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1/26/2014

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My awesome shirt designed by Shannon!
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My artwork by Shannon in my office!
Do you remember having pen pals in school? I remember writing to a "stranger" about what was going on in my life, what we were learning about in school and sending silly little things in the mail to my pen pal. 

I managed to gain a really awesome one as an adult and her name is Shannon Kelley. I purchased some of her awesome items on her website Go Be Love. She generously gave The Real Haiti a coupon code to purchase her items. Please go check them out :)

About Go Be Love (by Shannon Kelley)
Go Be Love is a store by Shannon Kelley, a girl living in Haiti.  I could tell you that I'm a missionary, humanitarian, photographer, expat-because all of those are true.  But the reality is I'm just a girl living in Haiti-striving to go be love. 

I grew up traveling alot with my parents as they worked with organizations overseas.  These products in this little store are things that I would have loved to have as I traveled or developed a heart for going to be love.  Hopefully they will inspire you to be love wherever you may be. 

Each purchase directly impacts our work here in Haiti.  Thank you for being love!
COUPON CODE: realhaiti20 
Use the code for 20% off all purchases at http://www.go-be-love.com

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Behind the scenes with Chef Alain Lemaire in Haiti {Gout et Saveurs Lakay}

1/22/2014

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Here's the video...enjoy :) 
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Meet + greet = ♥

12/1/2013

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It's taken me weeks to process this. And many drafts. My husband thinks I am a little nuttier than he thought before and my heart is so full of love from people who I didn't know 30 days ago.

I've been posting about the Art Creation Foundation for Children for a while now. It all started in January of 2011 at an event in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. I met and interviewed Judy Hoffman, the founder of ACFFC. She told me about the foundation and how several pieces of the art displayed at the event were pieces as art therapy that the kids did to heal after the trauma. I bought a few pieces of art at the fundraiser that the kids made from papier mâché (future blog about why this is important!).

This past March, I had the pleasure of visiting ACFFC in Jacmel. Most of the kids were on Easter break, but we were able to stop by a site where there were some creating a mosaic wall near a gas station {blog and video about it}. It was awesome, but I didn't know exactly why I loved this place and the idea of ACFFC until this November 2.

Ten kids from ACFFC - they are 16-22, but I am calling them kids - got visas to visit the US to work on a mosaic project with Toussaint L'Ouverture high school in Delray Beach {press release with details}. On November 2, we attended a meet and greet gathering with all of them. This was the beginning of a journey that took my heart on a ride and I will treasure forever. Food, dancing, DJ Endy and most of all, an experience of so much love from "strangers" and now friends.
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It was more than a photography assignment...My experience working with a Haitian photographer.

10/20/2013

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He was dressed in a red button down shirt, dress pants and dress shoes. He had his camera bag full of equipment and his PRESS pass around his neck. He pulled out a notebook to show me how he keeps track of the details of the photos he takes. The front of it has the CNN logo and he told me his friend from the US sent it to him. Inside it reads:

Ki moun?
Kisa?
Kile?
Ki kote?
Kijan?
Poukisa?

I am writing about Fedno Lubin, a 20 year old young man who lives in Jacmel, Haiti. Ten years ago, he moved from the mountainside to live with his aunt in the city to go to school. Fedno’s aunt knew about the Art Creation Foundation for Children (ACFFC) and signed him up. Over the years, he learned many forms of art, but his passion is photography, who he learned from Jen Pantaleon…his teacher and guide. He mentioned Jen’s name a lot throughout the 2 days we spent together for Gout et Saveurs Lakay, Haiti's Food & Spirits Festival to celebrate the country's Gastronomy. His appreciation for the art of photography is great. He inspires me.

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Fedno and I at the Best Western hotel in Petionville before the events.
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Behind the scenes
We covered Gout et Saveurs Lakay on Friday, Sept. 27 and Chef Lemaire behind the scenes at La Reserve Hotel on Saturday, Sept. 28. 

