By now our most recent Britsionary group Team Time and a Half is back safely in the USA after another productive week We were also on guard for the first tropical system to threaten Haiti this past week Tropical Storm Danny As it appeared Danny would creep his wa...
Nov 09, 2015
by Jonathan LaMare
In July of 2013 I first went to Haiti as a Britsionary This was my first time doing any sort of service trip A week that proved to dramatically change my life After my experience I was more aware of my life on a daytoday basis What I was choosing ...
by Amanda Scanlon
Nov 09, 2015
What an amazing week it has been this past week at Be Like Brit Like so many others we hosted an incredible Britsionary Group who this week decided to name themselves in honor of our very own Francky Those of you who have been to Be Like Brit know...
by Jonathan LaMare
Nov 09, 2015
We are blessed here at Be Like Brit to have some of the most dedicated and passionate volunteers we know Indeed Continuing the Compassion of Britney Gengel through volunteer service we are able to do so much more than we otherwise could We have a ...
by Jonathan LaMare
Nov 09, 2015
Port au Prince is a fascinating place to me I think that my sociologically curious mind cant get enough of the ordered chaos that is the capital city of Haiti It never ceases to amaze me how despite the apparent disorder and seeming absence of soc...
by Jonathan LaMare
Nov 09, 2015
Its hard to believe we are almost two full weeks into the month of July already Having returned to Be Like Brit on July 1st while hosting our Britsionary group Team Sweaty Spaghetti I definitely walked into a full and busy house as per usual It w...
by Jonathan LaMare
Nov 09, 2015
When I was growing up in the 60s the 4th of July was our biggest celebration of the year as my Father was a WWII Vet and so were all of his friends They were the Greatest Generation they knew what the world could have been if they didnt defeat Hit...
by Len Gengel
Nov 09, 2015
A message from Jonathan In the early fall of 2012 as I entered my second semester as an adjunct instructor at SUNY Plattsburgh in the Sociology department I felt this overwhelming sense of ennui in my life My experience working in Rwanda as a p...
by Amanda Scanlon
Nov 09, 2015
Fathers day can mean many things to many people it is a day of honoring our Fathers our Grandfathers our Guardians and Role Models who have helped us along the way You never truly understand Fathers day until you become a Dad then you start to g...
by Len Gengel
Nov 09, 2015
As the plane flies over the western side of Hispaniola you see the majestic mountain range as far as the eye can see You would think that you were flying in a painting the views are so heavenly seen from above The plane approaches Haitis Nationa...
by Bernard Gengel
Nov 09, 2015
A year ago I was just beginning to learn about Be Like Brit and its mission After reading the story I knew that this organization was something I wanted to get involved with and a lot of things happened since then After many emails and meetings ...
by Kristin Hervey
Nov 09, 2015
Over the past month we have had 4 Pediatricians from UMASSs Global Health Program here with us at Be Like Brit in Haiti They have worked endlessly in our clinic seeing our children for their wellness checkups vaccinating all of our children and co...
by Amanda Scanlon
Nov 09, 2015
Recently on one of my afternoon walks up the mountain in Haiti a young high school student who asked me for a job this past summer said to me in perfect English Papi Len Dont Forget About Me This sound echos thruout Haiti for me as I recall Wilb...
by Len Gengel
Nov 09, 2015
There has been a lot of stuff going on at Be Like Brit in Haiti As you can imagine its always busy with 67 children but when we have special visitors and exciting events going on it makes things just a little bit busier Two weeks ago Cherylann ...
by Amanda Scanlon
Nov 09, 2015
Its hard to believe that 25 years ago I became a mom for the first time After 60 hours of labor and a broken tailbone my Britney was born 2 years later and an easy 17 hours of labor my Bernie was born only to have the emergency team come in and ...
by Bernard Gengel
Nov 09, 2015
My week in Haiti was wonderful and filled with surprises my flight arrived early and our ride to Grand Goave was the quickest yet I was at my desk working on Monday morning at 1045 AM which is as efficient as in the States Our solar was working lo...
by Leonard Gengel
Nov 09, 2015
