I want to be one of those people

We leave this afternoon to head back to the states.

What I have experienced and seen in Haiti is hard to put to words, but I will try.

The reality is that Haiti is a very broken place. It's easy to be consumed by the feeling of hopelessness.

It's easy to feel like the little I've done doesn't matter in the grand scheme what what Haiti has to overcome.

There are people here invested in the future of Haiti, to bring them hope.

There are those that moved in after the earthquake happened, "aid" is what they called it, but most has already moved back out of Haiti. And while it helped for a brief time, there still is much that needs to be done to even return Haiti to how it was before, even if it wasn't that good.

Many Haitians in the city turn their nose to Americans because they have been burned by the aid.

People are still living and staying under buildings that could fall completely at any minute.
Rubble still covers many roads.
People are living in tents, side by side by side.
Parks are now tent cities.
Children are left in the riven because parents can't take care of them anymore.

Really,
What I find most inspiring and hopeful is the people that loved Haiti before the 'quake and those have come to love Haiti after the 'quake, those that are in it for the long hall. Those that love it fully, not because it is the latest trend. Those who want to see results and success in Haiti in their life time.

That's what is inspiring.

I want to be one of those people.

There is distance in the borders--in the oceans... but we are all one. I hope we never forget that.