Becky’s Haiti Trip Index
Haiti Trip #1
My first trip to Haiti where I experienced a lot of firsts. My first airport in a developing country, my first visit to a developing country, my first visit to an orphanage, meeting Lucas for the first time, and leaving a child behind for the first time.
Haiti Trip #2
This time I was a little more experience given that most things were my second experience, though we staye at a different hotel this time. It was my husband first–and currently only–trip to Haiti. We experienced the joy of taking a child home with us and the heartbreak of leaving two more behind.
Haiti Trip #3
My longest trip to date, and this time my mother-in-law went with me so she could volunteer at the orphanage. I spent a full week in Haiti with Rhett and Claudia, just six months after meeting them for the first time. Claudia was shy for only a short time before opening up enough to show me her gorgeous smile and tiny laugh. Rhett let me in on a little secret: he loves to run–far, far away. They ate their weight in food and loved the swimming pool. The goodbye was by far the hardest of all my goodbyes. Perhaps because it was the most time I had spent with any of my children in Haiti.
Haiti Trip #4
It was a whirl wind trip, but cherished as much as the others. Claudia was initially shy but quickly opened up. She teased, she sang, she cuddled up with me to read books. Rhett was the same spirited little guy. It was heartbreaking, but I was guarded so it didn’t heart as deeply as the previous trip. I also thought that I would return by the end the year.
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adoption, travel, older child adoption, Haiti, Haiti adoption, adopting in Haiti, inter-country adoption, international adoption
November 12th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
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