Crismen

George and Crismen live right across the street from us, behind the Whites...another MAF family. They have two boys, Hans (7) and Zach (12). When the boys were little, the Whites were hoping they would teach their kids, William (9) and Abby (6), to speak Creole. The reverse happened. Zach and Hans speak perfect English!!!
George and Crismen have worked for the various residents of this house for probably 10-15 years, so they kind of came with the house. George comes on Tues., Thurs., and Sat. to sweep leaves outside. He also has been SO helpful with things like getting the water trucks to fill the pool, helping answer questions when people have come to work on our house, hauling off boxes and scrap wood that will not be hauled by the normal trash collectors....just all of these little details.
Crismen comes Mon., Wed. and Fri. for about three hours at a time to sweep and mop, dust, do some general cleaning, and on Wednesdays she cooks Haitian food for us. She is a great cook! We have enjoyed everything she has made so far. She also knows a lot about the house and has been helpful with practicing Creole and teaching me new words.
She brought some Easter food over Friday afternoon, and then came to get her containers back and see the pool-filling progress after a Friday night service at her church. She looked so pretty in her dress and with earrings so I got her picture.