15 Days Before We Leave

Yesterday we had an informative meeting with a member of the organization we are going through. All our questions were answered like...how many and how big are the mosquitoes? Answer: there are MANY and they are very small and leave large welts on some. Yep, that will be me! This explains why we will be sleeping under mosquitoe nets. Also, the electricity where we are staying will only be on when we request the gas powered generator be turned on such as when we want to take a shower. Oh, and there is no hot water; we were told that it will be very refreshing after a day in the 90 degrees or hotter temps and as soon as you get out you dry off and put on bug spray with DEET to kill the mosquitoes especially the ones that might be carrying malaria.
After all the warnings about bugs, the heat and "don't drink the water" and "don't eat food from street vendors" or "wear ear plugs at night because the roosters start crowing at 2 am" we were told that about 98% of people who go to Haiti with this organization, VOHM, return often again and again. This makes me believe that whatever hardships we may face the return that we will receive will be beyond compare.
I have one suitcase nearly packed with the clothes I will be giving away and am ready to start a second one for the nursing scrubs and the clothes I will be wearing in the evenings after the shower and the reapplying of 40% DEET.
Today I purchased some beautiful hand made jewelry from a student of mine. I will be giving those as gifts to our host family and to others I feel led to give to-from one tribe to another- they will be beautiful on the Haitian women! Thank you "V" for your beautiful handiwork!
We haven't yet received enough money to pay for this amazing opportunity but as the Creole saying goes: Si se Bondye ki voye, Li peye fre ou. "If it's God who sends, He'll pay your expenses".
Getting VERY excited now! Ou gen bagay kont marengwen? Or as they say in Creole "Do you have something for mosquitoes?"