The haircut

It feels altogether vain to be blogging about a haircut – in Haiti - but give me a moment to explain.  Before moving here, I (Julie) had entertained the idea of growing out my hair to be culturally aware/sensitive - even going as far as getting others opinions that travel to or live in Haiti and decided my shorter hairstyle would fit in just fine.  However those with short hair know that it is a) imperative to find someone you trust to cut your hair - not much or any "wiggle room" for mistakes when it is short :) and b) hair will need to be cut every 4 or 5 weeks depending on style.  The one piece I did not fully think through was where I would go to get my haircut in Haiti as the ladies here have much coarser hair thus cutting it is much different.  (Side note: Anyone interested in coming to Haiti to cut American’s hair and teach the techniques here, please let me know as there are atleast 10 ladies that I know who would LOVE to benefit from this!)  Two haircuts and 11 months later, I was talking with my dear friend Yvenise and she said she could help me … I almost broke out in the Hallelujah chorus!  The morning we met at the studio, I didn’t know what to expect but knew that I trusted Yvenise and God reminded me that every day in Haiti is an adventure!  Here is the "before" picture that Gerritt took:

Here is the "after":

While I really like the style, the cut itself was uneven in parts so my wonderful husband came to the rescue to clean it up!  This is on the list of "much easier in the United States", but the months of waiting make for a good story to share with all of you :)