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The First of Many

My name is Becca, and I am a Haiti Adoption Caseworker for Children of All Nations. Welcome to my blog! Some of you may know me as their personal caseworker, many of you have never met me. I am not writing this blog to increase the size of my caseload or to convince you to pursue adoption. I am writing this blog to dissect just how joyful, sweaty, depressing, humbling, and rewarding visiting and working in Haiti has been for me. Perhaps you have been to Haiti yourself, and you can relate to the emotions I will describe in this blog. This story, like many, will start from the beginning and will firstly focus on first impressions. Many say that first impressions are everything, right? *View from a creche in Port-au-Prince, Haiti* When I accepted the position as CAN's Haiti Adoption Caseworker, I knew I was taking on a big task. Not only did the job entail working diligently on cases from a computer in a comfortable and cozy office, but it involved traveling to and working i