I've seen things in China that have changed me forever. After a long day of shopping and fun, we were trying to get a taxi back home. Then I saw this guy walking on his hands, his feet crossed behind his back. At first I thought it was a acrobatic trick so I told my sister and mom about it. She told me that he was kidnapped when he was little and the people snapped his legs like that since he didn't give him enough money or something. And I felt terrible. A poor innocent baby being deformed like that. It made my heart heavy and uncomfortable.

Then we saw another one. This one had only one arm and both his legs were cut off. He was begging for money and it just made me realize how cruel people can really be. And it taught me to be thankful cause I was going to some hotel in a cool taxi after a day of shipping and they were begging for money on the streets. I went home and cried that night.

The next day I saw more of those people. From losing one arm to only having one arm. They killed my spirits and I felt so bad for then. I figured that if I saw people like this everyday, I wouldn't survive. it nearly killed me inside to see someone treated like that. I never thought that something so horrible even existed. I've heard about it but it was just a story. That definately scarred me.