yayy, Coffy's back!

[link to Coffy's blog]

Coffy flew back to chicago on wednesday. we saw Yakini that afternoon - she was all excited, had her hair done and everything! Akin seems very happy too.
we really hoped to see him at music time when we dropped Ella off at school. although the rest of the care-takers did a really good job trying to fill in for him in his absence, it wasn't quite the same. we were a little disappointed when we arrived and he wasn't there, but we completely understand: he spent the first day with his son, and then they decided that for the children's sense of continuity he will not go back to teaching just yet and wait until after the break and after they know that he's there for good.

everybody, keep your fingers crossed... hopefully his parents will fly with someone from PIH to Boston, where his mom will be operated, and then they'll come to Chicago as well. my hope is that Coffy can meet them in Boston and doesn't have to go all the way to Haiti again.

just before picking Ella from school yesterday, we had a little chat with Coffy at his home. he thanked us for all we have done, helping him share his story with the world on the blog and all and was very emotional. i felt very unworthy of all that gratitude. all i really did was punch some keys on my computer, it's not like i traveled around the world to save anyone!

anyway, we're happy to have him back.