It was a jam packed day we had a schedule planned to go to three different locations. We started out at Doug’s Village then swung by Shada and ended in the village of Milot, just outside of Cap Haitien. We got all three done which seemed nearly impossible until you’re reminded that you’re in Haiti. It’s Haiti, anything is possible.

The first thing we tried to do after arriving in Milot was to get Rosemond to play a couple of songs at a huge soccer game that was going on. The field was so huge and there were so many people there that without having a speaker system for Rosemond to use there was no way he was going to be able to play that day. So, we decided to visit SOIL’s technology center up the road where Sasha had lived for two years. No electricity, no running water, sleeping with the fall and rise of the sun, and bathing with a bucket and a cup under the stars at night, this place felt instantly magical to me. Soon we were taken deep into Milot’s gardens to a famous tree. This tree has been around since the revolution of Haiti which was the first successful slave revolution in history. This is where people frequently come together, where many people came out to speak when in hiding during the politically unstable times in Haiti’s history, especially during their recent hardships while the Coup took over Haiti, it is also where Preval decided to run for president and who is currently serving as the President of Haiti.


The tree in Milot!