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In a Hut in Haiti, Waiting for Spirits

  • Posted on: 17 November 2011
  • By: Bryan Schaaf

Below is a New York Times article, a reminiscence really, by Madison Smartt Bell on a simple house he once owned in rural Haiti.  He recalls that one can do nothing alone in Haiti, which can make it very difficult and very special at the same time.  His description of the lakou and the importance of community will resonate with anyone who has lived in rural Haiti before.