2 Finals Down, 2 to go.. Oh, and 1 16 page paper...

Let me start by saying I hate my writing. Yet, here I sit writing all of this, and telling everyone to look at my blog, practically begging for people to follow it (DO IT!) But it is because this experience is going to be a huge part of my life. And Haiti is important to me. And Haiti will be the focus once I start my Kreyol class at UMass Boston at the end of June, and then get to Jeremie at the end of July. These first couple posts will serve to explain why I'm going, and what it means for me and everyone around me. I don't want to get tooooo personal, but I feel like it might happen. Sorry.

So after my last post I studied a little more, ate, and went to my psych exam. Finished that in 15 minutes, then went and sat and waited for my deviant exam. I think I did okay... we'll see when grades are up! My biggest stress right now is my 16 page Haiti independent study paper. I am about halfway done, but I want it to be really good. It's about Kreyol and is actually pretty interesting... but maybe that's because I love everything Haitian.

Which brings me back to the point of this blog in the first place.

This past January I went to Haiti for 10 days and it changed my life. 7 days in Port-au-Prince and 2 in Jeremie showed me so many things I didn't even know existed. (That only equals 9 days, I know I know, but we were traveling and stuff.) Orphanages, homes for the sick and dying, health fairs. Poverty and sickness, but above all that is the rich culture, and amazing, heartfelt welcome I felt from the people. 

Long story short, at the end of the 10 days, I did not want to come home. Everyone else had a great trip and was ready to return, but all I could say and think was that I didn't want to come home. I loved having no phone and no computer... nothing. Funny, since I'm on here right now, but true.

Now I'm tired and need to get up early to study for econ and finish my paper. Joy and rapture. More on Haiti later :)