As Lisa and Lorre posted, our ASB team has one week until we encounter the adventures of Haiti! I have been packed for the trip since the last week of finals and slowly accepting how fast time has past since I first found out that I was going on the trip in September! I find myself forgetting that by this time next week we will be in Haiti. I am currently freezing and curled up in blankets as I type this post and am definitely looking forward to the warm weather. But I know the service itself will trump any warm weather. After receiving the several travel warning emails I found myself getting nervous about the trip, but once I explain what our team will be doing to a friend or stranger I grow more and more confident that we will safe and it will all be worth it. I am so excited and ready to face this new challenge and I can’t wait to meet and help the people of Haiti!
Pre-Trip Post
Like Lorre said I cannot believe we will be in Haiti in a week. Each person that I have told about our trip has almost the same reaction- they stare at me with a quizzical look and question why I would be going to such a dangerous country. I repeatedly answered with responses explaining that we would all be safe because we are working with the CCH. It was until we got the email from Amber that I realized the true dangers that are present in Haiti. I honestly have to admit that I began to have a bit of apprehension about the trip, especially when I began packing- what do I bring? But as I read Lorre’s post I have once again put my worries aside because the work that we will be doing in Haiti will be life changing. Not only will we be making a difference in Haiti but maybe we will also be able change many peoples’ negative opinions about helping the people of Haiti. So as I count the days of our trip I am eagerly awaiting to discover the beauty and culture of Haiti that is often unknown. 8 days!
Pre-Trip Post
So it is now 11: 23 January 4th, 2012. That means that in at this time in exactly 7 days we will be on the plane on our way to Haiti. I still don’t think the reality of what we’re about to do has hit me yet. Although I say it out loud, I don’t think it will be real for me until we’re on the plane or even until we land in Haiti. As I pack and get ready to leave, I can’t help but to think about all the things we will be able to do while we’re there. I am probably the most excited for the people to people interactions we will have with the people in the area. I am especially in love with our project and the fact that we’re building for widows and their children. I’m hoping that it means that we will have opportunities to interact with them as well. I definitely think this trip will be a trip that changes my life and I can only imagine how eye-opening the experience will be. I’m extremely excited and I hope to be the best volunteer I can be and learn as much as I can. The last step: Learning some Haitian Creole!