I've been encouraged more than I expected during this past week in Haiti. People are out and about on major Port-au-Prince streets from 6 am into the night. My daily conversations with folks ranging from kids living on the street to an advisor for the provisional president to taxi drivers and professionals in Non-Governmental Organizations indicate that people are hopeful for the future, relieved that the impasse of January and February is behind us but also not convinced that the provisional government is going to pull things off.

One business owner who cashes checks for me, Nicolas, on a regular basis has been particularly optimistic. "There is now security, kidnappings have stopped, and we're hopeful that we're on the way to a better country." I just stopped by his business a half an hour ago and learned from his brother-in-law, that Nicolas' younger brother, owner of another business, was kidnapped last night.


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