Personal Narrative-Haiti Earthquake

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Buildings torn down and barely standing. Piles of rubble still fill the streets. Even after years of the earthquake, Haiti still hasn’t fully recovered. People taking shelter on the roads fill the city of Port Au Prince. Little children with bare feet roam begging around. The temperature must be over a hundred degrees and those children are walking on concrete without any shoes. It’s a bumpy ride going up these hills. All of us volunteers are holding on to each other, because there’s no support in this van. As we pass by all the damage, we look up to see a breathtaking view. Beautiful hills, mountains, and greenery filled the landscape. The other volunteers didn’t describe Haiti’s beautiful side to me and it took me by surprise. I am so excited …show more content…
Hundreds of people are showing up and it’s unbelievable. I’ve just taught my last class for the day and this middle-aged woman approaches me. She’s holding my hand and I can’t help but stare the wounds on her body. Her arms have scratches and she has a black eye. This man keeps yelling at her and pulls her by the arm. She lets go of me. They’re shouting back and forth in creole but I can’t understand them. He storms off in anger and she holds my hand again. She stares at me and all I can see is fear. This look it looks so familiar. I can’t help but think of my mother right now. That look this woman is giving me resembles my mothers. I sense the vulnerability, despair, and fear in her. She smiles at me then and says “Thank you.” I don’t hesitate to give her hug.
When it came time for me to come back home, I was so sad because I missed my students. I was so thankful for all the people I got to help and all the friends I made. It was truly a life changing experience for me. When I came back home that Haitian woman was still on mind. My mother has lived a long life of abuse from my father. The pain and suffering I saw in her eyes growing up were so much similar to the Haitian Woman. In some way, I felt her pain because I knew what she was going
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