I'm a firm believer in the first half of the saying attributed to Alexander Graham Bell: “When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.” In my experience, when one chapter has finished, the next is right there ready to jump into, full of new and different adventures. In looking back on past chapters, I attempt to remember the positive experiences, the good life lessons learned, and carry those into the next chapter, no regrets.
Izabelle and I are beginning a new chapter this summer, spending two months on the island of Kiskeya, which is the Haitian Creole spelling of the native Taino peoples' word for their homeland. Dominicans spell it Quisqueya in Spanish. More commonly this island, which contains Haiti and the Dominican Republic, is called Hispaniola, named such by Christopher Columbus when he mistakenly landed there in 1492, thinking he had arrived in India.
Well, enough for the history lesson. Izabelle and I have some grand adventures planned by reconnecting with long time friends in the Dominican Republic, helping with their family restaurant, and for Izabelle, learning more about their culture and to speak Spanish! In Haiti, I'll have a work project or two and hope to visit with friends there, as well.
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