I knew HODR would screw me over at some point, I just didn’t expect it to be so soon. They’re currently doing an assessment in Haiti to see if they’ll be able to send a deployment there to help out after succession of tropical storms and hurricaines. HODR are the people I volunteered with in Bangladesh and I had such an awesome time there, I wouldn’t hesitate to join them again, even if it means a radical change of plans.
Well I don’t think a change of plans gets more radical than a detour from Asia to Haiti! If the deployment goes ahead it will be a bit of a tought decision since I’ve already committed to taking a course in Thailand starting in November and have put down $500 towards it. I really want to do the course, but I expect the farm to be there for years to come and this volunteering opportunity won’t.
It’s all early days and I have no idea yet if they’ll deploy to Haiti or not. If they do it will mean a lot of extra money in airfares and a bit of money lost on the course I was going to take, but I could never pass up a chance like this one. It’d be one hell of an adventure, that’s for sure.
I’ll keep you posted!
you can always go on a different…there will be a disaster again..there always is…
Si tu arrives a nous joindre a Haiti, je te verrai la sans doute. Et Jo-Ann aussi.
Sadly Matt is probably right, Haiti is a long way from Asia and Australia too but if your heart says go, then ya gotta go!
Haiti is a go! http://www.hodr.org
Dave my French is sketchy but I take that to mean I’ll see you there?
Matt for me it’s not just about helping during a disaster, it’s about the destination. I love the idea of getting involved in communities in countries that I would have never gone to otherwise and Haiti is certainly one that will be an adventure. Getting to Haiti will be mostly offset by the money I’ll save from not doing the course but it’s getting to Australia from there that will be the killer. An added bonus is that I get to head home for a few weeks to say g’day to the family. I really wanted to do this course but I know this is too good a chance to turn down.
Oh, geez I feel so bad for you! Seems like one thing or another is going awry with your travels. But Haiti – that sounds amazing!