So when I was in 8th grade and 9th grade, I had the chance to spend some time in Haiti building houses and evangelizing to the people in Haiti. I know what you are thinking, another person here to tell me that I need to send money to people in Haiti and how you all need to go there to help out the people in the county because they are all so poor and helpless. But that is really not the case here, I'm here to tell you about what I learned from my time in Haiti and how I still use what I learned today.
I learned that I am extremely spoiled and I take everything I have here for granted and that I really need to start being thankful for all that I have. These people are literally happy with anything, they are happy if they get a piece of rotten food. They are always smiling, and that is something that I really noticed, their smiles are so bright and welcoming. They take their dental care very seriously, and because of that, the smiles are very bright in comparison to their faces.
Going to this place and seeing what these people lived through and how happy they are with how little they really do have, made me even happier in my own life with the people that I have and the things that I have. It made me know that I ask for way too much all the time, I always complain if I don't have the newest, nicest phone, or the best car, or the newest clothes. It was an eye opening experience that I am so grateful that I had the chance to experience.
I also fell in love with the food, and it made me really appreciative to know that my mom didn't have to go out and search for food all day. Although I loved the food that they made there and wished that I knew how to make all of it, I'm really glad that I have the convenience of being able to go anywhere I want for food and be able to get whatever I want. It also made me some what sick to know that I literally threw a fit when I did not get to eat what I wanted to eat.
Another thing that I learned is that I'm really glad we have rules here for when it comes to driving. I can not count the amount of times that I almost died while being on the roads there. I'm really happy that there are laws in place to help keep me from dying while I'm out on the road.
I just really enjoyed my time in Haiti and I really want to go back and I just learned so much from being there. I highly suggest that if you are searching for something in your life that taking a trip like this, even to somewhere else in the country that has a different culture than you do. It would help you find stuff out about yourself and how good you really have it. It'll also just make you feel like you did something so amazing and fullfilling in your life. I will be writing about more of my Haiti experience at a later time, it's worth reading.
