Hello!

My name is Paulkenson Simpson.  I’m from Mirbalais, Haiti and had lived in the Hope for the Children of Haiti orphanage since I was 5 years old. 

My life at the pension was a lot of fun.  In the pension, there were 60 children (30 girls/30 boys).  I had close to ten years at the orphanage.  Now I am living in the US.  I was adopted by Neilani and Douglas Simpson.  The reason I wanted to be adopted is that I wanted to be a regular child even though my parents won’t be my biological parents.  I did want to have activities and be able to know life outside the orphanage and to live on my own.  I also wanted to enjoy being in a family because my mother died and I have never known about my father at all. 

Living in the US is really exciting.  It’s a lot different than it was in Haiti. There is not a lot of violence as there was in Haiti, the streets are very clean and the weather is mostly cold for me.  I had never seen snow in my life, so the first time I saw snow, it was beautiful. 

 About my English, it’s one of my problems in the US.  I need it for school, for communication.  My first day of school was confusing because the school was so big and I couldn’t understand my schedule and when I went to a restaurant it was difficult for me to say what I wanted to eat if mom or dad didn’t say it for me.  But now everything is starting to get easy because my English is getting better. 

For my future I don’t know what I want to do. Everyday I’m trying to think about it and I’m getting some ideas from mom, dad and me sometimes.   I’m also trying to think about going to a university after high school.  So far, I guess that everything is okay.  

So, I am thanking you for your help during the time I was in the pension. Your help gave me a chance for a better future.

I am very happy to write about my life. When I was at the pension, it was great. The children are happy everyday and they love people who help us at the pension. Everyday the children pray for the sponsors. For me, Haiti is a great country but the government was bad and they didn’t want to help the people who need help. I like Haiti.

In Haiti, everyday after school we like to play basketball and soccer if you are done with your homework. We have a lot of fun after school. When they told me Neilani and Doug want to adopt, I was very excited because I was going to live in U.S. When we were praying, we asked God to help Doctor Bernard and his wife. God helped us and now I am in the U.S. living my life.

In the U.S. everything changed - church, school, weather. School is not difficult for me. I am going good at school. I play soccer in the fall and Basketball in the winter. I make a lot of friends at school. My Favorite subjects are math and history.

I thank God for the opportunity you give me to live in the United States and have a family. The family loves me and helps me to be someone good for the country. I am feeling happy to have a family and live in the U.S. I am very happy because I’m adopted. 

Thank you,

Ephesien Leon Simpson