Adaptation In Haiti

After spending ten days in Haiti, I came to realize how spoiled and easy life is for me. Seeing the Haitian people’s daily work and living conditions really has had an impact on how I view various situations. Adaptation is a part of human nature. People in the United States have adapted to various diseases and their way of life, just like the people of Haiti adapt to different diseases and their ways of life. Disease and poverty still control Haiti and those who live in it, unlike those of us living in the U.S. The country has received millions of dollars in aid since the earthquake in 2010, but how much longer until they can support themselves?
“Today, much of Port-au-Prince looks like it did before the quake,” states Peter Granitz. My experience of Haiti was the year
For the rest of the week, typically women and children will have to walk miles to get water. Water that is found is more than likely river water. People bathe in the rivers and they are usually filled with sewage. The people seem to think dirty water is better than no water, which may be true in regards to hydration. This water gives people cholera or parasites that will not only make them sick, but could potentially kill them. Ultimately, this is one of many reasons disease rates are so high in this poverty stricken country and unless a miracle unleashes clean water for everyone, it will remain this way for a lengthy amount of time. While in Haiti, we attended a church service at four in the morning. Most of the Haitian people that attended were men who wake up early every morning for the service and go looking for work after when it ends. If they were lucky enough to find work, they would work on that task for most of the day until they had to go home. These men worked a whole day of hard labor in hopes of being able to provide their families with something to