Still comin'...

Hey everyone! I'm sorry for the lack of updates... I actually came back with quite a bad cold, and I have found that changing back from a more bland diet back to our diet is quite difficult! The food is very rich here, :-) so I have been fighting some nausea as well. I also started back to work this past week, which has been interesting after being in a develpoing country. So, the pics are still coming... promise!! Thanks for checking in on me, and more updates are coming soon!

Home Sweet Home!

Hello everyone! We are home! What an incredible adventure! I'll tell you all about it in the coming days... once I catch up on my sleep a little. :-) After all, it's back to the grind tomorrow!

Having a GREAT time!

Hey everyone! It's Erin! I'm reporting from the internet cafe in Pignon, Haiti! We are having a spectacular time... words can't describe all we've seen, done, and heard. I will have many pictures to show you all when I get back. It's an amazing place to be. I need to get going back to the hospital, but I will try to be in touch soon!

Arrival!

This is Abigail letting you all know that Erin has arrived safely in Pignon, Haiti! Her mom talked with her and the flight went well. They were all playing cards and waiting for the electricity to be turned off for the evening. That's all I know for now. She said that she will hopefully be able to call again on Monday.

Waiting...

Hello everyone! Well, here we are at the Miami airport, waiting. We got all checked in and through security and so forth just fine. So, I'm just checking my emails and hanging out with the crew. We got some breakfast here too, and I had a great chocolate and cherry pastry. We take off for Haiti in just a couple of hours (its 8am here right now). We should be in Pignon by 3pm local time. I don't know if the internet will be up in the dorms or not, but if it is, I'll update after awhile! If not, I will have my friend Abigail post to let everyone know that we are there safely after I call my Mom and my Mom calls her :-) . This will all happen by Monday :-) . So, I'm going to go for awhile, but I'll check in later!

And we're off!

Off to the airport! I'll update later!

T-minus 8 hours!

We leave in 8 hours! Crazy how fast it's gone. It seems like it wasn't that long ago that I ofund out I was able to go with! I'm all packed, and my luggage is in the vehicle. Ready to go! Off to the shower now, and we're off in the morning! I will be having my friend Abigail update that we have arrived safely, just in case we don't have internet access. I will update once we're in Miami tomorrow night!

Tomorrow!

We leave tomorrow!!!

T-minus 4 days!

Only 4 days until we leave! Time has gone so fast! Too fast, it would seem. I started a "stuff to bring with" pile awhile back, but haven't actually started packing yet. So it's all in a pile on my kitchen cupboard, awaiting packing. I have no idea how I'm going to get all that stuff packed in... clothes, shoes, some supplies, medications just in case, and the 58 (no joke) scrub hats that I made with my good friends Abigail and Mindy to leave down there. My hope is that they don't have to use the limited supply of disposible hats that they have there. They are so awesome... all different colors and patterns, some for gals, some for guys. Most excellent! We had 2 sewing parties where we made an assembly line of sorts... one cutting patterns, one surging, and one on the sewing machine.
I've also been trying to spend time with friends and family before I leave. I'm running out of time to see them all, though! After all, I have to spend some time with my family too (and pack)! I've finished most of my shopping though. Actually, I think all of it. This is good! Just to shove everything into bags! Wahoo!
I'm starting to get to the anxiety now... not bad anxiety, but just anxious for everything to happen and to be there! It's going to be awesome!
Well, I'm out for now. I'm going to try to update daily until I leave.