The trip is over, but the journey continues…….

I am finally now back at home sleeping in a nice comfy big bed once again. During my layover in Ottawa on my way back to Vancouver from Boston, I was reading An Imperfect Offering by James Orbinski. Orbinski ran the Medecins Sans Frontieres operation in Rwanda during the genocide in 1994, and the page I was reading was giving an overview about the situation and dealing the UNAMIR at the time. As I am reading the book, who should stroll by but Lieutenant-General Roméo A. Dallaire, (Ret’d), the former commander of UNAMIR in 1994 and author of Shake Hands with the Devil.
It was a very surreal end to an amazing trip, and I was happy to briefly talk to this amazing man who is currently doing work on eliminating the use of child soldiers, among other things.

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Me and Roméo Dallaire - Vancouver, BC - Oct 19,2008.

  1. Glen Canning posted the following on October 21, 2008 at 5:56 pm.

    Dallaire is a great man. I’ve meet him twice now and he always leaves an impression. What a huge coincidence for you Brett.

  2. Andrew Spearin posted the following on October 27, 2008 at 9:52 am.

    Wow, what a chance encounter! I’ve also had the pleasure of meeting Gen. Dallaire and see him speak… one of the wisest men I’ve ever heard.

  3. Tracy posted the following on October 27, 2008 at 12:24 pm.

    You have to read this: http://www.geist.com/dispatches/coincidence-problem