Subtle Changes

When I informed friends and family that I would be going on an alternative break trip to Haiti, they could not believe it. A lot of them swore that I would come back a different person. 

Today I can announce that those people were somewhat right. I did not become someone who was extremely eco-friendly or obsessed with reducing my carbon footprint. This trip did teach me more about the effects hat my lifestyle has on other countries. It also changed my perspective on what the word help means.

So it is not me who changed per say, but rather my outlook. This shift in my outlook will lead to other changed in my life such as using less electricity or being more environmentally friendly in general.