Three months plus has passed since the recent eruption of the La Soufriere Volcano. Looking back, my emotions were mixed. I wanted the lived experience. yet the displacement of so many made for a sobering reality.
As I delved into shelter duties, which at times so overwhelmed, it was a call of duty which I willingly undertook. It became about the people and giving them "room to breathe" and a sense of 'normalcy' despite the chaos.
I saw human nature at its lowest and at its highest levels outside of my own selfish existence.
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With the dust settled and La Soufriere returning to its inactive phase, raids led to flooding and landslides. Heavy rains aided the cleaning of the residues of the eruptions.
I wondered how much can my homeland endure. how much can my own psyche. Periods of restlessness, sleepless nights
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Amidst the havoc of returning to a normal existence after the volcanic eruptions, shelter duties and subsequent flooding, school was called into section. Blended learning was utilized in an effort to get students back on track.
Yet I endured, with closure so very near.
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