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I would love to go back to Haiti and see if the poverty and the infrastructure has improved at all. But I would also like to go back just to see the kids who i spent most of my time with. The kids in the pediatric center really made an impact on me and showed me that they are able to be happy, even after everything that they have gone through. I could tell that me, my brother, and this other junior girl helped them to feel better and smile. I know this because by my second day, right when i would enter the pediatric center, all the kids would yell, "Jackie, Jackie, come here!" Also this one boy named Jacky, ran up to me and gave me a hug right when i would enter the pediatric center in the morning. This made me really happy. 

While i was there, i also spent time with one girl named Faina. She was a little shy and spent most of her time in the better trying to shelter from the intense heat. She lost her leg and hurt her hand during the earthquake. I did some occupation therapy with her by painting with her hurt hand. By her painting it would move and work the muscles in her hand. This would eventually make it better. She loved painting and when she was done with one of them, she made another painting, and gave it to me. After she gave me one of the paintings, she gave me a hug. By her painting me a picture and giving me a hug, i could tell that she liked me and was happy that i had spent time with her. It also made me happy that she gave me a hug and a painting because it showed me that she was happy and that she liked me.

I would love to have the experience to go back to Haiti again and see how everyone is doing!