Starting over

So, one big thing I was afraid of in Haiti was the airport- before I came. I was told that that would be the scariest part of going to Haiti and it was nothing- no one bothered us, it was orderly, no chaos. And since that was so easy, I should have known everything would be fine there on out.
The Y of Haiti, we're going to learn more about it this morning, but because of all the support they've received they've been able to build a completely new building after their Y was destroyed in the earthquake. They are very proud that nothing was looted from their old site, the people of the community respected them too much to steal anything. They've built the first building of its kind in Haiti- earthquake and hurricane proof. The furniture can all be collapsed quickly to make this an emergency center. It is also environmentally friendly. They wanted it to be a model in the community that they have to rebuild the right way. It was $100,000 to build and 15% of it went to pay customs including bribes to get the materials into the country. They could have rebuilt somewhere else- it would have been easier but they didn't want to let down this community. We interviewed the director, Gwenael and one of the staff Guerline and I can't wait to share it with you. It was so impactful and I think it brought tears to everyone's eyes. But right now, I'm headed out to learn some more :)