inside the mind of a Haitian Momma

HCLI is so excited to be hosting a Haitian Tea Party at the Wyckoff Farmhouse @wyckoffmuseum this SATURDAY for the Breukelen County Fair! Come check us out from 12 - 5. We're going to be sharing some of that #goodgood Haitian Tea and learning about traditional remedies that have been used for generations in Haiti! #ReimaginingTheShift #Brooklyn #HaitianTeaParty #ReCenteringBlackness #HaitianIdentity #Zoe #ZoeLife #KreyòlAyisyen #HaitianDiaspora #Dyaspora #NouPaleKreyòlTou #WeSpeakKreyòlToo #LanguageAdvocacy #Ayiti #AyitiCheri #Haiti #BrooklynAllDayAllDay #BrooklynStandUp #Kreyòl #RevolutionaryTeaching #RevolutionaryThinking #RevolutionaryLearning #HaitiStandUp #OnlineLearning #OnlineCourse #DistanceLearning #InternetClassroom #KreyòlOnline (at Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum)

Bonjou LaFanmi Instagram! M espere tout moun anfòm! Haitian Creole for Heritage Learners is only ONE WEEK AWAY! There is still time to sign up and we would love to get you started on your language learning journey! Vin aprann lang zansèt nou. Find out why HCLI is the BEST place to be learning the #LanguageOfRevolutionaries ! [see the link in profile] OR Visit www.haitiancreoleinstitute.com #ReimaginingTheShift #ReCenteringBlackness #RevolutionaryTeaching #RevolutionaryThinking #RevolutionaryLearning #Ayiti #HaitianCreole #KreyòlAyisyen #LanguageAdvocacy #LanguageLearning #Zoe #ZoeLife #ZoeBehavior #BedStuy #BrooklynStandUp #BlackOwnedBusinesses #Diaspora #DyasporaAyisyen #NouPaleKreyòl #NouLa #HaitianIdentity #CreolesOfTheCaribbean #LangAyisyen

"Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it." - Rumi (an Kreyòl) #RevolutionaryThinking #ReCenteringBlackness #RevolutionaryTeaching #Rumi #RumiQuotes #PoetryIsLife #RumiInKreyòl #RumiAnKreyòl #LanguageLearning #RevolutionaryLanguage #LanguageOfRevolutionaries #HaitianCreole #KreyòlAyisyen #LangKreyòl #Ayiti #Haiti

It may be getting chillier outside but summer lasts forever in our hearts!! Use the code SUMMER50 at checkout for $50 OFF ALL HCLI Courses!! Now is the time to find out why HCLI is the BEST place to be learning Haitian Creole, the #LanguageOfRevolutionaries !! [LINK IN PROFILE] Or visit www.haitiancreoleinstitute.com

Check out this throwback from the HCLI Blog, "To Speak or Not…?" written by HCLI Founder Wynnie Lamour. Does this story sound familiar? Have you been through a similar experience? "At first, I didn’t realize that they were making fun of me. I mean, there I was describing my trip up to the mountains of Haiti, excited to recount how I felt to view the entire city of Port-au-Prinice bathed in sunlight as I watched from what felt like the clouds. “Te fè fwèt anpil”, I told them. “It was very cold.” Something worth sharing given the fact that just a few miles down the road it was nearly 100 degrees hot. They laughed, asking me to repeat what I had just said: “Te fè fwèt anpil”. They laughed, pointing out that I was mispronouncing the word for ‘cold’. I scrunched my face up, both in frustration and confusion. Was I being questioned about correct pronunciation by the same people who, just a couple of days ago, stressed that Kreyòl is not a real language with any real rules? Was this the same person who just earlier told me that he can’t read Kreyòl because people just write it however they want. Not wanting to seem ungrateful (I was their guest after all) I asked politely how I should be saying the word. It’s “frèt” they told me, not “fwèt”. I didn’t know whether to point out that, just like all other languages, Kreyòl has words that are sometimes pronounced in different ways. How could I make such claims to them, especially given the fact that I’m a ‘blan’ in their eyes? A traitor of sorts, who left, only to come back whenever it suits me? Internally, I sighed. What could I say without coming off as pretentious and disconnected from their reality? Instead, I laughed along with them, praying that a moment would come when all Haitians (myself included) will be able to say with pride, respect and no fear of retribution, that we speak Kreyòl." #HaitianCreole #ReCenteringBlackness #DyasporaAyisyen #HaitianDiaspora #KreyòlAyisyen #Kreyòl #LangKreyòl #LanguageAdvocacy #NouPaBlan #NouAyisyenTou #NouPaEtranje #NouKaPaleKreyòl #WeSpeakKreyòlToo #LanguageLearning #RevolutionaryThinking #RevolutionaryTeaching #RevolutionaryLearning #HonorAndRespect #HonorOurLanguage #OnèRespè (at Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn)

