Jessica O’Sullivan Blog – DAY 1

The eagle has landed! Almost a day after leaving Dublin we’ve finally arrived at the village we’re going to call home for the next seven days. To say it’s a shock to the senses would be an understatement but Leslie and his crew were here to welcome each of us with a smile and a handshake that said, ‘thanks for coming, we’re about to do something very special together’. The excitement brewing among the volunteers this evening is electric – George Hook gave a rousing speech that was worthy of a scene from Braveheart and it’s hard to believe that after 8 months of hard work fundraising we’re finally here in Haiti. Getting off the buses we were greeted by the wonderful people we are here to help. The local school children performed Haitian songs and dances for us and you’d have to be extremely hard of heart not to feel moved by their spirits – when I saw them it finally sunk in what we’re here to do. I could finally put a face to the people we were here to help and I’m looking forward to getting to know them and my fellow volunteers over the next seven days…