He will see many tents
people on the roof and on the floor
They are helping
He is helping
two hours
remembers photos
he hugs his aunt and cousin
sleeps in the church
He understands
Nick, Benite and Nick’s dad go on the tap-tap with their bags. There are a lot of people in the bus. There are men on the benches. There are women on the benches. There are men on the roof and on the floor. The tap-tap is hot and is not fast. The tap-tap goes for two hours.
Nick sees many (a lot of) tents. The families live in the tents because of the earthquake. There are many (a lot of) trucks with the name United Nations. The UN is helping people in Haiti. The men and women of the UN are working in Haiti. They are helping the people and the damaged houses and schools in Port-au-Prince. Benite doesn’t live in Port-au-Prince. The UN is not helping Benite’s school.
Nick is in the bus for two hours. Nick thinks about basketball and ice cream. Nick thinks about his friends and his school. Nick is hot and hears a lot of French. He hears a lot of Haitian Creole. He understands some French. Nick says, “Bonjour*” to a man. The man says, “Bon swa.**” The man is happy. Nick thinks the man is very happy.
*good morning in French.
**good afternoon in Haitian Creole
Nick sees many houses with cracks... big cracks. Nick sees many damaged houses and schools and stores. Haiti is damaged, but the man is happy. Nick doesn’t understand.
After two hours, Nick sees his uncle’s house. Nick remembers the house. There are photos of the house and school in Florida. Nick is happy to visit. He will see his aunt and his cousin, Daisy. Nick sees that the house has many cracks. Nick remembers that his aunt and uncle do not sleep in the house now. They sleep in the church. The church has cracks, but the church doesn’t have many cracks.
Nick sees his Aunt Michaelle. She is happy to see Nick. She is very happy. The tap-tap stops and Nick gets his bag. Nick walks to his aunt and hugs her.
