I was in Cap this past week that was in Haiti. I have been in Jacmel, and found them similar, with Cap larger and with a slum problem, but better for hotels and overall organization. Both have a more laid back atmosphere and populace. Demonstrations there were brief and nonviolent and did not affect my visit. There are several very hard working and effective aid organizations, notably and pertinently, Food for the Poor, along with a number of other missionary groups providing education and health services, and AIDG recently joining to work on sanitation issues in the slums. We also visited the incredible Citadel, and Labadee, which is one of the most beautiful places we have seen anywhere, and where the community works well for itself. (note: unfortunatley, Habitation Haiti is closed) It is sad to think about the effects of this past week's events on the prospects of tourists discovering any of this; we were the closest thing to tourists there, and we go due to our commitment to humanitarian work in Haiti. The potential is there, but there is no way it will happen with these kinds of problems and reports coming from Haiti and with a State Department travel warning and/or ban in effect.