painting nails

In Haiti i did not only spend my time with the children, but for one day i spent my time in the hospital tents painting people's nails. I did this with another girl who was a Junior in high school, named Julie. I went through every single tent asking anyone if they wanted there nails painted. Most of the people wanted this. It was amazing to see how people were so happy to see their nails after i was done painting them.

There was this group of four women all laying in bed by each other talking in Creole. I asked them if they wanted their nails done. The first woman's nails who i painted had lost a leg and had had surgery on the other leg. I painted her toes on her one leg pink with white flowers, and when i was done she gave me a hug. After this she started teaching me some Creole and i started teaching her some english. I was really astonished by the amount of english she knew in the first place. I really enjoyed talking to her and getting to know her. She introduced me to the other women who she was friends with, and they all wanted their nails done as well. They all kept telling me how beautiful and nice i was. Julie painted one of the woman's nails, while i painted someone else's. When we were all finished were said goodbye and moved onto another tent. All the woman were so grateful and happy that i painted their nails. In some cases it made some of them feel less self conscious about not having a leg or an arm.