Flamamallamamaa

not enough time to really write right now, but i know if i don't just write about this now it'll keep slipping into the back of my mind, and that is how PROUDDDDDD SO SO SO SO SO PROUD i am of my friend Patrick. two days ago keegan and i spoke with him about creating a barbor shop business. we had gone to his house a few days before to get him to come to the beach with us, and he was in the middle of cutting some hair. i had no idea that was something he did for people around this community. sooo then two days ago when we were talking, we learned that there are quite a few barbor shops on this road, one in this community, one in the next. they all charge 10 haitian dollars a cut. we said, so then you should charge 8!!--this could be good for him..or not so good. it's a bad idea if it'll cause problems in the community, competitive problems. what patrick needs is enough people to come get their hair cut so that he can actually save the money he makes, instead of spending it on water for his garden, like he is now. i drew him a picture of what i thought an awesome 'ti ky'--small house--would be like on his parents property, i told him he should make one. the next day, ye (yesterday)--he comes over and says 'come to my house'--so keegan and i go and he MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADE A HOUSE FOR HIS BARBOR SHOPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!! i was and am and will be forever so happy about that. especially because people don't seem to have much faith in others around here..and some people said he wouldn't do it. and then he just did it completely by himself and with materials from his mom's garden. it looks amazing, and he let us sit and take photos and hang out while he gave his brother, Jhonny, his first haircut in his new shop. his mom was there, so smiley. she loved it too. i'm making her a purse/knap sack out of a skirt i brought that i hope she'll find use with.--keegs is giving him a pair of good scissors we may or may not be taking from the guest house we're staying at, and i got him a few new combs at the market today so hopefully these things can be a little extra push for him to stay motivated and cut hair! love it. so much.