Current Writings

13-04-09

Hello All,

It has been a while, a long while since I wrote anything on this Blog. The reasons vary from being shy, to having writer's block, to feeling a need in structuring a story yet being too confused to structure it.

Well, a lot has happened since I last wrote. In short: I have continued to work with MSF in Ivory Coast, Amsterdam, Sri Lanka again, Chad and our Somali mission again, but this time out of Nairobi. I have taken some time off to pursue some studies in international relations, whereby I would like to find those structures and logic to the things I have been seeing in the field.

I am working on writing a book about some of my experiences and some themes of justifying the risks of this work. Please standby for more news of this.

Also, an article I wrote was printed with the Globe and Mail on March 21st, 2009. Here is a link: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090321.waidessay21/BNStory/International/

And, a previous article I wrote after visiting a refugee camp in the northeast of Kenya:
http://www.msf.org.uk/never_ending_struggle_for_survival_20080903.news

Right now I am in Brisbane, spending time with my girlfriend Kara and her family, working on the book and reading the news; saddened by events in Sri Lanka, Somalia, Sudan and other countries I've come to know. It continues to be a troubled world.

Well, please stay tuned for more information on the book. Warmest regards,

Steve