1. This girl was abandoned at a hosptial. She spent so much time there with little interaction that she lost the ability to speak and walk. WHen she arrived at the Orphanage the older girls there took it upon themselves to teach her how to walk and talk again. She is still mentally delayed and i think she has autism but she is a bundle of joy.
2. Francesca

3. Dajabon is a city that boarders Haiti. I am taking a picture from on the bridge that crosses the Massacre River. It is called this because when Treheo (spelt wrong, pronouced that way) who was a dictator in the early 20's, was in power he wanted to rid the Haitian race because he felt their dark skin was infesting the Dominican race. He would invite them over to the Dominican and while they were crossing the river he would kill them. It is interesting to know that Treheo was Haitian. he wore makeup to lighten his skin.
On Mondays and Fridays the boarder from Haiti to the DR is open. There is a LOT of unrest in Haiti right now because their food prices have skyrocketed and people can't feed their families. The DR opens the boarder so haitians can come over and buy food at a normal price. Being at the boarder was the most intense experence i have had in my life. These people are running, urgently to get all the food they can to feed their families. Haitians live in Absolute poverty compared to those poor peoeple in america who live in relative poverty. Haiti is a 3rd world country whereas the DR is a developing country. Right now the boarder is slow because the Haitians are worried that when they cross back over to Haiti they will be robbed by people who are too poor to afford food and need to feed their families.
4. Haitians crossing the boarder.