missing patasca and the other children

It has been three weeks since I have been back home from my trip to Haiti. It felt longer than that because I am now back in the comfort of my own place and have started teaching again last week.

I am missing one of my favorite orphans from Project Papillon. I miss hearing Patasca's little voice as he replies back to my question with a, "je suis bien Samantha." Patasca is one of the seven orphans living in house #4. Every children in that house are HIV positive. John, the director of Project Papillon said the children from other houses have been told that the children living in house #4 are sick, so therefore they were all told to be very careful with each other when they play and have cuts that would bleed.

Here are some of my favorite photos of Patasca and I taken by my other favorite student, Ritchy.