A day in the life of.

Life for a 12 year old girl in Haiti in the conditions that it's in today would be very difficult. Given the circumstances, the girl would have already been in poverty to begin with; after the massive earthquake that destroyed homes, the land and killed thousands of people; the chid growing up in poverty would already have basic knowledge and instincts and living techniques that would help them survive the conditions that Haiti is in.

My life wouldn't compare at all to that of a 12 year old i Haiti when I was 12. The only comparison would have to be when I was about 11 living in puerto Rico, I did experience being in an earthquake, the house didn't fly away or anything, but that fear of not knowing whats going to happen and being completely out of control and helpless is something I know those people in general had to of felt at some point.

This 12 year old girl who lived threw one of the worst earthquakes in history will grow up watching the "re-birth" of a new nation. She will only have barely finished the seventh grade because of the country's shortages in educational supplies and qualified teachers. She will have a routine lifestyle that would seem impossible for me and soon marry and have children. They will grow up in a better environment then she did because of the changes over the years and be at a higher chance of a good education and stable job opportunities.