A Day in Port au Prince

This morning, I went to Port au Prince with some of the other volunteers here, on a trip that was organized by our Creol teacher (we have Creol lessons three days a week). Fortunately, things have really calmed down in Port au Prince and we had absolutely no problems at all. We drove passed the palace and also saw some really cool statues in some of the parks in Port au Prince. Then we went on a tour through the Haiti National Museum. It was very interesting! We learned a lot about the history of Haiti and saw a lot of cool arifacts, including the actual anchor from the Santa Maria, one of the first three ships to discover the Island. We also saw a real gold crown that one of the kings of Haiti wore. There was a lot of really interesting things... lots of swords and lots of paintings. Unfortunately, we weren't allowed to take any pictures in the museum, but I really enjoyed looking at all of the original artifacts and appreciated the opportunity to go to Port au Prince. I didn't think that I would have that chance when I decided to come to Haiti. Things have calmed down a lot here, I think the news really exaggerates things. It's not at all as dangereous as the news makes it seem! I have never felt unsafe here... but of course common sense is always necessary and we never take unnecessary risks. Thank you all for your prayers and concerns for me. I am having a wonderful time here, and I personally think that all of you should come and visit Haiti for yourself!