ENTREPRENEURSHIP

                                      Zanglais Rebirth

The best places in the world are not always what you might think.

When I was in Aquin I used to attend party at Zanglais and practice rural medicine. At this time, it was a boring  place with a poor pubic market and some thatched houses scattered along the main road. Some families  continue to live over there, but by the mid 80s, Zanglais had been switching to a retirement place for people  back home after hard work in the US.

But, to tell the truth, it was  about this time that a kind of pioneer fond of outdoors life and adventures had been launching his well nurtured project. It was a surprise to see special people choose to live in a kind of wild life, but some of them persist and finally their dreams come true.

Today Jardin sur Mer is worth a visit and maybe more. Bob Anglade, a former Belgium resident, is back as the  bible prodigal child. He made coconuts, fruit trees and green vegetables grow while organizing fishing cooperatives. Fish men  can be observed preparing their nets and other tools in front of a bright sea. Instead of wild life with small vegetation, Jardin-sur-Mer  today displays beautiful vistas and attractive beaches open on  the turquoise waters of  Aquin bay. “ it is a work of a quarter of century” Bob Anglade tells  in an interview  with Fre Joel, a Christian American who fell in love with the Haitian countryside.

Needless to say that Jardin sur Mer would be housing very soon Haitians from the diaspora  for a short stay. Jardin sur Mer serves soft and high spirited  drink as well as fruits from its nearby fenced verger.

Bob Anglade, a native of Aquin, where still live some of his  relatives, not only loves his homeland, but also  is showing that  even with nothing creation and success remain  a human process.