*In "ugh" news: a few strong mini-earthquakes in last 24 hours (haven't read up much on the geology, but heard it's too late for them to be accurately called aftershocks). One last night at 1 AM; I was awake, standing in Kristina & Abbey's room because night interpreter Yves woke us to say he thought the generator wouldn't have enough gas through the night... with 2 people on oxygen (fortunately it did). That was 4.0.
This afternoon, a 4.4 right under Leogane. Was also in the house at the time, so feel them more there than on bare ground. Loud commotion from clinic and the nearby displacement camp. It only feels strange to me.... but can't imagine how terrifying for people who lived the first horror.
*In happy news: noticing others' compassion probably gives me more pleasure than anything else, and there's plenty of shared compassion here.
Natasha, one of the night nurses, comes to the house every evening to bring Emily to the hospital. She almost squeals as she walks in the door, picking up "her" baby, to watch all night.
Frantzy, the facilities/trash worker, notices it's extra hot in clinic today, so comes to me to get more water for people.
Every day, I go to market to get a plate of food for Williamson, our resident orphan (hopefully Save the Children will offer guidance tomorrow on his situation). We try to feed him as much as we can, but he's become pretty ravenous. Today, he jumps to take the styrofoam carrier from me, scurries to his bed, scrummages through his acquired belongings for an extra tin plate and spoon.... and carefully divides his food in two. To share with his friend, housekeeper's son Jonas.
He even split the chicken wing with his hands.
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