My wife Gouya and I traveled to Haiti last month with a group of supporters of the Mona Foundation, which included "The Office" actor Rainn Wilson (who plays Dwight Schrute) and his wife Holiday Reinhorn. Although I have also visited poverty-stricken villages in Africa with the foundation, Haiti's poverty is coupled with frequent warnings of violence against visitors, especially ones from the United States. If there is any glimmer of safety, it's because of the overwhelming presence of the UN.

Haitians are some of the most beautiful people I have ever met. While by any measure Haiti is a poor country, one cannot help but notice the pride people take in their appearance. Every child who attends school in Haiti -- even the poorest of the poor -- wears a bright, clean, and pressed uniform. In this impoverished country, children looked immaculate as they walked and focused on getting to their destination as they bypassed the traffic and devastation they've grown accustomed to. Read The Original Article