2018 Haiti Study Abroad Travel Guide

219 Pages·2017·10.03 MB·English

by  Peter Wampler

2018 Haiti Study Abroad
Travel Guide

"Pye bwa ki wo di li wè lwen, gren pwomennen di li wè pase l'"
The tall tree says it sees far, The wandering seed says it sees more.

“Wandering Seeds”
Lauren Grace Megan Emily Tyler
Alanis Aubrie Kelly Kayleigh Skyler
Lukila Peter Kelly Ellen

May 20th to June 19th, 2018

Haiti Study Abroad 2018
Water, Environmental Issues, and Service Learning
May 20 (19 in GR) to June 19

May 19th 4-6 pm - Pizza, Packing, and Parents party in Niemeyer MPR.

Delta Air Lines 1369 20MAY Grand Rapids / Atlanta 8:10A 10:04A
Delta Air Lines 685 20MAY Atlanta / PAP 11:20A-2:32P
Delta Air Lines 684 19JUN PAP / Atlanta 3:30P-6:45P
Delta Air Lines 1433 19JUN Atlanta / Grand Rapids 9:44P-11:43P
OVERVIEW:

• Saturday May 19, 4:00-6:00 pm Pizza, Packing, and Parent party Niemeyer Multipurpose
Room, parents and friends invited.
• Sunday, May 20th 6:00 am meet at Gerald R. Ford (GRR) Airport in Grand Rapids
• Sunday, May 20th 8:10 am depart on Delta Flight DL 1369
• May 20th to May 23rd Staying at the Le Plaza Hotel, Port-au-Prince.
• May 24th to May 26th Trip to Jacmel staying at Amitie Hotel.
• May 27th travel to Deschapelles via PAP and airport stop at Moulin sur Mer museum en-
route.
• May 27 to June 10 Staying at HAS in Deschapelles, Haiti
• June 11 to June 13 at UCI in Central Plateau (Pignon)
• June 14 to June 18 in Cap Haitian at Auberge du Picolet Hotel
• June 18 travel to PAP and stay at Servotel in Port au Prince
• June 19 return flight to GRR

FOR EMERGENCY CONTACT:
Dr. Peter Wampler, Director ([email protected]):
(US) [phone] (cell) or [phone] (office message) or +509 _____________ (Haiti Cell phone)
Kelly McDonell, Assistant Director ([email protected]):
(US) 248-459-4063 or [phone] (office message) or +509 __________________ (Haiti Cell phone)
Elena Selezneva (Padnos International Center) 616-331-3898
Rachel Fort (Hôpital Albert Schweitzer) + 509 3424-0465 (Haiti) [email protected]
Leah Steele (Hôpital Albert Schweitzer) + 509 3735-8012 (Haiti) [email protected]
Mahamat Koutami Adoum (HAS) + 509 3418-0700 (Haiti) [email protected]

US Embassy Duty Officer in Haiti: [phone]
Boulevard du 15 October
Tabarre 41, Route de Tabarre
Port au Prince, Haiti
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Daily Itinerary (subject to change as conditions warrant):

