“YES, something positive came out of Hurricane Dorian.” As a Bahamian living in Florida, I learned from the news that Abaco and Grand Bahama survivors were being evacuated to Nassau so I flew down for a week to assist my fellow Bahamians in any way possible.

My aunt, Mary Alice (Sissa) Wassitsch of Lake Cunningham informed me that many volunteers were already set up in the evacuation and relocation process going on in large outdoor tents at Odyssey Aviation, but that more and more helpers would be needed as the number of evacuees was rapidly increasing once residents of Abaco and Grand Bahama realised their homes were no longer habitable.

I mentioned to my aunt that my ability to speak French (from living in Francophone European and African countries for 11 years) might be helpful to facilitate communication with the hundreds of Haitians who spoke little to no English and asked her if they needed any more help.

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