Episode 16 - Jennifer Duverseau: Ayiti Cheri

In this episode we speak to Jen Duverseau, a fellow teacher and friend of the show after working together at a school in Haiti. Originally from Canada, she has since lived and taught in South Korea, Czech Republic, Honduras, Turkey and Haiti. Now based in Guatemala, unsurprisingly, Jen has plenty of interesting and unique tales to share.

Despite only taking her first flight abroad at 18, she has set foot in many countries that most have never been to since then, and is certainly not averse to dangerous lands.

We go into detail about the place she considers her second home which, despite boasting wonderful landscapes and holds so many great memories, is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. She talks about political unrest, how she was evacuated out by helicopter and also the loss of a good friend who was gunned down outside the school we taught at.

Also mentioned is why people flock to the sea for some hanky panky, the gateway to the Amazon, where to get the best beer in the world for $1 and why Jen really wants to visit the city where everything is white and has a ‘fire of hell’.

As usual, spoilers below.

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Country No.1: Haiti
Activity: Hike from Furcy to Jacmel. Cap-Haïtien
Food: Griot and pikliz with plantain (pork and ‘coleslaw’)
Anything else/links….

Hand in Hand for Haiti on Instagram

Hand in Hand for Haiti

Pikliz recipe

Country No.2: Czech Republic
Activity: Český Krumlov pub crawl rafting down the river
Food: Fried cheese

Things you might not know about Czech beer

Country No. 3: Suriname
Activity: go to the Amazon
Food: Roti
Anything else/links….

Wildcard: Turkmenistan

Top Travel Tip: Be open and ready to change plans

Best Souvenir: Table cloth from Prague beer festival

Travel Bubble Film Club

Daisies, Czechoslovkia(1966)

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