Roodnaëlle’s Spring of “Firsts”

In our first post about Roodnaëlle, we introduced this ambitious 12-year-old by sharing how much she loves learning and engaging with her community at St. Paul’s School and her family’s church, Legliz Pentacostal de Carrefou Lendi. Both places have offered recent opportunities for new springtime adventures that have allowed Roodnaëlle to further spread her wings.

In early February, Roodnaëlle took her first field trip with St. Paul’s School to the Musée du Panthéon National Haïtien (the National Museum in Port-au-Prince). The day was quite a long because Haiti’s capital is approximately a four-hour drive from Petit Trou, and a traffic jam on the way back caused them to arrive home after midnight. But Roodnaëlle said it was all worth it. She got to spend hours at the museum, followed by a picnic outside with her peers and teachers. She remarked how great it was to see artifacts from Haiti’s history in person that she had previously learned about in the classroom.

Roodnaëlle returned to Petit Trou in March during her spring break to visit her aunt. This time, she took the bus all by herself! She loved taking some time off from her busy schedule to spend quality time catching up with her aunt.

Another joy for Roodnaëlle is singing. She is now sharing this talent with other children at her church by leading them in a singing group on Fridays. (Watch this video on our Facebook page to hear one of her songs!) 

Nayou’s little sister Djoumia is a 15-month-old, and it’s clear that she already sees her big sister as a role model! Djoumia has watched Nayou help her family with chores around the house so much that she has even started to mimic exactly what her big sister does!