11 Ways You Can Help Haiti This Summer

I get it. Summer is already almost over. But there's still about a month left. How do you plan to make the most of it? Hike, kayak, grill, swim, fish, go to movies, or knock a few more books off your reading list? Get some needed “alone time,” or hang out with friends and family?…

Party Time, Haitian Style!

“We're gonna get blasted,” Siri told me. “Haitians like it loud.” IFOSuD's 5-year anniversary celebration was about to start, and Siri, my dad, and I were excited. Except that for some reason, we had decided to sit right in front of a stack of massive loudspeakers. Most of the other members of our team were…

In Hurricane Matthew’s Wake

From a distance, Jeremie didn't look that bad. As our SUV crested a hill, the ground dropped away to our right in a long slope halfway between gentle and steep. Beyond, we could see Jeremie. The rows of houses and shops began partway up the mountains ahead and swept down to the edge of the…