Hey guys!
So I decided to title this post after my favorite U2 song, and I'll tell you why. Here are the lyrics to refresh your memory:
I want to run
I want to hide
I want to tear down the walls
That hold me inside
I want to reach out
And touch the flame
Where the streets have no name
I want to feel sunlight on my face
I see the dust cloud disappear
Without a trace
I want to take shelter from the poison rain
Where the streets have no name
Where the streets have no name
Where the streets have no name
We're still building
Then burning down love
Burning down love
And when I go there
I go there with you
It's all I can do
The city's aflood
And our love turns to rust
We're beaten and blown by the wind
Trampled in dust
I'll show you a place
High on a desert plain
Where the streets have no name
Where the streets have no name
Where the streets have no name
We're still building
Then burning down love
Burning down love
And when I go there
I go there with you
It's all I can do
Our love turns to rust
We're beaten and blown by the wind
Blown by the wind
Oh, and I see love
See our love turn to rust
We're beaten and blown by the wind
Blown by the wind
Oh, when I go there
I go there with you
It's all I can do
We're working in the village of Titanyen, where the streets and houses all sprawl out from each other, with people erected their homes or shelters anywhere and everywhere they can afford to buy a small plot of land. Every street is lined with cactuses which they prune to act as security walls. Everyone in the village knows everyone else--heck, I've been here long enough I'm convinced everyone in the village knows my name, because every day people I don't know yell, "Hey Matye!" (that's my name in Kreyol). I've learned my way around the village, but there are no street names, and everyday I can't help but think about this U2 song...I'm working truly where the streets have no name.I want to hide
I want to tear down the walls
That hold me inside
I want to reach out
And touch the flame
Where the streets have no name
I want to feel sunlight on my face
I see the dust cloud disappear
Without a trace
I want to take shelter from the poison rain
Where the streets have no name
Where the streets have no name
Where the streets have no name
We're still building
Then burning down love
Burning down love
And when I go there
I go there with you
It's all I can do
The city's aflood
And our love turns to rust
We're beaten and blown by the wind
Trampled in dust
I'll show you a place
High on a desert plain
Where the streets have no name
Where the streets have no name
Where the streets have no name
We're still building
Then burning down love
Burning down love
And when I go there
I go there with you
It's all I can do
Our love turns to rust
We're beaten and blown by the wind
Blown by the wind
Oh, and I see love
See our love turn to rust
We're beaten and blown by the wind
Blown by the wind
Oh, when I go there
I go there with you
It's all I can do
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQxl9EI9YBg
In other news, Amber and I went to the beach with our Mennonite friends on Sunday. We rode in a big used army truck they use to get them and all their building supplies around in (see the pic). The water was crystal clear and we were surrounded by coral reefs. Luckily our friends brought snorkel gear so we all got to take turns swimming around discovering the colorful fish the swam in and out of the coral. At one point a group of Korean people arrived and we talked with them for a while. They were here to do reconstruction as well. Now, the language nerd in me couldn't help but notice that at this point there were speakers of Korean, Kreyol, English, and Pennsylvania Dutch all swimming in the water at the time and I wondered how often that happens around here!
Now we're just waiting for next week's team to get here tomorrow, but we'll be heading back to the beach with a few of our Haitian friends who drive and translate for us.
Take care everybody, be posting soon!
Matthew ;^)
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