--- title: Reflection from Brigades in Honduras- by Brianna - Global Brigades Blog description: Brianna just came back from Honduras where she spent August 8th-20th volunteering on her second medical brigade and her first water brigade with Global Brigades. She is an anthropology major at New York University, where she is a senior undergraduate student. And the fox said to the little prince, “One sees only with the heart. 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She is an anthropology major at New York University, where she is a senior undergraduate student. And the fox said to the little prince, “One sees only with the heart. \[…\] Share - [mailto:?&subject=Reflection%20from%20Brigades%20in%20Honduras-%20by%20Brianna&body=Reflection%20from%20Brigades%20in%20Honduras-%20by%20Brianna%0A(https%3A%2F%2Fblog.globalbrigades.org%2Freflection-from-brigades-in-honduras-by-brianna)](mailto:?&subject=Reflection%20from%20Brigades%20in%20Honduras-%20by%20Brianna&body=Reflection%20from%20Brigades%20in%20Honduras-%20by%20Brianna%0A(https%3A%2F%2Fblog.globalbrigades.org%2Freflection-from-brigades-in-honduras-by-brianna)) - - - Brianna just came back from Honduras where she spent August 8th-20th volunteering on her second medical brigade and her first water brigade with Global Brigades. She is an anthropology major at New York University, where she is a senior undergraduate student. And the fox said to the little prince, “One sees only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes”. To travel and to be a humanitarian takes perseverance. For every one person who supports my travels to Honduras, there are 12 people who don’t understand, 20 people who think I am crazy and 2 or 3 people who simply don’t care. These scenarios are the reasons why it is of the utmost importance to me that supporters and non-supporters alike can see Honduras with their hearts. Pictures may capture moments, but traveling captures experience and humanitarianism garners wisdom. I want everyobody to be able to see the clouds descend upon the earth while houses remain lit above them- a kingdom in the clouds. I want everyone to be able to get a hug from an extremely grateful Honduran woman whom you have just given medicine to. Most importantly, I want people to see a place where all five senses are used. Many people sleepwalk through their entire lives and never experience a thing. The Global Medical Brigades (GMB) woke me up to a world I would have never seen had I not decided to come to Honduras. At 20 years old and about to graduate from college, I constantly wonder if anything I do will really matter. Will I ever make my footprint in something… GMB showed me that what I do does matter. It matters to every person I interview in triage, every person I count “uno, dos, tres” to as I take their blood sugar, and every person who patiently waits for an hour for medications at our pharmacy. It is a wonderful feeling to know that you matter to someone and that you will not always be one in the masses. It takes courage to do humanitarian work in a country with a different culture and belief system not to mention a different language. However, I am doing something that I love even if I am one of the few natural blonde in Honduras. It is so serene to count pills continuously to the point that I have so much residue on my hands I could probably cure an entire village by simply touching them. Experiences like GMB have to be experienced, and I hope and wait for the day that Honduras is no longer invisible. ### Written By: Guest Writer ## You May Also Like ### [![Reflection from Brigades in Honduras- by Brianna](https://blog.globalbrigades.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Blog-Preview-4-Nov-01-2021-09-32-33-91-PM.png) *Aug 1, 2011, 2:52:40 PM | From the Field* New Global Brigades “Theme Song”?](https://blog.globalbrigades.org/new-global-brigades-theme-song) ### [![Reflection from Brigades in Honduras- by Brianna](https://blog.globalbrigades.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/IMG_0240-31-225x300-4.jpg) *Jul 19, 2011, 2:59:19 PM | From the Field* Brigaders Bring Life Straws to Community Members in Ghana](https://blog.globalbrigades.org/brigaders-bring-life-straws-to-community-members-in-ghana) ### [![Reflection from Brigades in Honduras- by Brianna](https://blog.globalbrigades.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen-shot-2013-06-11-at-12_59_45-PM-Nov-01-2021-09-23-31-91-PM.png) *Jun 11, 2013, 1:13:24 PM | Brigader Buzz* Brigader Spotlight: Rosalia Mahr](https://blog.globalbrigades.org/brigader-spotlight-rosalia-mahr) [Learn More](https://www.example.com) [![Global-Brigades-2010-Logo_Med-Res-2](https://blog.globalbrigades.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Global-Brigades-2010-Logo_Med-Res-2.jpg?width=250&height=108&name=Global-Brigades-2010-Logo_Med-Res-2.jpg "Global-Brigades-2010-Logo_Med-Res-2")](https://www.globalbrigades.org/) 1099 E Champlain Dr., Ste A176 , Fresno, California [tel:](tel:) © Global Brigades. 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