While protests broke out calling for President Preval to quit, we were in Terrain Acra focusing on honing student skills. One new ability the students have now is how to capture motion as seen in the fraying tarp in this photo by Joseph Ricardine�s (13 y/o). This photo taken by Perrier Anchelo, 14 y/o, shows the clinic and the closely monitored "Child Friendly Zones" where all classes take place including our workshops. Home at Terrain Acra, by Freyiste Woody, 14 y/o. CFS: Child Friendly Space by Derline Berzile, 9 y/o. From our 15-Word Exercise: "Fear", another work by Freyiste Woody, 14 y/o. Follow EPHAS to Fonds Parisien tomorrow for the last leg of their trip. Use the map below. Here is a link that might be useful: dynamic Haiti map

Hey there Tomboy, what a lovely vision of a garden. Why don't you create one for yourself- childless or not? Have you got nieces or nephews or little ones of friend you can play in a garden with that you can invite over?? Perhaps you can share a garden with children and that can be very satisfying. So many kids these never get to experience more than maybe just a lawn or an apartment concrete playground. A lady I know has enjoyed the company of a friend's son (like a special Aunt to him as they have no close family)and has toys and games for him to do with her when they visit them. careytearose

This one may sport a bit of the small wavy fronds that mold produces on overdue food in the fridge ... ... but, you know what they say - "Oldies - are sometimes goodies!"! ole joyfuelled ... a bit "retarded" at times, maybe?

Everything costs too much. Gas is out of this world. Food prices are going up. College trust funds? You must be kidding, right? With the families insurance, school expenses, clothing costs, baby sitter fee, rent, car payments, car insurance, renters insurance, phone bill, grocery bill, utilities....etc. etc. There is little left! We get no help from mom at all for nothing. I have a child of my own on the way and two others that are not mine that I am financialy responsible for because without me they would have to go without alot of things. I'm not going to let them go without. That isn't an option. I can tell you trust funds arn't gonna happen. We are killing ourselves making it week to week. The economy is hard right now. It isn;t that I wouldn't LOVE to pay their way through a kick ass Ivy League school because I would. I always say "If we won the lottery....." but the chances of that are slim to none. The real SCARY thing is I make decent money. How to people making only minimum wage make it?