Haitian Technician
< Previous Department of Sud, Highway 1 toward Cayes Jè drives the station’s small Geo sport-utility vehicle on the main highway south. Highway 1 is really just a two-lane road with one lane of asphalt shared in each direction. Kevin doesn’t have a driver’s license or any documentation other than his US passport, which is … Read more
< Previous Jè and Kevin chuckle together and return to the jumbled pile of gear. Kevin dumps the entire contents of a bag onto the floor, disgorging a cloud of dust, salt, chemicals, and rat droppings into the work space. Jè does the same with the remaining bag, and a plume of dust fills the … Read more
< Previous Part 4 (Katriyèm): COLLABORATORS Safety First Radio Protestant, Carrefour Kevin spends the next week preparing for his excursion to Mount Boeffe in Southern Haiti. It’s one of the highest peaks on a mountain range that begins near Miragoane and then bisects Haiti’s Southern arm with Cayes to the south and Jeremie to the … Read more
< Previous The damned roosters rouse Kevin and Kat from their bamboo mat on the roof. They found a mosquito net at some point, and arranged it in a tent/lean-to against the water barrel. They don’t hear any gunfire and the smoke has cleared. They make their way downstairs where Jocelyn has set up breakfast … Read more