Vanille.

The last three Sundays that I've been in Haiti, I've been going to a Haitian church that is pretty close to the clinic.  Sometimes the sermon is translated and sometimes it is not.  Sometimes there is a nice man who helps you find the songs in the hymn book so you can try to sing along in Creole or French.  And, if you are lucky, a dog named Squirrely will come sit at your feet.  Everyone is super friendly at that church - I shake a lot of hands and am greeted by quite a few people.  Very pleasant and welcoming.  

Today, however, we decided to go to church in Port-au-Prince.  We went to an English speaking church, heard a good sermon, and sang a whole bunch of beautiful hymns.  It was great.  

Then we got lunch at a Chinese restaurant.  That's right, really good Chinese food in Haiti.

In addition to serving good Asian food, Haiti is also known for their coffee (one of their biggest crops) and some super awesome vanilla.  And if you know me, you know that I live on coffee and love to overuse vanilla in my baking - so I made some super great purchases today.  Also, I paid less than a dollar for this vanilla and if you try to get it in the States, it's twelve dollars.  Wonderful. 

So, there's a little bit on my day in Port.  Happy Sunday to you all and have a great week!