Stepping off the plane in Haiti, David Montgomery first smelled the trash.
“I’d been through some poor countries before, but when I hit Haiti, just the smell, the trash was everywhere, just like a tour of the landfill out here,” Montgomery said.
The Anderson County magistrate’s memories of all he’s done, seen and heard on the Caribbean island run together.
After 12 trips to Haiti in 14 years, it can be difficult to keep his timeline straight.