So for the most part living in Haiti is pretty great! The
most beautiful people, warm weather, beautiful mountains, vast oceans, yummy
fruit and veggies, and a colourful culture….but then there’s the not so
beautiful things…..big, hairy, scary, tarantulas.
One night not too long ago Amanda came sauntering into the
main dining area and was in a state of panic, she was trying to hide how scared
she was but you could see the fear in her eyes. She then proceeded to tell us
that she had been stuck in the room for the last half hour because a tarantula
was right outside our bedroom door. She was tempted to even facebook me to come
and help her out but after spitting on the spider and shining her light on it,
it moved far enough away from the door that she could run as fast as she could
away from this hairy creature. She then told us she had been texting people at
home to ask them if tarantulas existed in Haiti. Then it was time to show us
the picture she took of it…and I was thinking oh it doesn’t look that big until
we all decided to go and have show and tell time.
Honestly I never really
realized spiders that big existed and yes I have been here 5 times and this was
my first time seeing a tarantula. Let’s just say I ended up on a chair!
