![]() Tracing her personal journey from wide-eyed and naive newcomer to hardened cynic and, ultimately, to hopeful but critical realist, Alexander shows us not only the seemingly impossible challenges, but also the moments of resilience and recovery. ![]() But we also see the alcohol-fueled parties and fleeting romances, the burnouts and self-doubt, and the struggle to do good in places that have long endured suffering. We watch as she manages a 24,000-person camp in Darfur, collects evidence for Charles Taylor trial in Sierra Leone, and contributes the massive aid effort in Haiti. In this honest and irreverent memoir, Alexander introduces readers to the realities of life as an aid worker. Jessica Alexanders book, Chasing Chaos, is not only a candid portrait of the life of a humanitarian aid worker, but a wonderful coming-of-age story that will. The world that she encountered in the field was messy, chaotic, and difficult-but she was hooked. Summary (from the inside flap of the book): Jessica Alexander arrived in Rwanda in the aftermath of the 1994 genocide as an idealistic intern, eager to contribute to the work of the international humanitarian aid community. In this honest and irreverent memoir, she introduces readers to the realities of life as an aid worker. ![]() Location (my 2014 Google Reading map) : Various (Rwanda, Darfur, Sri Lanka, Sierra Leon, New York, Haiti)įTC Disclosure: I borrowed this book from a friend ![]()
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