Week 3: Blog post 1b: North America: Haiti: Desperate Haitians living in caves, eating toxic plants in post-hurricane Haiti

     According to the Miami Herald article titled : "Desperate Haitians living in caves, eating toxic plants in post-hurricane Haiti", even after six months of the hurricane Matthew, there are still many refugees who can't maintain their normal lives and the aid is necessary because of destruction of their crops, livestock, and houses, lack of food or water, and decrease of emergency aid. To begin with, the article says that about 240 people were found having been living in a mountain cave since the attack of hurricane as they lost their means of living and shelters. Moreover, there were a few people who had died by eating fruits and foliage known to be poisonous to struggle to their starvation. What is worse, since significant time passed after the disaster, the emergency aid that had been supplied is decreasing, and thus several relief groups, such as Food For The Poor, plan to send them food and necessities and urge us to get more interested in them. To sum up, the article states far from where we live, there are still many people struggling to live and many ruins to be repaired, and they need help for their shelters, poor environment to find food, and substantial aid.

     In 2012, when I was in high school, two huge hurricane attacked Korea one after another, and because of the unusual event, there were many damages around me : casualties, damage of property, and anxiety. According to the news report, there were about 25 people who died or are missing, and because of the severity, most of all schools including ours were closed. In addition, as well as the overall damage on the properties of agricultural or fishing industries, the elementary school besides our school was caved in with their side walls and our school suffered blackout and leakage of rain from the ceiling. However, instead of these damages, what made me scared most was the anxiety about what will happen to us, or whether we can overcome it without any harms. Even though the long time passed, there remain some realization that the natural disaster is horrible accident in the aspects of life of humankind, the private or public properties, and emotional pressure of nation.

CHARLES, Jacqueline . "Desperate Haitians living in caves, eating toxic plants in post-hurricane Haiti." Miamiherald. N.p., 24 Mar. 2017. Web. 28 Mar. 2017

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/haiti/article140663663.html

Week 3: Discussion:Guacamole:North America:Mexico:How to make Guacamole

Guacamole
Q. What kind of ingredients are needed to make Guacamole?
A. Avocado, onion, tomato, and a bit of chilly pepper are main ingredients. And seasoning of lemon sauce, salt, and cumin are necessary. It is well fit with Nacho chips

Source: 요리천사, "과카몰리만드는법, 아보카도과카몰리(guacamole), 아보카도요리, 아보카도효능", 요리천사의 행복밥상. Naver blog, 18 May. 2016. Web. 21 March 2017.

http://m.blog.naver.com/yummycook/220712802719

Week 2: Blog Post 1a: North America: Guatemala: Fire hits Guatemala children's shelter, killing at least 22

 According to the ABC News concerning the damage and problem of the accident that a blaze swept Guatemala childrens' shelter, this not only caused dozens of casualties, but also revealed several problems : poor management of living conditions and non-compliance with the government.  The accident on March 8th was so disastrous that at least 22girls were dead and many other children were brought to the hospital because of injuries like burn. Rodas, the head of welfare agency, said that the facility housed more than 800 youths against the norm that official capacity is 500 people, and also even men who are over 18 were still housed in the shelter. In addition, the shelter violated the statement of government that youths having the criminal records should be separated from other children , and thus some children were having a hard time. To sum up, this tragedy broke out not accidentally, but as the result of problem regarding improper management : poor conditions for living safely and disobedience to government guidlines, and finally caused heavy casualties.

 4years ago, when I had a chance to volunteer at the children's shelter near my home, I experienced some poor environment for children such as lack of equipment, sanitation and labor to care them enough. Firstly, there weren't enough materials like desks, books, or other necessities to be used by all children, so they couldn't utilize the facilities or had to wait for a while for their turn. Also, state of hygiene was not adjust for growing children because the vantilation and water supply system were too old to make the environment clear. Furthermore, even though there were several teachers and volunteer students who are kind and hardworking, there was still lack of hands to care and pay enough attention to children one by one. By spending summer time working at the facility, I noticed that the more attention and supports are needed for shelters equipped with sufficient facilities for children to be run hygienically.

Lopez, Jose, and Perez D, Sonia. "Fire hits Guatemala childeren's shelter, killing at least 22." ABC News. ABC News Network. 8 Mar. 2017. Web. 21 Mar. 2017. 
http://www.abcnews.go.com/international/wireStory/firefighters-local-media-19-dead-fire-guatemala-orphanage-45993819