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2am to noon - our background "white" noise
60 some roosters next door - 0 people - 100s of icky birds
Why? Uh? Because we did something bad and deserve punishment???
Number one conversation at 3am every single night of the week:
Tara - "Troy, is that Lydie crying? Do you hear her?"
Troy- "No. It is the roosters. Go back to sleep."
It has been at least a year since I last griped and whined about this. If you'll just listen to this over and over again for about 10 hours as an act of solidarity we would feel supremely loved and understood. Whew, I feel much better again, thanks for listening.
21 comments:
That's hilarious - I always thought it sounded like one of the children crying out too! It's weird though, the things we hated when we were there are the things we miss now. Hang in there!
We woke up this morning and the first thing Chris said was, "It's really quiet. No roosters." And ours are just the random locals, not a rooster farm next door.
I always think Olivia is crying too, then I realize that it's someone elses kid in the neighborhood. :(
Are they IN THE ROOM with you? That's LOUD!! You have my utmost sympathy! Love, Sharon
So is it illegal in Haiti to shot the culprits and have them for dinner? At least then you'd getting chicken breasts!
What makes the crow at 2:00 am? I thought they crowed when the sun was coming up! I'm a farm girl, but we never had roosters!
I'm sorry for your pain!
~Amy in WI
oh man. the 'distant' roosters and dogs kept us awake while we were there, so I can only imagine!
When you're out of the city, it's fairly 'quiet' so we heard EVERYTHING. The guesthouse workers conversing, arguing, walking, singing...the construction workers a few houses down singing out...a guy playing his guitar.
So it's never quiet, really. But it's quiet enough to HEAR all of that. Does that make sense?
Anyway, you have my SYMPATHY!
Tara -
I remember some of the people on our team whining about the roosters every day. It was interesting that the person who whined the most grew up on a farm.
My sympathies to you. Glad you have Troy.
Debbie Woodward
You are loved, but I couldn't even make it through the entire 40+ seconds.
Erin
roosters crowing are like music to my ears. okay, not really. but i honestly don't even notice them. i HEAR them, but it's just as normal as breathing. i breath- a rooster crows. :)
I didn't know roosters migrate! I am sure we heard those same fellows while staying in the Guatemalan countryside.
I am so sorry you have to endure that every night. It's a wonder you can still be Christ-like after sleeping with that all the time.
God bless,
Julie
So would it put you out of the "Mother of the Year" award race if you wore ear plugs?
Troy, I am pretty sure there is no such award for fathers so I say go for it, remove yourself from all sounds. I mean really, rooters and crying babies, they are both equivalent in the sleep deprivation category.
I always thought roosters crowed in the morning til I lived in Haiti...found out they can crow 24/7. Get some earplugs!Right now I'd be willing to hear the roosters crow all night if only I could be in Haiti picking up my little gal to bring her home...boo, hoo!
Wow. Seriously. Do you EVER get used to that? 43 seconds of it was enough for me! You need a Rooster Whisperer. Hm....
Meri
Let me just say that we are missionaries in Costa Rica and I went to bed at 10:30 p.m. and have now been up since 2 a.m. due to dogs next door to us and the "flock" of turkeys and chickens! I too, thought chickens only crowed during light hours, but not hear and don't even get up and go to the bathroom in the middle of the night and turn on the light..it makes it even worse! I truly feel your pain! I am exhausted! I am, however, grateful for our 72-hour departure next week for VISA renewal, returning to a quiet hotel in Nicaragua where we will "coma-sleep".
It brings me back to my missionary days in Portugal. I thought they were only crazy there. I wonder if there is a way to get them to go somewhere else during sleeping hours? Hmmm that is just too much to deal with every night. Good luck to you guys. ~ Marilee
Wow. I think I just found the answer for what to do the next time my RADish gives me the "I just want to go back and live in Haiti" spiel...
Gotta love the developing world!
I kind of (only kind of) miss that sound... and the mix tape of 80's love songs our neighbor would blast at all hours... may the roosters sleep for you tonight.
mixed tape. aaaahhh the 80's
we lasted 13 seconds. sucks to be you LOLOLOL. out Texan house mate lasted 40, but then shook his head and exited. sorry. we tried. kinda. lol
What's the point of roosters anyway?! If you just want eggs, forget the rooster. And if you want chicken dinners EVERY Sunday, then one rooster oughta do. Typical male--"Look at how BIG my voice/tail/horns are..." Hahahahaha.
And I do feel your pain, we totalled about 22 days in Haiti over a period of about eight months--between the heat, humidity, and Foghorn Leghorn, we slept around 14 minutes.
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