The Treasuer Hunt
Last Saturday was one of my favourite days ever. My alarm went off at 4:20am. It took me a minute to realize what was going on and then I remembered that I had to get ready for our surprise outing! Dr. Cheryl has been teaching a kickboxing class on her front porch for the past few months, the secret outing was a reward for everyone who had participated. I’m not going to lie, I kind of snuck in, I had only ever been to 4 classes!
The nine of us squished into Cheryl’s car and headed out. We drove and drove not having a clue where we were going. Past Giant supermarket, past the church that sells beer, past the vendor’s where I almost bought that fat lady painting (that I still think about all the time!) and then up this windy road that led us to a gate marked “Barbie”. Walk through the doors and you quickly forget you are in Haiti. Barbie’s is this amazing salon and spa in Petion ville where you can get an amazing manicure/pedicure all for $15!
A few hours later and with much smoother feet we all piled back into the car, being careful not to step on each other beautifully painted toes and headed out for pizza at munchies. One glass of lime juice and four slices of AMAZING pizza later we headed back home.
In so many ways life in Haiti is like a treasure hunt, there are so many precious jewels on this island; whether it be the Hope House, the Mission of Hope family, my favourite professor, the beach, freshly picked bananas, a pizza joint or a nail place. Haiti truly has it all, you just need to know where to look!
Peace, love and treasure hunts!
Rachel
The nine of us squished into Cheryl’s car and headed out. We drove and drove not having a clue where we were going. Past Giant supermarket, past the church that sells beer, past the vendor’s where I almost bought that fat lady painting (that I still think about all the time!) and then up this windy road that led us to a gate marked “Barbie”. Walk through the doors and you quickly forget you are in Haiti. Barbie’s is this amazing salon and spa in Petion ville where you can get an amazing manicure/pedicure all for $15!
A few hours later and with much smoother feet we all piled back into the car, being careful not to step on each other beautifully painted toes and headed out for pizza at munchies. One glass of lime juice and four slices of AMAZING pizza later we headed back home.
In so many ways life in Haiti is like a treasure hunt, there are so many precious jewels on this island; whether it be the Hope House, the Mission of Hope family, my favourite professor, the beach, freshly picked bananas, a pizza joint or a nail place. Haiti truly has it all, you just need to know where to look!
Peace, love and treasure hunts!
Rachel
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