Saturday, February 16, 2013

Week 3/52 / Semana 3/52

Los Haitianos se toman muy en serio las celebraciones de carnaval. Tanto asi que el gobierno dio3 dias de feriados por carnaval. Nosotros, aprovechando el panico, enrumbamos a una isla en el extremo sur del pais que se llama La isla de la Vaca (ile a Vache). No vimos ninguna vaca, pero el lugar es muy bonito, con una mar azul, turquesa y celeste dependiendo de la intensidad del sol y arena blanca. Los enanos, se re-contra divirtieron. Sebastian al dia siguiente de regresar del lugar ya nos viene pidiendo: playa otra vez!!! Los chicos jugaron con una perrita (Princess), a la que paraban siguiendo apenas la veian, hicieron amigos, nadaron cual patos y agarraron color :). Sebastian disfruto particularmente el paseo en el bote (como 30 minutos para llegar y salir de la isla), se la paso concentrandisimo buscando tiburones y ballenas.

Haitians are very serious about their carnival celebration. So serious, that the government gave 3 days of holidays for the occasion. We took advantage of the days off and went to an island located in the south part of the country: Ile a vache (The cow's island). We did not see a single cow in the island, but the place was beautiful with bluish/turquoise waters depending of the sun's intensity. The kids had a great time. Sebastian is already asking: Beach again!! The boys played with a dalmatian called Princess, as soon as they spotted her, they followed her, they made friends, swam like ducks and got some color :). Sebastian in particular enjoyed the boat ride from/to the island. He was very focus, looking for sharks and whales.

Sebastian
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Pic of the week: Crazy hair (after 3 days without washing his hair)
Foto de la semana: Peloloco (despues de 3 dias sin lavarse el pelo)

Auggie
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Pic of the week: Thinking!! Foto de la semana: Pensando!!
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Saliendo hacia la isla, un emocionado Sebastian feliz de estar en un bote por primera vez en su vida
Leaving to the island, Sebastian was very excited to be on a boat for the first time on his life
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Becaming the pilot / Convirtiendose en el capitan
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Ile a Vache: Abaka Bay/Bahia Abaka
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Auggie en el puerto / Auggie at the port
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Sebastian queriendo volver al bote / Sebastian looking to go back to the boat
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Almost there!! / Casi la hace!!
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Titicaca meets the ocean// Titicaca conoce el oceano
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Descubriendo a Princess / Discovering Princess
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I am going to kiss you!! / Te voy a dar un beso!!
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Poor Princess, she had to suffered an excited lover/ Pobre Princesa, tuvo que aguantar a un querendon emocionado
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Playa=Enterramiento / Beach=Burying time
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Blending with the sea creatures / Camuflandose con las criaturas del mar
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Felicidad!! / Happiness!!
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With friends!/ Con los amigos!!
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Auggie y su fan!/ Auggie and his groupie!
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Auggie explora / Auggie explores
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Chico guapo! / Handsome boy!
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The finger!! / El dedito!

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Pensativo! (version original)/ Thinking! (original version)
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Juegos de chicos!/ Boys games!
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Tanned boys! / Chicos bronceados!
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The boys!/ Los chicos
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Bathing at sunset!/ Banandose a la hora del crepusculo!
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Libro playero: Encuentra al pulpo! / Beach book: Find the octopus!
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Patita linda!! / Pretty little paw!
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Geometry in the sand/ Geometria en la arena
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Big smiles!/ Sonrisotas!

