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Janaury 15, 2010

To Artists and Humanitarians community

THE HAITIAN MIGRATION
ALL IS NOT LOST FOR HAITIANS. MANY HAITIAN FIND REFUGE IN THE LEOGANE, JACMEL, MIRAGOANE AND THE MASSIF de la SELLE REGION (southern Haiti).
by Hugeaux

Much is not lost for this First Black Republik for Haitians to rebuild their lives. Many come from the virgin-ness mountain areas of the country to live and work in Port au Prince. The mountain area is very rural and very farm living. Many traveling out of the city southward will find rest and refuge in Carrefour and Leogane (smaller cities). These cities may be the deciding factor. Leogane is the fork in the road. They may choose to turn left and travel through the mountains to Jacmel or continue straight to Miragoane and onward to Anse-a-Veau, Baraderes and onward to Jeremie in the Grand Anse region. Some may turn at Miragoane crossing the mountains to Aquin and onward to Cayes on the Carribean sea. Jacmel and Miragoane are larger cities. The Jacmel route has many shall NAMED villages among the mountains route where people live a beautiful farm life. Jacmel is located on the Carribean sea. These villagers will offer rest and refuge. The area is full of plants and animals. This may not be told, however, Haitians shall take care of Haitians. Many have relatives in these regions.

Here is an exerpt from my Haitian Diaries:

August 17, 2009
(1:00pm)
Jacmel, The mountain region and Massif de la Selle region, Haiti

I am writing this entry while on the beach in Jacmel, Haiti. I took a swim in the Caribbean sea to refresh my senses. The Caribbean sea is very warm. The black sandy beaches are beautiful here. The mountains surround the sea, and you can still see the stream / fog from the mountains. The 3 hour drive from Port au Prince to Jacmel is full of some of the most beautiful scenery. Haiti is truly an ecological paradise. It was an adventure winding through the mountains, at one I thought I was going to fall off the cliff. Every turn is a picture. At the beginning of the climb, the standard shift car kept stalling. It wouldn’t crank, it stalled and wouldn’t crank. After I got the hang of driving through the mountains, I felt as if I was sailing. There are wild & domestic goats, cows, donkeys and pigs, etc. all along the mountain side.

(5:00pm)
The entire trip from Port au Prince to Jacmel took me 6 hours round trip. I spent one and a half hours in Jacmel. Haiti is truly an untold paradise. The people are so well fit. They are strong and healthy. Their skin is the color of the sun and earth. As I was driving through the mountains in the south of Haiti, I couldn’t help but notice, how the country people cultivated their crops. The crops are so well cultivated that the mountains look as if they have corn rows on them. I saw many ox driven carts and many donkey burden with straw and wood. I saw many women and men carrying buckets of supplies on their heads with perfect balance. The air is so fresh and clean, that one may become dizzy. The county people walk these mountains, so that is why they are in good physical health. This morning to Jacmel truly made up for not going to Cap Haitien (La Citadell, Palais and Sans Souci). On my way back from Jacmel I noticed a guave tree growing very tall, with green fruit. I stopped, photographed it and ate the fruit. One of the most exciting things that happened on the beach in Jacmel, was a elderly local wood sculptor approached me with buying his wooden sculpture. It is a very heavy wooden sculpture of a black man smoking a pipe and holding a machete, with the inscription Jacmel Haiti. It looks like the Haitian countrymen whom I saw earlier. We haggled over the price and I gave him my haggle price, which he accepted. The irony behind this is that Haiti is a country of negotiating. No man leaves until a solution is set. This is typical by it market filled streets. I have seen countrymen selling their crops, Haitian rhum and real French champagne on the streets in Port au Prince. A person mentioned to me why Port au Prince, is so congested is because it is a place for all to meet and socialize. The tap-taps (buses) are filled with people coming to the city from the countryside. I got to see Carre Four and Leogagne, other cities in southern Haiti, because I had to drive through them. I got out and photographed the Caribbean sea from Carre Four. There are many other small towns throughout the mountains, but I can’t remember their names. They are like villages, about 30 - 50 people. I noticed all the unfinished mansions, that were along the mountains. They are very huge structures, whose construction came to a stop and the countrymen use them for many functions. I heard donkey braying, goats naying and cows mooing all along the mountains, and while in the valley you could hear their echoes. The people are very beautiful. They appear to glisten in the sun. Their smiles are pure white and many of the countrymen seem well at ease. I am glad I took this journey to Jacmel by myself, because I would never had enjoyed myself if I had hired a companion. Tomorrow I shall visit the wealthiest side of Haiti: Petionville. Petionville is the home of the Haitian millionaires. I was not hungry, so I didn’t dine in the restaurant……Good Night and my God Bless…Hugeaux

Haiti is a beautiful country. Keep this image alive.

To learn more please read The Haitian Diaries:
www.hugeaux.com/thehaitiandiaries2009.htm

To view the Jacmel route seen my YouTube presentation:
THE ROAD TO JACMEL
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ57wPTA_js

May God Bless Haiti

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