Last weekend all of the apprentices and Anna, our colleague who is working in the Dominican Republic, gathered together for a retreat. We had a relaxing time talking and hanging out at the beach. One of the highlights was hearing a talk that touched on the history, culture, and religion in Haiti. (From left to right: Kim, Leah, Cara, Tim, and Anna.)

The retreat ended with a bang. Our good friend and colleague, Samson, had four friends visiting from Port-au-Prince. They cooked a huge meal for all of us and made sure that we helped out. Here is Tim making the dessert.

The table, before we dug in.

Before eating we got a huge lesson on how to eat at a fèt, party. We all helped to serve one another as part of the learning process. It basically comes down to this. You eat everything during the first round, except for the rice, which you save for last. We had so much food that hardly any of us got to the rice.

Totally unrelated to the weekend retreat, we moved into an apartment on Monday. This is the view from our bedroom window. Not too shabby! The view is great, but the apartment can get warm and there are quite a few mosquitoes. I guess you can’t have it all.