earthquake in haiti

The earthquake that has wreaked devastation upon Haiti was hardly felt in Jamaica.

I am fine.

I am not sure if I felt the earthquake or not. I was in the water up to my waist at the time, and had been in the water and off and on boats all day so I was sorta sea-leggy. I do know that I noticed waves but could not find a ship that kicked up the wake, I did not think much of it. There was a tsunami warning for the North side of the island (I am South side) but it expired pretty quickly.

That said, the situation is Haiti is really bad. Now is a good time to donate. I have not heard anything about whether Peace Corps Response (formerly Crisis Corps) will go and help with the reconstruction effort. Hopefully yes, but these things take time. If there is any way for PC Jamaica volunteers to work on this effort, I will definitely try to get there.

Otherwise. Work is going well. I am really busy and we open the biodiversity centre in less than two weeks. I am learning a lot about aquarium chemistry and am getting a lot better at managing the various tanks. Generally happy, generally productive.

I reread A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. Currently rereading Tropic of Cancer. I will probably write a post on this experience as well.

To sum up
State of Haiti: Disaster.
State of Jamaica: No More Disastrous Than Usual.
State of Raz: Pretty happy. Definitely ready to go home and bathe.
State of Clothing: Trousers filthy. Keens smelling REALLY bad (what do I do about this? Any suggestions?)
Current Time: 17:35
Current Weather: Low 80's, slight southeasterly breeze.