Sitting on the white painted balcony of the decaying grandeur of the Olaffson Hotel. Sounds of the other clowns playing hot dice drift in from the next room. Today is the first day I am doing solo shows separate from the group under the auspices performing in places that Unicef partners with here in Port au Prince. Tim has replaced me in the 4 person show, so that we have a two pronged effort going now. Between us we did 5 and 1/2 shows today. We are all a little shell shocked from the intensity of the work and the intensity of the city.
I played three shows today, all three christmas celebrations that brought together parents and children. The first this morning at the CES school for mentally challenged kids,
then back at the Foyer Lakay which houses some 100 street kids, and the last show for the AMI street children’s program. It was an incredible day, and the yawns of exhaustion have set in. The shows were wonderful, there was magic in the air, and there are many stories that deserve telling. The foyer Lakay was the most amazing as some 300 plus parents and kids had gathered. 
The young adults offered some awesome performance presentations.
I was honored to participate, and I must mention the work that Clowns without Borders Canada has been doing with these youth for the past 5 years. Lots of juggling going on, and great energy.
Moshe