Attending the #WikiconferenceNA and learning how Wikipedia can be a tool for transformation and community-building. #ReCenteringBlackness #Wikipedia #Wikiconference #CommunityBuilding #HaitianCreole #KreyòlAyisyen #LanguageAdvocacy #LanguageOfRevolutionaries (at Le Centre Sheraton Montreal)

Bonjou Fam!! Our Online FLASH! Class starts TONIGHT!! There is still time to sign up. Just click the LINK IN OUR PROFILE or visit our website at www.haitiancreoleinstitute.com. This is the perfect intro to #Kreyòl or a good refresher class, in case it's been a while since you've practiced! Come find out why we're the BEST place to be learning the #LanguageOfRevolutionaries! #ReCenteringBlackness #HaitianCreole #KreyòlAyisyen #OnlineLearning #DistanceLearning #LanguageLearning #ReHumanizingHaiti #Ayiti #HaitianLanguage #OnlineClass #OnlineCourse #KreyòlFlashClass #RevolutionaryLanguage #RevolutionaryLearning #RevolutionaryThinking #RevolutionaryTeaching #Haiti #Ayiti #CaribbeanStudies #Caribbean #HaitiEverywhere #HaitianDiaspora #DyasporaAyisyen

Bonjou Fam! For the past few months, HCLI has been supporting the work of The Haiti Global Village @thehaitiglobalvillage - an organization built on the village model, using community to drive sustainable planning for Ayiti! Check out these "Ayiti Se Pa M" T-shirts! $25 delivered to anywhere in BK and $30 for shipping to anywhere in the States. Slide in our DMs for more info on how to place an order. #AyitiSePaM #HaitiGlobalVillage #RecenteringBlackness #100Shirts30Days #ZoeLife #NYCSummer

Now is the time to be learning Kreyòl! Don't be left behind as people are rediscovering their roots, learning the #LanguageOfRevolutionaries, and engaging with #Ayiti in a radically honest way. It's about time you learned how to say more than "Sa k pase"!! Check the [LINK IN PROFILE] for more information on our courses and workshops! Or visit www.haitiancreoleinstitute.com! #ZoeLife #ZoeAcademicLife #RevolutionaryParenting #RevolutionaryLearning #DaughterOfRevolutionaries #LanguageOfRevolutionaries #ReCenteringBlackness #ReHumanizingHaiti #Kreyòl #Ayiti #Haiti #HaitianAmerican #Haitians #HaitianChildren #HaitianKids #Zoe #ZoeBehavior #Dyaspora #Diaspora #LanguageLearning #HaitianCreole #CreolesOfTheCaribbean

*UPDATE* *UPDATE* Bonswa Fam! There's a brand new date for the Parent's Workshop: Saturday, July 15th! Check the link in profile for more information. Bit.ly/haitianparentsworkshop #ZoeLife #ZoeAcademicLife #RevolutionaryParenting #RevolutionaryLearning #DaughterOfRevolutionaries #LanguageOfRevolutionaries #ReCenteringBlackness #ReHumanizingHaiti #Kreyòl #Ayiti #Haiti #HaitianAmerican #Haitians #HaitianChildren #HaitianKids #Zoe #ZoeBehavior #Dyaspora #Diaspora

