By Savannah Bowen
Those of us living in Western nations often think of “underdeveloped” countries and try to imagine living in those circumstances. We wonder how a person could possibly navigate the difficulties they face and still find ways to be joyous. It’s something that I hear all the time from visitors coming to Haiti, often well-meaning folks trying to find something nice to say despite all the not-so-nice things that they may have witnessed during their trip.
Those of us living in Western nations often think of “underdeveloped” countries and try to imagine living in those circumstances. We wonder how a person could possibly navigate the difficulties they face and still find ways to be joyous. It’s something that I hear all the time from visitors coming to Haiti, often well-meaning folks trying to find something nice to say despite all the not-so-nice things that they may have witnessed during their trip.
