{"id":79,"date":"2010-02-18T21:22:11","date_gmt":"2010-02-18T21:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/darthjedi.logiodice.com\/2010\/02\/18\/TheStingOfBittersweetMoments.aspx"},"modified":"2010-02-18T21:22:11","modified_gmt":"2010-02-18T21:22:11","slug":"the-sting-of-bitter-sweet-moments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/darthjedi.logiodice.com\/?p=79","title":{"rendered":"The sting of bitter-sweet moments\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Below are pictures of the Hotel Villa Therese that we stayed at twice last year in Haiti, before and after pictures posted by our friend (and Hotel Manager, Alix).&#160; <\/p>\n<p>It took me a few minutes to even be sure that I was looking at the same structure \u2013 unbelievable.&#160; And then, when searching to try and understand how the guests of the Hotel fared, I found <a href=\"http:\/\/women.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/life_and_style\/women\/families\/article7012471.ece\" target=\"_blank\">this article<\/a>\u2026 <\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p>I have heard people, perhaps carelessly, talk about how much \u201cbeauty\u201d they see in the ruins of Haiti, but can we really forget so quickly what happened to the lives of the people there, and how this destruction impacted people around the world, once we are home, and comfortable in the safety of our lives?<\/p>\n<p>I have to warn you, that it is absolutely heart-breaking; 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