June 2009 - Posts

One Nurse Answers Haiti's Desperate Call
June 26, 2009 10:25 AM by Valerie Newitt

Mwen se infimye ou (" I am your nurse," Haitian Creole) Canadian Kyra Abbott, BScN, RN, grew up in the small town of Perth, Ontario, and now makes her home in the city of Ottawa. And while this Magna CumLaude graduate of the University of Ottawa could Read More...

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We Begin Our Journey to Haiti: How the ‘Pearl of the Antilles' Lost its Luster
June 11, 2009 12:03 PM by Valerie Newitt

I first sailed into Haiti on a little Brit ocean liner. It was nothing like the ones you see today... no water slides, casinos, spas or rock climbing walls. Just 500 passengers, a British-accented crew and an environment so innocent that the rooms had Read More...

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I Want to Do More Traveling
June 1, 2009 9:44 AM by Valerie Newitt

Have you ever caught yourself saying, "I want to do more traveling"? I say it all the time. But recently, when I was researching conditions on the once-idyllic "Pearl of the Antilles," I realized that maybe what I actually mean is: "I want to do more Read More...

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