People my age will remember when we had to take a ferry across the Ortoire River to get to Mayaro.

Though it was exciting for us children, it was slow and the mosquitoes were the biggest I've ever felt.

A bridge does make a difference to Mayaro and even to the school children across the Matelot River . It allows for two-way communication and sharing.

In Grenada , there are many bridge builders. Besides the Trinis, there is Patrick, the American, trying to communicate to the Venezuelans mending the roof of the school. From the crew of Logos 2, 45 nations were represented. We spoke to each other in broken Spanish and signs. It was like a mini United Nations working together. In a parish where the churches were destroyed, an Irish priest offers his presbytery to the Anglicans for their Sunday Service.

People who build bridges reach out to every religion, every ethnic group. They say "morning" in the maxi and the gas station. They are approachable and welcoming. They open the way for others.