Last night I was taking my trash to the trash pit, and I saw 8 or 9 hermit crabs on the path. All of them were crawling away from me, scared. Then when I got to the pit I saw a stray dog scrounging around and several lizards scurrying out of the trash. And I thought, oh yeah, I guess I do live in Haiti.
It's funny how quickly I've gotten used to seeing palm trees, palmettos, cacti, and cocroaches. The sounds of the birds and Creole conversations are becoming so familiar that I forget that I'm in another country. I am used to the smell of frying food and burning trash, and I hardly notice the man who shouts on the distant loudspeaker each day.
I still don't know what that sound is, though I hear it everyday...It comes from town. I hear a lot of stuff I don't understand. For example last night, it sounded like someone was holding a karate class just over the wall. I could hear an instructor shouting out commands and a group of people yelling out staccotto responses. Do you think Haitians take karate classes?
Glad your adjusting. Hint-the big jumpy brown spiders eat the cockroaches. So if you don't mind them-they don't make webs they can help you keep your roach numbers lower. Please say 'Hi' to all our friends on LaGonave. If there is anything we can do to help-we're just an E-mail away. Thedes
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