amazed and impressed by the people this school produces. They are intelligent, kind, fun, caring people who I really think could be the ones to transform this country.

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Off to Virginia!

I leave on Thursday morning for my brother Bobby’s wedding in Virginia. I’m so excited to see everyone and to enjoy a weekend of relative luxury. I’ve already planned my first meal when I arrive at JFK Thursday afternoon … an iced coffee and a salad with chicken on it. I can’t wait! Then on to Virginia Beach for wedding festivities and a shopping trip to Target. I realized that my red strappy sundress will absolutely need a little sweater on top of it since I have some fairly ridiculous sunburn lines on my neck and arms. And my always exposed toes are crying for a pedicure. And before flying back here, I’ll pick up all kinds of essentials (and some treats!) to bring back to the volunteers. I figure they’ll probably end up covering my classes while I’m gone, so I may as well make it worth their while! All this and a WEDDING too? What a great weekend!

3 comments:

Bill said...: Let me know if you need us to grab anything. We have some books for you already packed. Travel safely.; September 20, 2009 at 10:21 AM
Bobb-o said...: Wooo-Hooo! Can't wait to see you! I told mom and dad that you didn't need a bed at the Hawaiian Palace. Maybe if you sleep outside on the hammock you can show us how to hang a mosquito net!

Travel safe!; September 20, 2009 at 11:11 AM
OpusDeiBostonBloggers said...: It was so wonderful to see you, Betsy! I hope your return trip went well. We miss you, but we're very proud of your work in Haiti. Your blog is helping all of us think a lot about Haiti and country building in general.; September 30, 2009 at 8:49 AM