So, guess where Hannah is?! HAITI! Day one was amazing. The airport situation was extremely scary, because everyone just tries to grab your bags and you’re only option (that they actually pay attention to) is to yell “No!, No!, No!” until they stop. So, Haitians first impression of Hannah was that she was very .. erm, forceful. Possibly much different than what Americans think of me. Once we got through the airport, the team split into two trucks. I rode with Serge to the guest house. That might have honestly been the most impacting 30ish minutes of my life. You know all of that stuff you see on tv?! Well, it’s no joke. I’ve never seen anything like what these people live in, ever. There are actually tent cities. Yes, people who live in tents on ground that is nasty because pigs just wonder around rummaging through the trash that is dumped on the streets. I don’t know why I didn’t think that there wouldn’t be, because I have seen the news reports and heard the stories but to witness the destruction and the lifestyle that these people live in leaves me at a loss for words.
I made myself promise that I wouldn’t cry because these people don’t need my tears, but I’ll admit that I had to choke back tears several times today. My life today has felt like a movie from the second I step off the plane in Haiti. I have seen things that I “knew” existed but didn’t “believe” existed. I have found a new love for everything I have in life that I, at this very moment, feel I don’t deserve. What makes me more ‘worthy’ of my home, my car, food, and even my education than these people who may not ever know anything more in life than this?! I am using the word ‘this’ because I honestly have no words to describe it. I’ll post a few pictures, but I’m going to try and get some more tomorrow on the truck ride to AFCA. Speaking of AFCA, I met the girls today and I love them all! More about them tomorrow, right now its 7:30 and I am exhausted.
Love to you all.
Blessings,
Han
I know the quality isn't good because I had to upload it small, but this is the tent city inside of AFCA.
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