Mitch Albom

I think we have about 16 in college and one in medical school in his third year, one going to medical school.

But life in Haiti at the orphanage is brutal.

And I can't even fly into Haiti.

Port-au-Prince anymore.

I have to fly into Cap-Haitien, which is a little town up north, about a hundred and some miles from Port-au-Prince, and then take a helicopter just to try to land on a hill.

I try to go every month.

Yeah.

I mean, the gang violence sometimes makes it impossible, but otherwise I go every month.

And, you know, I look at these kids as my family, you know, and we have a great staff there.

But we have to take armored cars if we go anywhere.

Our kids haven't been outside of the orphanage in over four years.

They have not set foot outside.

Imagine that.

It's not safe.

You know, electricity, maybe you get it a couple hours a day.

There are days you don't get it at all.

Diesel fuel is dangerous.

Ridiculously expensive.

Water is difficult to find.

And I constantly try to trumpet, you know, this country is just off our coast.