Date Activity Contact
Saturday, May 19 Pizza, packing, and Dr. Peter Wampler
parents party at [phone] (cell)
Niemeyer MPR [phone] (message)
4:00-6:00 pm Kelly McDonell, Assistant Director
(US) 248-459-4063
Sunday, May 20 6:00 am Meet at Dr. Peter Wampler
Gerald R. Ford (GRR) [phone] (cell)
Airport in Grand [phone] (message)
Rapids for 8:00 am Kelly McDonell, Assistant Director
departure on Delta (US) 248-459-4063
Flight DL1369; 10:00
am arrive in Atlanta, LOJISTIK S.A. / TOUR HAITI
GA; 2:30 pm arrive 38Bis Rue Darguin • HT6140 • Petion Ville • Haïti
in Port au Prince, Telephone Customer Department: 509-2813-2223 |
Haiti flight DL 685 509-3713-2223 (8:00AM to 4:00M)
Telephone Administration & Accounting: 509-2812-
Travel to Le Plaza 2223 | 509-3702-2223 (8:00AM to 4:00M
Hotel - Port-au- Mika Theronier - e-mail:[email protected]
Prince – Haiti via
van
Monday, May 21 Touring sites in Port LE PLAZA HOTEL
au Prince including: 10 rue Capois Champ de Mars
Marche De Fer (Iron Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Market), National From the U.S. and abroad:
Museum, Atiz Toll-free: 866-356-5407
Resistanz Gallerie, Direct: 305-394-6984
El-Saieh Gallery, Rue Within Haiti and abroad:
de Chilli, Galerie [phone]
d’art Nader Haiti 50 By email:
Rue Gregoire, [email protected]
Petion-Ville,
Expressions Art
Gallery 55, rue College Catts Pressoir
Metellus, Petion- Mr. Guy Etienne, principal
Ville [email protected]
Tuesday, May 22 Touring in PAP; Tél: [phone] / (509)2811-6340
Croixes Boucquet
metal working tour [phone] Rossi Jacques Casimir
Lunch at Domino’s [phone] Claudel Casseus
Pizza Turgeau [phone] Romel Jean Pierre
Wednesday, May 23 Field Day above [phone] Pierre Adler
PAP; Kenskof Baptist
Mission Museum Adias Marcelin (Gheskio)
and Giftshop; Hike 509-3840-7767 or 509-3252-0816
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around Kenscoff
Mountain with tour
of Wynn Farm;
l’Observatoire
Overlook
Thursday, May 24 Travel to Jacmel L'Amitié Hotel 120 Ti Mouilage, Route Cayes
staying at L'Amitié Haiti Phone # [phone] or 3812 3297
Hotel
Friday, May 25 Jacmel and Bassin Fosaj Art Center. 5-7, RUE SAINTE- ANNE
Bleu touring
Saturday, May 26 Jacmel and Bassin
Bleu touring.
Possible Galleries
and sites to see
include: Les
Créations Moro;
Fosaj Art Center;
Fanm Atizans
Jakmel?; Rue De
Commerce; Marche
de fer; Ciné Institute
Sunday, May 27 Travel to http://www.moulinsurmer.com/
Deschapelles via (509) 3701-1918 / (509) 3702-1918
PAP airport (drop (509) 2813- 1042 / (509) 2813-1043
off Ellen Adams); [email protected]
Stop at Moulin Sur From the United States:
Mer for lunch and 1-786-206-6383
museum tour; Stop 1-855-4MSNFUN (855-4676386)
in St. Marc for
frozen chicken
purchase; Stop at
Giant Store for final
purchases for HAS.
Monday, May 28 Hôpital Albert https://hashaiti.org/
Schweitzer (HAS) Rachel Fort (Hôpital Albert Schweitzer)
Tour and Tour of + 509 3424-0465 (Haiti) [email protected]
Deschapelles and Leah Steele (Hôpital Albert Schweitzer)
Library + 509 3735-8012 (Haiti) [email protected]
Mahamat Koutami Adoum (HAS)
+ 509 3418-0700 (Haiti) [email protected]
Tuesday, May 29 Visit site to follow http://www.sistercitiesessexhaiti.org/library-
up on filters from project/
2017 trip meet with
residents to answer Besly Belizaire [email protected]
questions?
Wednesday, May 30 Small group
workshops at
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Library; Water
Project Mapping for
HAS; Service
learning projects
Thursday, May 31 Health worker water
filter distribution
and Q & A at HAS
training in
Deschapelles
Friday, June 1 Small group
workshops at
Library; Water
Project Mapping for
HAS; Service
learning projects
Saturday, June 2 Market tour in
Verrettes and free
time around
Deschapelles;
optional hike to
Verrettes waterfall;
Sunday, June 3 Sunrise Hike; Free
Time: Optional
activities; attend
local church service;
hike to Verrettes
waterfall (if we
don’t go on
Saturday); hang out
by the pool and
relax
Monday, June 4 Library or School
activities or small
group activities at
the library
Tuesday, June 5 Library or School
activities or small
group activities at
the library
Wednesday, June 6 Library or School
activities or small
group activities at
the library
Thursday, June 7 Water Filter
Distribution in
remote village?
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Friday, June 8 Library or School
activities or small
group activities at
the library
Saturday, June 9 Day trip to Petite
Riviere by ferry and
tap-tap
Sunday, June 10 Packing and Art Sale
at HAS celebration
at Kay Onze or
Mellon house
Monday, June 11 Travel to Cap
Haitian via
Mirebelais; stop at
Saut D’eau and
Peligre Dam; Staying
at UCI guest house
in Pignon
Tuesday, June 12 UCI Workshops, UCI (http://ucihaiti.org/ )
service learning, etc.
staying UCI JeanJean & Kristie Mompremier
Wednesday, June 13 UCI Workshops, [phone] (Haiti)
service learning, etc. [phone] (Haiti)
staying UCI [email protected]
Thursday, June 14 Travel to Cap Auberge du Picolet Hotel
Haitian via Hwy3 in http://www.manmanpemba.com/auberge-du-
Van and stay at picolet/
Picolet Hotel Blvrd du Cap-Haitien, Cap-Haitien, Haiti
Saturday, June 15 Cap Haitian Touring [phone]
and Hiking
Sunday, June 16 Cap Haitian Touring
and Hiking
Monday, June 17 Cap Haitian Touring
and Hiking
Tuesday, June 18 Drive from Cap Servotel Haiti, Route de l'Aéroport, Zone Cargo,
Haitian to PAP by Tabarre [phone] / 1(800) 503-9801
Van - Staying at [email protected]
Servotel http://www.servotelhaiti.com/home/
Wednesday June 19 Departure PAP Delta GVSU Haiti study abroad program ends when we
flight DL 684 at 3:30 arrive in Grand Rapids.
pm Arrive at GRR
Delta Flight 1433
19JUN at 11:06 pm

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May 2018
◄ April Juni ►
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5

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13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Packing Party at
Niemeyer MPR
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Meet at GRR at 6:00 Port au Prince (PAP) Port au Prince (PAP) Port au Prince (PAP) Travel to Jacmel Jacmel touring and Jacmel touring and
am for Departure and surrounding and surrounding and surrounding sites sites
Hotel L’Amitie
Arrive in PAP 2:30 pm
Delta Flight 685

Travel to Le Plaza
Hotel
27 28 29 30 31
Travel to PAP and Staying at HAS Staying at HAS Staying at HAS Staying at HAS
drop off Ellen at airport

Travel to Deschapelles

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June 2018
◄ Mai Juli ►
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2
Staying at HAS Staying at HAS
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Staying at HAS Staying at HAS Staying at HAS Staying at HAS Staying at HAS Staying at HAS Staying at HAS
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Staying at HAS Staying at UCI Staying at UCI Staying at UCI Staying in Cap Touring Cap Haitian Touring Cap Haitian
Haitian

Auberge du Picolet
Hotel
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Touring Cap Haitian Travel to PAP for Depart PAP on Delta
departure flight 684

Staying at Servotel Arrive at GRR 11:43
pm Delta Flight 1433

GVSU study abroad
Trip Ends at GRR
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Port au Prince ca ~1800
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