Dear Journal,
After a month stay at a school in Port-au-Prince and another month stay in the poorer region called Jacsonville, I am excited to be going back to my family and the air conditioning, electricity, and all the other modern conveniences I have missed during my stay. Although as much as it was a struggle, especially in the poorer parts of Haiti, I have still had some pretty incredible experiences here and created amazing friendships that will last a lifetime. This journey I have had in Haiti has been an amazing, eye opening adventure I will never forget. I am so sad that five days from now I will be leaving for home back in the United States. I still remember the huge 15 km earthquake that shook the place where I was staying and Haiti along with it in January of 2010. Yesterday, I went to school at St. Rose of Lima where I have been going for this month I have been staying in Jacsonville. I know I was lucky to have attended one of the nicer schools in Haiti. Although, there tuition of 135 dollars is way less than John Carroll’s for sure. The students are all so kind. I know my teacher, Mrs. Dellss, who accompanied us as a chaperon on the trip knew the principle well, but still! I know I will miss them, most of all. One of the things I learned there was how Columbus was involved in Haiti’s history in addition to ours in the U.S.! Also, the school is very religious and it surprised me in a good way. Did I mention that they through a goodbye celebration for us? It was amazing. Today, I did not have school so my Haitian friends and I took a walk through the town area. It was sad how poor the areas in Haiti could get and it always touches me when I walk there. Also, we hung out down by the river while the mothers cleaned the clothes. Later I visited all of my friends in Jacsonville and began to say Goodbye. When I visited Johanne, a close friend I met when I was looking around the town one day, she was still morning over the loss of her infant born last week that died only three days ago. In Haiti, there is an 8.5 times greater chance of dying in infancy. But even though this is not uncommon, it is still extremely sad for the family. This is one of the many sad things I have found hard to deal with in Haiti. Tomorrow, we pack up and begin our journey home. It is not always easy to get where you need to go. Dirt roads that easily get muddy and become unable to travel on can make us miss our flight home. There is just so much to write about Haiti, I don’t want to stop. As much as Haiti may be a nice, eye-opening place to visit the poor parts are not the greatest place to live. I want to do everything I can to help them. Well then, pray for safe travels and for my friend I will be leaving behind in Haiti! I hope everyone has an experience like this at least once in their life.
Your friend,
Hope
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| This is the home of Johannne my firned I met one day in the town. |
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| This is St. Rose of Lima School where I attended in Jacsonville. |
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This is how muddy the roads can get when it rains.
These puttles are very deep and trucks can get stuck. |
Bibliography
If Haiti were your home instead of The United States you would... (n.d.). Retrieved January 5, 2011, from If It Were My Home.com: http://www.ifitweremyhome.com/compare/US/HT
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