Flashing lights, the Minister of Tourism of Haiti, Mayors and other government officials were all in the building at the event. Yet, my most memorable experience is the time shared with Fedno. Giving him this opportunity to photograph an international event in PAP was one of the most memorable experiences I hold close to my heart. 

Until next time...!
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Relaxing after traveling from Jacmel to PAP to photograph Gout et Saveurs Lakay.
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Behind the scenes

Click here to see Fedno's photo album from the events!

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Toussaint L’Ouverture High School for Arts & Social Justice + 10 students from Haiti = an amazing opportunity!

10/1/2013

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Art Creation Foundation for Children (ACFFC) is a non-profit arts organization dedicated to the education and personal growth of youth in need in Jacmel, Haiti. ACFFC youth began working on mosaic installations after the 2010 Haiti Earthquake, to memorialize lives lost and to celebrate hope for the future. Their first installation was called Tree of Life. Since then, through our

“Mosaïque Jacmel” project, mosaic mural installations and benches have been created throughout Jacmel, aesthetically enhancing the face of the city.

Recently, ten ACFFC youth have been invited to visit South Florida by Major Joseph Bernadel, ACFFC Board Member and Chief Operating Officer of Toussaint L’Ouverture High School for Arts and Social Justice (TLHS), a charter school located in Delray Beach Florida. They will be arriving on November 2, 2013.

TLHS has a student body of predominantly Haitian-American new immigrant high school students. Together with TLHS students, ACFFC Team Mosaïque Jacmel youth will be creating a public art mosaic installation in Boynton Beach, Florida to honor the
people of Florida who have generously come to the aid of the people of Haiti, after numerous natural disasters. The ACFFC youth, special Emissaries of the Haitian People, are here to say thank you. The events will take place November 2 – 19 2013, the month typically associated with Thanksgiving in the U.S. This public art project is to be registered with the State of Florida as part of Viva Florida 500, a statewide initiative led by the Florida Department of State, to highlight the 500 years of Florida history, people, places and events in present-day Florida and to celebrate diversity of culture.

The ACFFC youth will also be bringing with them a mosaic mural memorializing the many Haitian lives lost at sea, and the perils of these journeys. This mural will be presented to Fanm Ayisyen Nan Miyami, Inc. (FANM) / Haitian Women of Miami. FANM will share the exhibition with the Haitian community. It is an organization founded in 1991 to work for the "social and political empowerment" of Haitian women and their families.

In addition, the ACFFC team will be auditing academic classes at TLHS, visiting the Palm Beach Photographic Centre in West Palm Beach, the Palm Beach County Cultural Council, Clay-Glass-Stone Cooperative Gallery in Lake Worth and other social activities are being planned. Selected ACFFC team members will travel to Washington DC to visit the Haitian Embassy and Capitol Hill.

PUBLIC EVENTS: 
Meet and Greet at TapTap Restaurant
Date: Sunday November 3 
Time:  4 pm - 7 pm
819 5th St, Miami Beach, FL 33139

(305) 672-2898


Reception at Clay Glass Metal Stone Gallery
Date:  Friday November 8
Time:  6 pm - 9 pm
15 South J Street, Lake Worth, FL
561-588-8344



Reception sponsored by Fanm Ayitian de Miyami
Location in Miami, TBD
Date:  Saturday November 9
Time:  Evening, TBD
(305) 756-8050



Reception at the home of ACFFC Board Member Dr. Connie Duke
Location: Jupiter, FL
Date: Saturday November 16
Time: 7 pm - 9 pm
To RSVP and for directions:
Dr. Connie Duke, Academic Dean, ITT Technical Institute
561-233-4932-office
561-628-5705-cell
cduke@itt-tech.edu



Reception at Institute of Mosaic Art in Berkeley, Ca. thanks to IMA and ACFFC Board Members Erin Rogers and Laurel True, Director of ACFFC Mosaique Jacmel program
Date:  Friday November 22
Time:  Evening, TBD
805 
Allston WayBerkeley, CA 
510-898-1174


This is an extraordinary opportunity for ACFFC as an organization, for our youth, and for the community. The project is sponsored by Toussaint L’Ouverture High School for Arts and Social Justice, and the Office of Public Diplomacy, Embassy of the United States, Port au Prince Haiti. The Office of Congresswoman Lois Frankel has been instrumental in achieving this goal. The Offices of the Ministries of Culture and Tourism in Jacmel, Haiti and the Mayor of Jacmel, Haiti have lent their
support as have the Palm Beach County Cultural Council and the Palm Beach Photographic Centre.

