Haiti

need to know about cooking up to these days. One of my favorite dishes that I learned from grandma Charline was Squash soup (soup Joumou, read jou mou), the traditional soup of New Year’s Day in Haiti, which is also a Sunday morning soup. Most people called it “ The soup of Independence” because Haiti Independence Day is January 1st. This is a tradition that happily continues to this day in my family. The meat can be cooked one day ahead and kept in the refrigerator until ready to use. The…

Haiti is a Caribbean country that is found in the island of Hispaniola. It has a population of 10.6 million people. Its main languages are French and Creole. The Haitian Revolution started in 1789 and ended in 1804. The main religions found in Haiti are Voodoo and Roman Catholicism. Voodoo is a religion that is a modified form of Catholicism and they worshipped the black God. It has combinations of African beliefs with Catholicism. A few people practice both religions. People referred to…

To begin with, the only spot in my hometown Haiti that help me relax from whatever I’m going through is Saint Patrick River. Saint Patrick River is a river located south of the country. It’s about 500 kilometers from my house. It is surrounded by different shapes of trees and flowers which smell like roses. The entrance of the river is decorated with a welcome sign. As you approach, the smell of the river welcomes you. As you continue you will see on your right an oak tree, and from the left,…

During my life, it was hard for me because my country Haiti met with an earthquake, in Jan. 12 earthquake that killed more than 250,000 people, the morgue was inundated with thousands of corpses. Some day later I was frustrated and came to live in a psychotic manifestations of depression. I had suffered tremendous shock. I thought about my family and friend, I wandered the street and had lost my mind. Some days later others were drinking much more alcohol than before. I think I may be close to…

out of bed, and is overwhelmed by depression and anxiety. These behaviors sound like they are abnormal, however, as the book lays out for us judgements of normality many times depend on specific circumstances. If Johanne were perhaps a citizen of Haiti and that her desperate unhappiness began after the massive earthquake that struck her country, her behavior and emotions would definitely not be considered abnormal. Psychological abnormality can be very hard to define but I believe…

Our city is Vil Nan Richés in the country of Haiti. Haiti, the third largest country in the Caribbean, is dominated by three large mountain ranges. The country is located about 700 miles (1,127km) southwest of Miami, Florida and connected to the Dominican Republic to the east. Our city is around 20 miles (32km) from Étang Saumâtre and rests right near a bay. The city has about 900,000 residents and is a fairly large city. Our city is ran off of solar and wind power supplied by a solar array on…

The Haitian epidemic alone resulted in an 85 percent increase in the number of cholera cases worldwide . Many experts believe this outbreak of cholera was the first incidence of the disease in Haiti in decades. As a result, the population lacked immunity and was particularly vulnerable to the illness. This is a major reason for the rapid spread of cholera. Density doesn’t matter if the body is this vulnerable. Although many other points have been mentioned, Density does play a massive role.…

The last earthquake to hit Haiti occurred in 1842, killing approximately 5,000 people, while the more recent 2010 earthquake took the lives of over 200,000 people. When the 2010 earthquake hit Haiti some news outlets arrived before much medical staff. The event served as a shining opportunity for the media to respond in a groundbreaking way, but instead people became…

recent events of the Haitian earthquake that occurred in 2010. The main purpose of her talk was to highlight the poor infrastructure that plagues Haiti and the Haitian people. The 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti, demonstrated the country’s poor ability…

Throughout history, tragedy is a reoccurring theme. Glancing at those such as Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the Haiti earthquake in 2010, or the tsunami of Japan in 2011, natural disaster is one of the most common types. These affect people young and old all around the globe. It often leads people to two universal emotional extremes though, naivety or worry, to find peace for the moment. A recent occurrence is climate change, better known as global warming. Though, scientifically, these are two…