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To Haiti We Go!

Let us now delve into my first trip to Haiti a little deeper. I visited in December 2018 to lead CAN's Haiti Orphan Care Trip. I was very excited to meet the sweet kiddos that I had heard so much about! Traveling to Haiti from the United States makes you realize just how small the world really is. Living in Texas makes my journey to Port-au-Prince pretty quick and painless, but you also see how underdeveloped a country can be that's located so close to one of the richest nations on earth. (Overlooking Haiti) When I arrived in Haiti, I was greeted by several friendly Haitian faces, as well as a blast of humid and tropical air. The PAP airport is interesting to me because the pickup area is extremely chaotic. It's not like American airports where cars systematically pickup and drop off passengers as quickly as possible. In PAP hundreds of people stand around to greet their arriving guest or family member. This makes my experience of waiting for Orphan Care partici