Good evening family and friends. As Abigail and Molly posted earlier today, due to the current events in Haiti we were unable to leave as planned. If this trip has taught us anything, as nurses and nursing students, flexibility and adaptability are necessary for the job. We will roll with the punches and make the best of the situation. The riots that took place over the weekend on the historical day of Haiti’s last fight for independence have escalated, and it is unsafe to travel in any mode of transportation currently. We have been advised to stay sheltered until further notice and well, what better and safer place to be sheltered in than a beach resort far from danger. We even heard from the US Embassy today - they called to check in on us! It was reassuring and please know, we are truly safe here. We will stay here until it is safe to travel home. We will keep updating the blog with travel plans, where we are, and any changes as we can. Our current plan, if everything goes as planned (and we have learned on this trip that sometimes things do not) is to leave Wednesday from Cap Haitien and follow the same itinerary as we would have Monday: landing in Miami with a 4 hour layover, then flying into Chicago around 10:00 pm, and staying the night there before returning home to Fargo Thursday around noon. We hope to truly have Thanks to give! We are all eating well, drinking well, and getting our vitamin D (maybe some of us too much vitamin D). Some of us (your author specifically) look like lobsters and are also eating lobster, so I guess you could say we could have it a lot worse. God bless. Morgan and Rachelle
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AuthorWe are 12 North Dakota State University senior registered nursing students on a mission to expand our knowledge, culture and diversity. Our professors, Abigail Vetter and Molly Secor-Turner, will guide us on our final experience of nursing school (short of graduation and boards!) to complete our practicum in Northern Haiti. This is our experience. Archives
November 2018
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