From the darkness of disaster…
I first met Maya Gurung last year, a few days after a massive earthquake struck Nepal. Maya was recovering from the amputation of her left leg at a Kathmandu hospital.…
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April 24, 2016
We said we would not forget Haiti
I spoke with my friend Jean Mariot Cleophat by phone today. It has been five years since I first met him. He was my guide for much of my…
January 12, 2015
'Misery adds to misery'
A year ago, I wrote a blog that began like this: "My heart breaks."I had just arrived in Haiti after the earthquake and the scale of suffering was shocking.A year…
January 9, 2011
Survival — and love
I first met Falone Maxi when she was lying on a mattress on the dirt. A sheet was her roof. But she liked it that way. Healing from her wounds…
December 28, 2010
After 'le catastrophe'
Four months on, horror has given way to acceptance. But desperation is everywhere in Haiti.Here is the link to my slide show on CNN.http://bit.ly/cf7JlT
May 15, 2010
Celebrity in Haiti
I spent time with Sean Penn in Haiti for CNN.Read my story at http://bit.ly/cROzVw
May 9, 2010
More about Mariot
You read about Mariot in an earlier post. In January and February, he was hired by CNN to drive us around. On my latest trip, he drove me around and…
May 7, 2010
The rainy season
It rained heavily in Port-au-Prince tonight. I stood in the balcony of the Plaza hotel -- the exact spot from which Anderson Cooper broadcasted his show in January -- and…
May 3, 2010
Back to Haiti
I returned to Port-au-Prince yesterday.Before January, it was a city known to me only through books and a few films and of course, the news – always bad news. But…
April 30, 2010