So I know I'm about a week off from the actual anniversary of the earthquake itself...but I was browsing through information about how they are doing over there now, a year after the earthquake, and this I thought, was an amazing photo journal of some of the befores and afters of the earthquake, so I figured I'd share it. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and these really touched my heart. It makes me so thankful that I live the life that I do...where I have running water, food to eat..a roof over my head, and my education. ...and I still pray for these people frequently. They still need it.
Source: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/01/haiti_one_year_later.html
I could really go into all the negatives of life over there now with the Cholera outbreak, the fact that theres a large chunk of the relief funds these poor people still haven't gotten, the rapes, the fact that a lot of people are still living in tents, and etc... But I chose to share this not to evoke a debate, but to show what strong people they are. Check out those guys playing soccer on crutches... Just, wow.
Source: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/01/haiti_one_year_later.html
I could really go into all the negatives of life over there now with the Cholera outbreak, the fact that theres a large chunk of the relief funds these poor people still haven't gotten, the rapes, the fact that a lot of people are still living in tents, and etc... But I chose to share this not to evoke a debate, but to show what strong people they are. Check out those guys playing soccer on crutches... Just, wow.
It's a shame when stuff like this always happens in places that are already shit poor and don't need the extra attention from nature. I remember reading in an almanac about another place, Bangladesh, that's been hit by a crapload of cyclones and other really bad natural disasters throughout the decades, and every time they've had one, anywhere from 10,000 to 500,000 people have died as a result 
It's unbelievable. I suppose it's a catch-22 of sorts, because we've been able to build large, complex cities in places like the U.S. because we don't have to deal with that stuff all the time, and places like Haiti don't get much time to recover their resources in between such natural disasters (or well, hurricanes hit them most often I suppose), so it's even harder for them to get back on their feet afterward, and build complex stable cities that are more nature-resistant. 
