Ryan and Melissa Alberts

Author: melissa

  • Kou Kizin avek Marjory (Cooking Class with Marjory)

    At the guesthouse we serve both Haitian and American cuisine.  Our cook, Marjory, is extremely talented, and people are always asking for her recipes!  I have decided that once per week I will spend the day in the kitchen with her to learn her secrets.  Haitian cooking is not a quick, four-step, three-ingredient job.  So…

  • Pumpkin Carving – Haiti Style

    For whatever reason, I love Halloween.  Maybe it’s the beautiful fall colors, cooler weather, dressing up in goofy clothing, memories of trick-or-treating…  I also love carving pumpkins.  We were in the states in September this year and had a chance to do that with our friends one evening.  Now back in Haiti, I wanted to…

  • Dancing with a Casket? Yep.

    Ryan and I were able to take a few days off this week, so we decided to drive way up in the mountains and stay at “The Lodge.”  It is a beautiful log cabin surrounded by tall pine trees, mountains, and lots of fresh air!  You can hardly believe that you are in Haiti, after…

  • Who Doesn’t Love a Shopping Spree

    Thank you all for your continued support during out time in Haiti!  We couldn’t be here doing this without you.  Ryan and I will be taking a trip home in September for my sister’s wedding, spending time in Milwaukee and the Twin Cities.  If you would like to help the guesthouse out by donating any…

  • Ever seen someone show up at the dentist wearing only a shirt?

    On Wednesday Ryan and I had the opportunity to go with a dental team to a small village way out in the middle of nowhere. In order to get there, we had to drive about an hour and a half, then turn off the main road onto a bumpy, rocky dirt road and go several…

  • “Excuse me, but I don’t own any chairs for you to sit on.”

    One of our Haitian workers, Edphort, invited us over to his house last Sunday to see his wife and six-month old daughter.  We felt very honored, as he was the first Haitian to invite us to his house.  We were a bit nervous, as we had no idea what to expect. Edphort took a tap-tap…

  • Pineapple & Barbequed *Cat* Pizza, Anyone?

    Ryan and I got a kitten about a month ago, thinking, great it will be so fun to have a pet.  Well, we had no idea how challenging it would be to “raise” a cat in Haiti. First of all, we didn’t know that in Haiti, most people consider cats food – just like chicken…

  • Walking 4 Miles in the Rain

    The beginning of the rainy season has brought on many challenges for Haitians who are trying to get anywhere. Most of them take tap-taps to get around, but now that it’s raining more and the roads are becoming flooded, it’s a lot harder to find one. People in Haiti don’t like to come out when…

  • MIRACLE – Synonyms: Supernatural Occurrence, Revelation, Wonder

    Recently we had a group at the guesthouse who was fleeing from a city several hours away. At 3:00 in the morning, they were awakened to several armed robbers trying to enter their house. Thankfully there was a backdoor, so the group ran – barefoot – into the woods behind the house. Pitch black everywhere.…

  • HOT water

    I just had to write a quick post to say that my husband is the best.  As you may have read, he has been working hard on installing a solar water heating system.  He got the idea from a guest, but then figured all the rest out by himself.  After many weeks of trial and…

With Google+ plugin by Geoff Janes and Thorsten Hake