So I have yet to blog about Haiti, things were just crazy as soon as I got back. I had to start a new semester of classes the day after I got back...but now I can fill you guys in on how it went...it was amazing. I've been on missions trips before but this was my first international trip. So going through customs and riding on the really big plane was all new to me. I finally got to use my passport which was very exciting!!! Some people know but I've tried to go to Haiti 4 times before this trip, yes 4 times. I had wanted to go really bad each time but the country's political situation was just really volatile at the time, and every time the trip got cancelled because of that reason. I had given up on going to Haiti but some friends talked me into trying again, and I guess in this case the 5th time was a charm. There was a lot of things I had to get used to like the language difference, the pace of things - in America we go, go, go but in Haiti most of the time you wait, wait, wait. There also was the cold shower thing and the dust. Being in Haiti made me appreciate that I have it really good in the U.S. and I didn't really realize it until I saw how the people in Haiti live. We unloaded a semi trailer one day and then worked at a medical clinic in Thomazeau for the other four days, and on the weekends we were able to just take it easy and we even got to go to a Haitian wedding. The thing that stands out the most from the trip is just the Haitian people that we worked with and served. We saw so many people during the medical clinic, over 200 a day a couple of the days - it was pretty hectic, and these people have next to nothing, its pretty heart breaking. I worked in "triage" which is where everyone got their weight, temperature, and blood pressure taken. I was the official weight taker. It was hard because I could communicate very limitedly with them, but I would just smile at them and some of them looked back through very broken eyes. A lot of the kids had orangish hair which meant they were malnourished. The worst was probably when I held an 18 lb. 4 year old who was bundled in blankets like a baby, he couldn't stand or walk. I had to fight back tears quite a few times. Its hard just feeling helpless and wanting to save these people from their dire circumstances. I think I'm still processing everything My team also hung out at a boys orphanage most nights in Port au Prince. We would eat dinner there and just hang out with the kids. This was a lot of fun. There was a couple of boys who were my buddies for the week Luc and Gatson, they were sweethearts. It was great building relationships with the Haitian people. We worked with quite a few interpreters and they were all great. I'm excited to go back again and think I will try to go again next January. I also posted more pics under my photos section 
This is Gatson and I, my white hair is from the dust :), and the date is wrong in my pics cause it was a new camera and I didn't know how to fix it yet, but I finally figured it out :) 
This is Luc, he's a sweetie! 
This is Julner and I at Ya-Ya's wedding, one of the Haitian nurses we worked with, he was one of the interpreters, and he lives at Pastor J's orphanage 
This is Hercule and I at the wedding, he interpreted for us and he also teaches at Pastor J's school, and he lives at the orphanage too. | 
