Just Hours before our departure

Our bags are packed and we will have just a few restless hours of sleep before we board the van at 3 a.m. and head to the airport in Philadelphia...I am happy to report that the students raised almost all of the money we pledged, over $4,400 to build solar arrays for La Fond Belle, a small village north west of Port au Prince and donations are still coming in!  A mixture of nervous energy and excitement will probably keep most of us awake. What will be our first impressions of Haiti?  Has much changed since the earthquake back on January 10, 2010?  Has the aid that poured into the country following the disaster made a difference? What will the people be like...and so many more questions.  It is past the time I said I would stay up which means I am cutting into my 4 hour nap.  Bon soir et à bientôt.  Mme.  Johnson