I have always considered myself fortunate to have a culturally diverse group of friends. The diversity that I have experienced allows me to get a glimpse of the world not only through my eyes but also through the viewpoint of others who come from a different background. Over the last few months one of the people who I have been mentoring at work happens to be from, and still has family living in Haiti. Over the last week we obviously spent a lot of time talking about the earthquake.
Although I haven’t talked to him since last week, as of this past Friday Alex still has family unaccounted for in Haiti. Although you can tell by his general demeanor that the thoughts weigh heavy, he still somehow remains upbeat. Through our talks he has given me a greater sense of what life in Haiti is like. His stories about his childhood, family and life in general led to me having a fuller understanding of the devastating impact the quake has had. In Alex’s own words “if the Sun continues to shine for a thousand more years, Haiti will never be the same”.
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