Thanks to nine years of educational French (eighth grade through my senior year in college–in fact, it was one of my two majors in college) and a couple of years working and living in France, I can read, write and speak French pretty well.
This skill came in handy yesterday, when I got a call from Jesuit Refugee Services USA to translate a document for them from their people in Haiti. It was a statement in French that was read at a press conference in Haiti detailing the organization’s observations and beliefs following the horrific, devastating earthquake on Jan. 12. I believe they will be posting it online tomorrow.
It’s not photography, but it was a lot of fun to do, and I look forward to working with JRS again!
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