Introduction

As you can read over to the right, my name is Craig and I am currently a graduate student in the Latin American and Caribbean Center at FIU in Miami. I completed my undergraduate work in the Whitehead School of Diplomacy at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey. I’ve started this blog as a platform upon which to build. Though I hope to document my own story as it happens, my principal concern will be to weave my own experiences into the epic landscape of Haiti and its beautiful people. As I will likely discuss in greater detail in later posts, the cause of Haiti is the cause of good. The very existence of the Haitian republic represents the triumph of slave over master –of right over wrong and good over evil. As you can guess by the title of this humble little blog my focus is on trees and the Haitian environment. Deforestation and the cycle of poverty, as well as reforestation efforts (for lack of better technical terminology) are the general focus of my research. I look forward to whatever lays ahead and to employing this blog as an outlet for recording my experiences. Check back for updates and please feel free to post your own comments and feedback!