Comments on: The Heart of the Matter http://blogs.msf.org/emilyb/2009/05/18/the-heart-of-the-matter/ An MSF Field Blog from Zambia Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:50:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Ian Sterling http://blogs.msf.org/emilyb/2009/05/18/the-heart-of-the-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Ian Sterling Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:33:07 +0000 http://blogs.msf.org/emilyb/?p=38#comment-35 Hi Emily Thanks for responding !! My email address is iansterling3@gmail.com. I am getting ready to read your new post right now and I am also reading an excellent book that you probably know. It's called Rebel Without Borders by Marc Vachon. I just started An Imperfect Offering as well. I'm trying to gain every possible perspective on how to prepare for my MSF application in two years. Please send me an email so we can correspond. Thank you so much !! Hi Emily

Thanks for responding !! My email address is iansterling3@gmail.com. I am getting ready to read your new post right now and I am also reading an excellent book that you probably know. It’s called Rebel Without Borders by Marc Vachon. I just started An Imperfect Offering as well. I’m trying to gain every possible perspective on how to prepare for my MSF application in two years. Please send me an email so we can correspond. Thank you so much !!

]]> By: Emily Bell http://blogs.msf.org/emilyb/2009/05/18/the-heart-of-the-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Emily Bell Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:26:30 +0000 http://blogs.msf.org/emilyb/?p=38#comment-31 Hello Ian, Thanks for your comment. I'm happy to know that people other than my family & friends are reading! It's great to hear that you are interested in working for MSF, you sound very committed and enthusiastic which is a wonderful start! If you leave your email address then I can drop you an email & you can let me know if you have any specific questions. Thanks again & please keep reading, Emily :0) Hello Ian,

Thanks for your comment. I’m happy to know that people other than my family & friends are reading!

It’s great to hear that you are interested in working for MSF, you sound very committed and enthusiastic which is a wonderful start! If you leave your email address then I can drop you an email & you can let me know if you have any specific questions.

Thanks again & please keep reading, Emily :0)

]]> By: Ian Sterling http://blogs.msf.org/emilyb/2009/05/18/the-heart-of-the-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Ian Sterling Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:38:54 +0000 http://blogs.msf.org/emilyb/?p=38#comment-27 Hi Emily - I am following your blog as an MSF financial contributor for over a decade now, but especially because I am planning to exit the business world in two more years so I can apply to become a field coordinator like yourself with MSF. I am 45 years old and in excellent health/condition with 10 years of management and administrative experience that would be much better utilized doing humanitarian field work for MSF. If you have a spare moment, please give me any pointers you can. I want to do everything possible in the next two years to prepare to submit the best possible application. Getting accepted with MSF as a volunteer is the most important focus of my life from here forward. Hi Emily – I am following your blog as an MSF financial contributor for over a decade now, but especially because I am planning to exit the business world in two more years so I can apply to become a field coordinator like yourself with MSF. I am 45 years old and in excellent health/condition with 10 years of management and administrative experience that would be much better utilized doing humanitarian field work for MSF. If you have a spare moment, please give me any pointers you can. I want to do everything possible in the next two years to prepare to submit the best possible application. Getting accepted with MSF as a volunteer is the most important focus of my life from here forward.

]]> By: Learning from the best: MSF blogs squelch skepticism « The naked nonprofit http://blogs.msf.org/emilyb/2009/05/18/the-heart-of-the-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Learning from the best: MSF blogs squelch skepticism « The naked nonprofit Mon, 08 Jun 2009 04:00:04 +0000 http://blogs.msf.org/emilyb/?p=38#comment-26 [...] and patients themselves. The bloggers write insightful, eloquent posts that naturally reveal both desperation and hope. They capture the reader’s attention and hold it in a way that other PR materials [...] [...] and patients themselves. The bloggers write insightful, eloquent posts that naturally reveal both desperation and hope. They capture the reader’s attention and hold it in a way that other PR materials [...]

]]> By: Scarlett Lion http://blogs.msf.org/emilyb/2009/05/18/the-heart-of-the-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Scarlett Lion Sun, 31 May 2009 20:49:46 +0000 http://blogs.msf.org/emilyb/?p=38#comment-25 As a photographer and journalist, people often ask me how I get people to agree to have their picture taken. This story reminds of my answer: people are usually willing to share, and after three years living in Africa, I am not shy about asking them to do so. I don't think this is insensitive -- I think this is reality here. As a photographer and journalist, people often ask me how I get people to agree to have their picture taken. This story reminds of my answer: people are usually willing to share, and after three years living in Africa, I am not shy about asking them to do so. I don’t think this is insensitive — I think this is reality here.

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