(Aug. 2006)

It’s a bit to take in going from dirt roads, huts, and people struggling just to survive, to an over-abundance of expensive restaurants, tourists living it up on South Beach, and materialism everywhere. I knew when I came to Miami that the only way I would choose it over Africa would be if God chose it for me.

After a few months, my like for it did not increase until I moved into my own apartment in “Little Haiti.” I felt more at home right away, looking out of my apartment at the multi-colored houses, palm trees, and Haitian gardens. God even gave me a little taste of Africa, with plenty of huge roaches and no shower for my first few weeks (yes, I did bathe..with a bucket!).

Posted on September 4th, 2007 by Laurie Cook
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