Today was a hard day. Seriously. I really don't know how I held it together like I did. We went to visit the Medical Teams International exhibit about life around the world. It's shocking, in your face and just... intense. It was hard not to cry, and now thinking about it is making me tear up. I believe every single person should be able to go to it. It's called REAL. LIFE. There are so many things that this teaches you to be thankful for your life. They really use all the senses to spark such an intense experience. They use sight with hundreds of pictures of the devastation. They use smell- you can actually smell the trash that thousands of people live in in Mexico City. They use touch- you can go into some of the tents and huts people live in to actually see that 10 people live and sleep inside a 10x10 ft. space. And finally, they use sound by playing various videos throughout the exhibit, various sounds that induce tears from any and all who hear them in the section about the Moldavian children's hospitals- the cries of badly burnt children. That one really bothered me the most. I couldn't finish reading the information in that section because I was disturbed by the sounds of the children crying out in pain.
Sadly, we were not allowed to take pictures inside, but here is a video-
That was just a really rewarding experience that I wouldn't trade for anything. I hope that everyone I know has the ability to go see this excellent piece of humanity.
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