Sankofa: Lettuce goes to Haiti

It's finally happening y'all! I've just purchased my flight to Haiti (and at $99 each way -- cause I'm a hustla, kiiid)! I'm finally going to see where I come from, where blood lines run. I can't even begin to express my sheer gratitude and joy for this most important dream to actually become a real! I'm arriving in Port-au-Prince on January 7th and returning to New York on February 2 -- just in time for a new crop of ISVP students and Orientation on the 4th. Gosh! I'm going to meet my people and see my skies and learn my tongue and explore... and hopefully when I return to New York, I'll be a more humble and gracious person; grown and more sharply tuned in to my daily blessings. What I'm especially looking forward to is a bit of spiritual enlightening. I want to return a happier, or at least more fulfilled young lady.


I'm actually doing something I said I was going to do! And what a spectacular way to begin a year. I have to start working on my Idiot's Guide to Fresher Lettuce: 2008 Edition (stay tuned). Stripping down to the bear minimum. No accessories. No labels. No email. Just me and my family and my people and my growth.

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