For additional information:
Contact for Art Creation Foundation For Children
 www.acffc.org

Judy Hoffman
jh.acffc@gmail.com
561-247-3870
Contact for Toussaint L’Ouverture High School
www.toussaintlouverture.org
Major Joseph Bernadel
jbernadeltlhs@aol.com
561-414-5465
Download press release
File Size: 199 kb
File Type: pdf
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Haiti Volunteer Trip with Yogaventures October 20-26th, 2013

9/8/2013

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Tell Lisa you found out about her trip from The Real Haiti!

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Co-hosting 2kbes Media event 9/6 @ VWA

9/6/2013

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Can't wait to see you guys tonight! 

This is a classy event, great entertainment and wonderful talent! 

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2KBES MEDIA is the missing link in the Haitian Entertaiment Industry (HEI).
Mission
Our mission is to offer a comprehensive online guide for music, movies (TV shows), all the latest news and developments in the Haitian Entertainment Industry (HEI).
Description
2KBES, the newest media company in the Haitian community and hub of the Haitian Entertainment Industry (HEI).

A place where you’ll find the latest development in the Haitian Entertainment Industry (HEI), such as celebrity interviews, video premieres, movies, TV shows, performances, and venue entertainment.

Our vision is to enrich the lives of our audience and to have a positive impact on our community. By achieving this vision, we strive to become the #1 promoter of the Haitian culture.

We strive to improve the knowledge of the Haitian culture through quality business practices, involvement in societies and meetings…

We seek to make our community a better place by maintaining the highest ethical standard in conducting our business and by being active in the community

We pledge to place our customers’ interest above all else
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Some people volunteer at kitty shelters.

8/2/2013

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Some people ask me why I have The Real Haiti. Some tell me to open my eyes, that I am being taken advantage of by offering too much info/resources. Some ask me how will I ever make money. 

Going to Haiti is always an experience to learn, appreciate and envy for me. I learn that what I used to think is untrue. I appreciate things that I have/grew up with. I envy the simple life, the culture and the family bonds that Haitians have. All of these experiences have changed me as a person....for the better.

I don't do this to get ahead, to impress anyone or to get rich. I experience things unbelievable to my previous judgements of a country misrepresented. I do it to educate others. I do it so that my children one day will have an archive of info different to the ones they will see on TV.

Here are some of my favorite moments in Haiti...
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What can photography do for my life? 

6/26/2013

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Jouk Li Jou Kan Foto 2013 - the 3rd annual Youth Photo Camp for Zanmi Lakay - is taking place July 26 - August 6, 2013 and there is an Indiegogo Campaign that will make it happen. The fundraising will help with unprecedented teaching and exhibition event. The opening night reception that includes local dancers, performances by the ACFFC kids, and other local Kanaval troupes, for the monthlong exhibition is Saturday August 3, 2013, at the Fosaj Art Center in Jacmel.

PLEASE consider donating to this amazing foundation: 
http://igg.me/at/ZanmiLakay-JoukLiJou-PhotoCamp/x/697072

If you'd rather help with items on their wish list, visit their blog where you'll also find more information!

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FLIRTING WITH DISASTER: A Haitian love story 

6/23/2013

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Author Janet Kleinman contacted me about a year ago via The Real Haiti. We emailed back and forth for a bit before we met in person one day. Janet wrote a book about Haiti. A love story that takes place in Haiti. Find out how this wonderful woman who has a heart for Haitian people why she wrote this story called FLIRTING WITH DISASTER.
  • CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO JANET'S INTERVIEW ON THE RADIO 
  • Buy the book here
  • Contact Janet at kleiwrite@bellsouth.net. 
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