She is 16 now and what a sweet young lady! Ada, nicknamed Jessica, came from Cap-Haïtien along with her siblings – a boy named Raphael and an older sister named Bianca. They were brought here by their aunt, with the story that their parents took a “small Haitian boat” to the US, which capsized and killed everyone. Whether this is true or not, we do not know. All we know is that we “inherited three more children” that day.

Ada “loves” to cook! She, like all the other Haitian girls here, are constantly trying out new recipes! She is very artistic! Her daily jobs are cleaning at the orphanage and anything else she is asked to do. She will be in 10th grade, and she wants to be a doctor! The kids also gave her the nickname “tet bef,” which means “cow head!! She doesn’t mind at all because she helps to give other kids their nicknames!!! Ada is sweet and will go far in her life!

Sherry