Conversations with friends, in class, and in my head also rocked my world.
You mean, like, are you serious? Real Christians enjoy alcohol and still consider themselves Christians?
You mean life under a dictator was all-around better than it is now?
You mean the US government really screwed some things up in their dealings with Haiti?
You mean, democracy isn't a one-size-fits-all government model?
The guys think that I was the one who told about the drugs? (I wasn't. I didn't have a clue.)
Being the minority sucks sometimes.
After what I've seen ... how can I live life like I did before?
The list goes on. I won't bore you with a comprehensive list, but merely to say, that when I say that my world was turned upside-down at 17, it really was. No wonder I was so confused for 3 years. It took 3 years to finally come to terms with who I was, who I was becoming, and how to relate to people again - with this new perspective.
When I talked to my colleague, she was still obviously reeling from what she had seen and learned. Sometimes we have to live in that struggle for an uncomfortable and uncertain amount of time in order to come out on the other side. And even still, the "other side" includes struggle and discomfort.
I like this series on what you learned in Haiti. Hope you start feeling better soon!
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