Monday, February 4, 2013

Week 2/52 // Semana 2/52

Los chicos fueron invitados al cumpleanos de Agla, una amiga del grupo de juego de Sebastian. La fiesta fue en una granja ecologica muy simpatica en las montanas que estan a 15 km de Puerto Principe. La granja nacio en los 50s cuando un profesor de MIT/Harvard vino a Haiti y decidio comprar 30 acres de tierras para demostrar a los campesinos distintas tecnicas de explotacion de la tierra que fueran sostenibles y ecologicas. Ahora es su hija quien continua este legado. Yo andaba de lo mas emocionada porque en la granja tenian Granadillas!!! y Nisperos!!!, Platanitos dedo, esos que le gustaban a la Palila (sabian igualitos, me hicieron acordar a mi Palmirita), tambien habian fresas y hierbas y y y... Animales: Conejos, una cabra con sus bebes, gallos, gato, perro y caballos. La fiesta fue en el centro de demostracion que no queda en la granja, sino una hora antes. Los enanos, especialmente Sebastian, estaban super contentos, corriendo de arriba a abajo en el lugar. Los ninos hicieron pan con una senora turca que les enseno a hacer pan turco, pintaron mascaras en bambues e hicieron briquetas de papel que se pueden usar en vez de la lena para cocinar.

Auggie anduvo de besuqueiro. Siempre esta entre dos amiguitas. Anais undia mayor que el, y Zahra, un anho mayor que el. Anais, no le da bola, y siempre lo mira con cara de: Ya pues Auggie!! Dejame en Paz!!, y esta vez no fue la excepcion :)


The boys were invited to the birthday party of Agla, a friend of Sebastian's play group. The party was in a very nice organic farm in the mountains, -15 kilometers from Puerto Principe. The farm opened in the 50s when a professor at MIT / Harvard came to Haiti and decided to buy 30 acres of land to demonstrate peasants different techniques of land use that are sustainable and ecological. Now it's his daughter who continues this legacy. I was all excited because the farm had Granadillas! and Loquats!, Finger babanas, the type my grandma liked, it also had strawberries and herbs. Animals: Rabbits, a goat with her ​​babies, roosters, cats, dogs and horses. The party was at the demonstration center, not at the farm itself, but an hour before. The kids, especially Sebastian, were super excited, running up and down all over the place. The children made bread with a Turkish lady who taught them how to make Turkish bread, painted masks in bamboos and made paper briquettes that can be used for cooking  instead of using wood.

Auggie was kissing and hugging girls. He is always torn between Anais and Zahra. Anais is one day older than him and Zahra one year older. Anis does not want anything to do with him, she always gives him the look of, Auggie, you must be kidding me!! Leave me alone!!, and this time was not diferent :)

Sebastian
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Pic of the week: Come Suzie, come!! (with Suzie the goat)
Foto de la semana: Ven Suzie, ven! (Con Suzie la cabra)
Auggie
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Pic of the week: Bad mannered Auggie (Anais is thinking, you better don't move that hand any place further!)
Foto de la Semana: Auggie Maleducado (Anais piensa: Auggie, ni se te ocurra mover esa mano mas alla de donde esta)
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The venue // El lugar de la fiesta
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Rascalls/ Piranhitas
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Conociendo a Rocinante / Getting to know the horse
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Happy/ Feliz
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Correteando // Running around
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Chico Globo // Balloon Boy
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Balloon Boy 2 / Chico Globo 2
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Sad, sad song!! Sebas was sad because the song was sad, and he thought the singer was sad!
Cancion triste, triste!! Sebas se puso triste porque la cancion era triste y segun el el cantante estaba triste
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Balloon boy 3 // Chico Globo 3
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Enterrando a Suzie // Burying Suzie
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Felicidad // Happiness
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Making paper briquettes / Haciendo briquetas de papel
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Mas briquetas / More briquettes
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Of course, he was very, very close to the cake
Porsupuesto Sebas se posiciono muy muy cerca de la torta
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Como Chico Globo / Eat Balloon Boy
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Peace / Paz
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Demostracion de carinho 
Balloons
Balloons // Globos
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Balloon Boy 4 / Chico Globo 4
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Choreador de globos / Balloon stealer
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Besuqueiro al ataque // Kissing boy strikes back
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Hug time / Hora del abrazo
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My boys / Mis chicos
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Basurero, choreando la comida de otros (para variar)
Our trash can stealing other's kids food (for a change)
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This is my balloon!! / Es mi globo!!
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Colmilludo / Fang boy
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Al dia siguiente, seguia con el globo!
The next day, he still wanted his balloon
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