We get around Haiti in a vehicle called a tap tap (which is what all taxis are called). We travel with a driver (Cadet or Maxim) and an interpreter (Jonas). On water day in Cite Soleil we have a third person (plus the two water truck drivers). We literally put our lives in their hands every day and it is easy to love them. The tap tap is completely covered in a metal mesh and we are able to lock it when we are not in it. I must say that Minnesotans have nothing to complain about potholes! The drivers know where they can go fast and where the road goes to one lane because that is all there is. There are no stop signs or lights so they communicate with hand gestures and honks. We have seen many close shaves and often it is better not to watch! The pedestrian is the lowest on the pecking order, and NO vehicle will stop for one. Today we stopped on the side of the road to ask for directions, and our helper got brushed with a motorcycle passing on the right - his cell phone went flying, but thankfully he was okay.
Monica