May 25th, 2008 at 03:46
(Haiti)
Its almost one week that I am in Haiti now. Many things happened, I will not go into every detail but tell the most important things. On Wednesday I took to sick orphans to the hospital and paid all the medicine from the donations I received. It saved the life of one of the children, who was very ill. The woman who is the leader of the orphanage thanked me so often and told me that I was sent by god to save one of her children’s life. On Thursday I met with the photographer of the UN and we will probably work a little bit together.. His name is Marco, he is Italian and a really nice person. He gave me some valuable advises and helped me to get a personalized UN-card and probably a flight next week to another town called Goanaive. I also met a woman who works for USAID and she will also help me with the stories that I want to realize here.
Elie is accompanying me every day and taking care of me.. The situation here is not as dangerous as I though it would be. It’s very quite… But people are still so extremely poor…
Little boy, whose life was saved
On the way to the hospital
In the hospital
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May 19th, 2008 at 00:22
(Haiti)
I’m writing this from the airport in New York. In one hour my flight to Haiti will head off and 4 hours later I’ll arrive in Port-au-Prince.
It was a great week in New York, I spent a lot of time together with Liz.. so wonderful to see her again. Patrick, the guy who let me stay on his couch (found him through www.couchsurfing.com) became a good friend too. He is a wonderful cook and cooked me the greatest breakfast ever! He is an amazing person and I will be happy to see him again soon.
Now I will spend one month in Haiti where I will continue my documentation and as well invest the money that I raised into useful things for the poor people.
On the 18th of June I will fly from Haiti to Miami to spend one week there for another photography project. After that week I either go back to Haiti (when I feel that I haven’t done all things that I wanted to) or go together with Liz to Cuba (to make a comparison between Cuba and Haiti) or go back to New York.. I’ll see…
A few hours later
I arrived in Haiti. It’s hot and it’s great! I arrived at the airport and Natacha with a friend, Elie (my guide from last year) and Barthol (I met him at my exhibition in Luxembourg) came to welcome me. The first thing that Audel and charline said when I arrived at Natachas and Audels home was: hey, you put on some weight! (Thank you 
). They mean it as a compliment, I hate it hehe
I am going out now to shoot the celebration day of the Haitian flag.
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May 16th, 2008 at 21:17
(Haiti)
me in a fountain at the Columbus circle…
Sushi making with Patrick.. looks professional, doesnt it?
view from Empire State building
Patrick is drinking Bubble-tea… mmhhh
My beautiful Liz and me in the secret place
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May 16th, 2008 at 00:13
(Haiti)
I love New York! I arrived here on Monday evening and it is just wonderful. I am so happy to be here, met beautiful Liz again, stay with Patrick, an amazing guy..
Tueday I went with Patrick on top of the Empire State building, that was awesome! Than we went to Chinatown where we drunk Bubbletea (what an amazing invention 
I love it!) In the evening we met Liz, a friend that I know from the workshop with Philip and Donna last year and we spent the evening together. Liz showed me a secret bar; you go into a place where they sell Hot Dogs and on the right they have a little door. Behind that door you find a phone on which you press a button. Than a door opens and a waitress tells you if there is place left or not. If you are lucky (we were the second time), you can enter. It is very chic, elegant and expensive. But its a secret place.. So cool! Apparently they have many of them in New York.
Yesterday I went to the central parc with Patrick and in the middle of it we met Blackwolf, the Dragonmaster - New Yorks unofficial wizard. So funny! Afterwards we went shopping and Patrick endured me going into many shops to buy camera equipment and clothes for Haiti. In the evening we made sushi together. Patrick is an amazing cook and we created the most amazing Sushi ever It tasted as good as in the Sushi restaurants (we didnt put fish inside, just vegetables).
Today I met two wonderful people in a little shop where I spent the afternoon. One of them is the personal assistant of Nelly Furtado.. I told him that the next time she comes to Belgium, I show them the good belgian beers.. Its great what kind of people you meet in New York just like that.
I looooove New York, I wanna stay!!! But I also look forward to go back to Haiti on Sunday. I hope you people back home in Eupen are doing good (I already start talking like the Americans hehe). I send you some sunshine from shining New York!
Hugs and love for everyone!!!
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