It’s just too easy to say ‘Oh this has failed’ and write the Haitians off and say ‘It’s just a nightmarish mess.’

-- Tracy Kidder, on helping deliver medical care to refugees in Haiti

*speaking of which, the demise of the term refugee really concerns me. Now its all "detainees"- "migrants"- "boat people". I like the term "refugee"- its very evocative for me- people seeking refuge. What could encapsulate their plight better than that? :)