What we found.

Bryan and I arrived safely in Haiti yesterday morning (after a bit of last-minute drama with our tickets that gave us a 19-hour layover in Puerto Rico). After spending a few hours at the office, we headed up the mountain to the house in Kenscoff* where we'll be staying for the next few months.

* The lease was up this month on the house in Dezam, and rental properties in Port-au-Prince are few and far between at the moment.

Along with an amazing view, here's what welcomed us:

- The electricity lines had been transferred to the next door neighbor, whose house is owned by the same landlord. (At least candlelight is romantic.)

- A pile of mildewy clothes in the closet, thanks to the moist and cloudy climate in the mountains. (If anyone has connections to a great Kenscoffian washlady, do tell.)

- A teenage boy living in a small shed attached to our house. (We hear he's friendly, but...)

- An ever-expanding number of people who work in the yard. It turns out the landlord has also leased part of the property as a small farm, so that explains why the hedge has been cut to make a path to that new "field." (Who needed privacy, anyway?)

- A yard-sharing neighbor who seems like she will be awesome. (No parenthetical comment necessary.)

Overall, mixed reviews. We're happy to be working again after a terrific few weeks of rest, and as usual we'll keep you blog-posted.