Today's office. Revisiting 17th Century Brooklyn while planning creatively for present-day Brooklyn! #HaitiInBrooklyn #21stCenturyMeets17thCentury #RevolutionaryLearning #RevolutionaryThinking #DaughterOfRevolutionaries #ReCenteringBlackness (at Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum)

Check out our latest blog post that talks about what we have in store for Elementary Haitian Creole I this summer!! Visit http://www.haitiancreoleinstitute.com/elementary-haitian-creole-i-is-here-for-the-summer/ OR [LINK IN PROFILE] #ZoeLife #RecenteringBlackness #Kreyòl #Ayiti #Haiti #Education #LanguageLearning #HaitianCreole #Manhattan #NYCSummer #RevolutionaryLearning #ReHumanizingHaiti #Languages #Caribbean #Creoles #SecondLanguage #CreoleStudies #AyitiNanKèM

First day of the summer intensive of Elementary Haitian Creole and we spider-mapped, talked about being born to Haitian parents and not learning Kreyòl, and planned our language learning goals for the summer! Bagay yo ap mache! Don't get left behind. NOW is your time! There is still time to sign up for class. Send us a message or email us at info[at]haitiancreoleinstitute.com for more information. [LINK IN PROFILE] #ZoeLife #RecenteringBlackness #Kreyòl #Ayiti #Haiti #Education #LanguageLearning #HaitianCreole #Manhattan #NYCSummer #RevolutionaryLearning #ReHumanizingHaiti #Languages #Caribbean #Creoles #SecondLanguage #CreoleStudies #AyitiNanKèM

Fam! Don't forget to sign up now for the Haitian Creole for Heritage Learners course! It starts next week and it's the perfect course for those who already understand Kreyòl but have never had the chance to formally study it. Li lè pou w aprann kijan pou byen li ak ekri lang Manman nou! [LINK IN PROFILE] OR Visit www.haitiancreoleinstitute.com #ZoeLife #RecenteringBlackness #Kreyòl #Ayiti #Haiti #Education #LanguageLearning #HaitianCreole #Manhattan #NYCSummer #RevolutionaryLearning #ReHumanizingHaiti #Languages #Caribbean #Creoles #SecondLanguage #CreoleStudies #AyitiNanKèM

Explore. Engage. Learn Kreyòl. [LINK IN PROFILE] ~OR~ Visit www.haitiancreoleinstitute.com for more information!! #ZoeLife #RecenteringBlackness #Kreyòl #Ayiti #Haiti #Education #LanguageLearning #HaitianCreole #Manhattan #NYCSummer #RevolutionaryLearning #ReHumanizingHaiti #Languages #Caribbean #Creoles #SecondLanguage #CreoleStudies #AyitiNanKèM

Good Morning Fam! We know the summer weather hasn't quite hit us yet here in NYC but that doesn't mean you can't get your Kreyòl on! Our summer session starts soon and we have a great variety of classes for you to choose from! Click on the [LINK IN PROFILE] for more information ~OR~ visit www.haitiancreoleinstitute.com #ZoeLife #RecenteringBlackness #Kreyòl #Ayiti #Haiti #Education #LanguageLearning #HaitianCreole #Manhattan #NYCSummer #RevolutionaryLearning #ReHumanizingHaiti #Languages #Caribbean #Creoles #SecondLanguage #CreoleStudies #AyitiNanKèM (at King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center at NYU/www.kjcc.org)

Pa di m nou pa te di w anyen. Go check out the HCLI Blog! http://www.haitiancreoleinstitute.com/languageofrevolutionaries/ [LINK IN PROFILE] #RecenteringBlackness #ReHumanizingHaiti #Languages #Caribbean #KreyòlAtNYU #RevolutionaryLearning #RevolutionaryThinking #DaughterOfRevolutionaries #LanguageOfRevolutionaries #Haiti #Kreyòl #Ayiti #Blog #Bloggers #HaitianBloggers #ZoeLife #ZoeAcademicLife #Revolution #ModernDayRevolutionaries #FanmAyisyen #HaitianWomen