I recently finished reading a book recommended by an American living and working in Haiti He manages a hospital in the country and while he is not a clinician he certainly is familiar with the obstacles that might present themselves while running an American base...
Nov 09, 2015
by Jonathan
Its been a fairly calm and quiet week here at Be Like Brit in Haiti As calm as it can be with 67 children that is With 67 children theres not a day that goes by that isnt just a little bit crazy in a good way of course Again this week there w...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
On Thursday I came into Haiti for the 66thtime in the last 4 years how life has changedI will never forget stepping off the bus on my first trip to Haiti just 10 days after the earthquakeThe smell of Death was so bad that the first thing the Embas...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
At last weekends Gala in Boston I announced with great pride and a great sense of accomplishment that our 66th child would be enrolling on Monday November 17 Some things never change and in true its Haiti fasion our sweet girl Kathiana came home t...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
We have had another incredibly busy week at Be Like Brit both in Haiti and in the USA As our second Britsionary group was well under way at the task of building a home for one of our employees Team USA was extra busy both preparing the Operations ...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
My name is Brendan Brosnihan and I was a long term Britsionary from the months of August to the end of October 2014 at Be Like Brit in Haiti I like to think that fate or God or whatever you want to call it has put me here Either way I count myself...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
What a week We knew that with the arrival of Cherlyann and Richie this past Sunday even though they were delayed overnight would bring lots of smiles hugs and activity to Be Like Brit It also meant that we administrators and directors would be ver...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
Some days are better than others Its just that simple Most days I wake up hit the ground running filled with excitement and anticipation for the day ahead As you might imagine now that we are home to 58 children a day can go any which way Thats pa...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
Its so good to be back I had a great 10 days at home and got to see all of my family and friends relax and get some stuff done that I wasnt able to accomplish between finishing my job and moving down to Haiti I missed the children very much while ...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
Fall is here or perhaps I should say fall is here in Haiti The temperatures are starting to very slowly drop most days are still in the 80s but its a comfortable 80 and the afternoon and evening rain showers bring a much welcomed respite from wha...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
Over the last month I have been fortunate enough to be able to travel back to the states to visit some friends and family who are scattered about the country whom I had not seen in quite some time After nearly two years of living and working in Ha...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
We have had quite the exciting week here at Be Like Brit As I mentioned in last weeks blog our Solar team arrived on Saturday They faced the challenge of setting up connecting and running a full solar system in a weeks time Well its Haiti and t...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
The work outside has been slowing down a little bit this week I am finally able to see the vision I can see the soccer field and the terraces We have cut down our workers for the time being knowing that very soon we will have a lot more work to be...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
There are always projects going on around Be Like Brit As I mentioned last week having Boss Len here we have had a lot going on In the past few weeks Len has purchased some of the land neighboring our property These purchases will allow us the are...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
One may never know what to expect on a daytoday basis This is true in the US but this certainly rings true here in Haiti We always tell our Britsionary groups that they need to be flexible and willing to go with the flow because as we say its Hait...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
Our second group of Britsionarys for the month of July have just finished what was without a doubt a lifechanging week both for them and for the family who was on the receiving end of their building project Each group at some point in their week w...
by Jonathan
Nov 09, 2015
