by Lauren Neal | Sep 7, 2023 | BLOG
How Freely They Flew Since the earthquake in 2010, Haitians began migrating to Chile and Brazil in search of employment. But with the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, it became increasingly difficult to find and keep jobs, forcing many north to Mexico. In...
by Lauren Neal | Sep 7, 2023 | BLOG
Fractured Identity, Fragmented Memory For 15 years, I traveled back and forth to Haiti. Between 2013 and 2017, I lived and worked on the ground full-time. In many ways, it became home; more than home, really. It became an all-encompassing identity, fractured by two...
by Lauren Neal | Sep 6, 2023 | BLOG
Finding Stillness in Transience Everything feels uncertain and yet certain all at once. Each morning, I raise the blinds halfway. The sun casts shadows through my living room windows. Suddenly, the contrast of light and dark doesn’t feel so heavy. I peer out into the...
by Lauren Neal | Sep 5, 2023 | BLOG
A Portuguese Memory In January 2023, I spent a week exploring Portugal with my friend, Matisse, who invited me along on her month-long trip as she made a rather momumental life decision — whether or not she’d relocate across the Atlantic to call Lisbon her home....
by Lauren Neal | Jan 9, 2022 | BLOG
A Rush Hour Epiphany: On the Road in Haiti Dusk begins to fall like a sigh of relief after a long day’s work; blood, sweat and tears in its most literal sense. A stagnant line of vehicles is evidence of the journey home for many. Hues of pastel paint the sky, a thick...
by Lauren Neal | Jan 1, 2022 | BLOG
A New Year: Looking Back & Looking Ahead At the end of 2020, hopeful optimism hung in the air. The calendar’s turnover was like an offer of respite for the weary; a long, deep exhale; an accomplished sense of relief I imagine most marathon runners feel as they...
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