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How Sweet It Is

How Sweet It IsMelissaJean Provost Have you ever had one of those moments where youve closed your eyes felt the cool breeze and warm sunshine rush across your face and you knew you were exactly where you were supposed to be The time stopped you didnt have any w...

  • Nov 09, 2015

  • by Melissa-Jean Provost

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Womens Group 2015 Sues Reflection

Over Columbus Weekend a group of women joined t...

  • by Jonathan LaMare

  • Nov 09, 2015

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Team Fast and Furious And Our...

We are so fortunate to have the support of thou...

  • by Jonathan LaMare

  • Nov 09, 2015

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Exciting Firsts A Pediat...

This past week was particularly eventful here at Be Like Brit in Haiti in that Cherylann and Bernie were here for much of it along with our Global Pediatric Health Fellows from UMASS Medical We celebrated a first of sorts in regards to our medical...

  • by Jonathan LaMare

  • Nov 09, 2015

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UMASS ABCMouse and More

We are back in to the full swing of things after what has been a very busy September even without the typical two full Brtisionary groups visiting us Back to school season was a huge hit and having 66 children out of the house each morning by 8am ...

  • by Jonathan LaMare

  • Nov 09, 2015

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Move Your Feet Rosies Ref...

After a week of being back in the United States I cannot stop thinking about Team Small and Mighty and the amazing week we had in Haiti at Be Like Brit Although brainstorming team names during the ride from Grand Goave to PortauPrince was chal...

  • by Jonathan LaMare

  • Nov 09, 2015

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Surrounded by Love

Greetings from Worcester MA On Thursday I made my way out of Haiti and up to Miami for an overnight connection and was greeted happily by Melissa at Logan International on Friday September 11 Melissa met me as I exited the concourse with her usual...

  • by Jonathan LaMare

  • Nov 09, 2015

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Back to School Sort of

If we didnt know by all of the Back to School photos of our friends and family on Facebook we would certainly know it by the commotion and activity here at Be Like Brit in Haiti that the Back to School season is ongoing and upcoming While our Miss...

  • by Jonathan LaMare

  • Nov 09, 2015

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Reminders Why We Do What...

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 wo...

  • by Jonathan LaMare

  • Nov 09, 2015

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It Is What It Is

Sometimes things just simply do not go as planned For our Britsionary groups a constant theme and reminder for them from the moment they apply to be Britsionarys to the very last minute they are traveling our ongoing reminder is Its Haiti Things h...

  • by Jonathan LaMare

  • Nov 09, 2015

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An Announcement from our ...

First I have to warn everyone I am not nearly as talented as Jonathan and others at writing blogs Im much better at asking how youre pooping today Britsionarys will understand that joke I still cant believe that almost 4 years ago today I became...

  • by Jonathan LaMare

  • Nov 09, 2015

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Endless Hope

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

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Simple Joys

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

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Carolines Reflection

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

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Changing the Landscape

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

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The Swing of Things

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

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Papi Lens 4th of July Blog

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

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Circling Back

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

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