Raymond, our Canadian volunteer, started painting the second floor of the elementary school the blue that you see in the above photo. Not being Haitian, he failed to see that this particular shade of blue with white trim is the traditional color of police stations throughout Haiti. I didn't take the jokes too seriously but my staff insisted that the color be changed. So Raymond began painting the first floor a charcoal gray hoping that the totality would be acceptable. The most positive response so far has been raised eyebrows. Just another reminder that we are guests here in Haiti and that we must be sensitive to the culture.
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