I believe that the fundamental role of a Peace Corps Volunteer is to bring hope where hope is lacking. If you watched the movie Hotel Rwanda (if you are reading these comments you probably have seen the movie), well how did it make you feel when all of the foreigners departed the country when things really started falling apart. I was in Haiti during the Aristid’s departure (29 Feb 2004). I had just completed my 2 year service with group #12 and I had returned to the States. To make a long story short, I was offered a job working for an alternative bank in Haiti so I returned to interview for the position and be with my Haitian girlfriend. Peace Corps was leaving and I was entering. Before coming back to Haiti, I was nervous and apprehensive but I thought about my girlfriend and all those little children that I had taught the English alphabets to at my site...I had to suffer with them. Not everybody can do what I did or should but I clearly had incentives to come back. I just couldn’t let a bad situation define my future. Also, why should I be able to escape and let my girlfriend suffer because she was not lucky enough to have a Visa. You can not let a small group of people with bad intentions define your future. Why should they? Maybe I am idealistic or naive but I feel strongly in providing people the opportunity to experience life to the fullest. There could a potential marriage that did not occur because of a small group of people. There could a great researcher prevented from discovering a solution to a social problem because of a small group of people. Haiti is a wonderful place and Peace Corps was created for countries like Haiti. mesi, Allen Emanuel Group #12