Hope you are having a great start to your week! I'm sure you and your team are getting extremely excited for your upcoming trip! I know I am! I always enjoy spending time with teams that are from the KC area, feels like a little bit of home is down here in Haiti!!
Let's start with weather:
Port-au-Prince - most weather reports that I have seen have the high to be around 90 and the low to be around 70 (however the only time it gets that "cool" might be directly after a rainstorm. We typically get a storm in the late afternoon / early evening, which lasts somewhere between 30 minutes and a few hours. When it isn't raining, its typically the humidity that makes Haiti so hot. This morning currently I saw that it was 73 degrees with 82% humidity.
SE - a bit more difficult for me to know exactly as I haven't been down there in a few weeks, and we are continuing to get deeper and deeper into the rainy season. It is rather high up in the mountains and can certainly cool off quickly with the right cloud cover or obviously a storm rolling through. However, I would plan on packing just the same for your PauP time, making sure that you have a light jacket/sweatshirt, just in case it cools down at night. A back up pair of shoes, in case one pair gets soaked or muddy while working.
Tips for the trip: I think partially that depends on how many on your team have been to Haiti before. As you well know Haiti doesn't operate exactly like the US does. There always seems to be arising challenges and speed-bumps, if you will, that can cause teams to get irritated. That being said with good team leadership and a reminders pre-trip and during the trip that it will be important to stay flexible and patient, it doesn't tend to be as big of a deal as once thought. We will always have a plan A, and a plan B, and if necessary we can get creative for a plan C, but it always works out well. We will need to remain in open communication, and this will run smoothly and beautifully.
Please don't forget bug repellant, with it being rainy season, bugs are a bit high. If you have any light sleepers, earplugs are often a good idea. And if anyone tends to get carsick I would recommend Dramamine or something like it, the roads to the SE can be a little rough at times. A couple soccer balls wouldn't hurt ;) (it typically helps for packing space if they are deflated and you bring a pump and needles.) A deck of cards is always nice to have for an after dinner/before bed activity. Don't forget your swimsuits! As we have a pool at La Maison in PauP, will be at the beach at the end of the trip, and might have another opportunity or two to get in the water! Gatorade powder, crystal light, etc are usually smart ideas to have, to help a little with dehydration but more so just to change the flavor of drinking SO much water, variety is nice sometimes. And hopefully last, certainly not the least, sun block!
Hope this helps, if you have any questions/comments please let me know. I'd be happy to set up a call with you before the trip if you'd like to talk in person or go over anything before you guys land.
Also, its my understanding that Heart to Heart doesn't have your flight itineraries yet, if you have those, if you wouldn't mind forwarding those onto us so we can make the necessary vehicle arrangements that would be great!
Talk to you soon Jim!
Thanks!
Wes Comfort
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