Did you know the cost of living in Haiti is the same as the U.S.? That a 2 bedroom apartment averages $1,550? A pair of jeans is $160? A cappuccino is $4.50?
Do you know the average minimum wage?
Sixty cents an hour.
The reasons are murky and politically-charged, neither of which I have a strong stomach for. And so, I say this:
Startling.
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But there are change makers walking among the soil. There is Preslee and there is Max and there is Skip and there is Riddim and there are dozens, hundreds more.
Their reasons are heartfelt and soul-charged. And so, I say this:
Grateful.
