Frustration!!!
Attention: All volunteers on Thursday flight! There has been another change in our flight times!
Please be at the SLC International Airport at 9:30 am MT. Our flight will depart at 1:15 pm MT. We will have a layover in Orlando.
We have a landing time in Port-au-Prince of 11:00 pm EST.
January 26, 2010
Departure Notice
Utah Hospital Task Force emergency mission to Haiti will depart Salt Lake City on Thursday at 8 am MT.
Check-in time: 5:00 am MT Thursday
MANDATORY BRIEFING - YOU MUST BE PRESENT - WEDNESDAY NIGHT 7:00 PM MT!
Check-in time: 5:00 am MT Thursday
MANDATORY BRIEFING - YOU MUST BE PRESENT - WEDNESDAY NIGHT 7:00 PM MT!
January 25, 2010
Delayed Departure for Haiti
I just received the following email from the Utah Hospital Task Force...
"We have been issued a landing slot placeholder by UN Air Coordination. Understand that the limited slots are being sought after by governments and agencies all over the world. The landing slot allocation determines date/time of departure from SLC.
For three reason, departure will likely now be Thursday, or Friday, or even possibly Saturday:
1) USAID and UN would like some additional time to be ready to optimally deploy.
2) The orphan groups need more time if humanly possible to clear more orphans for extraction from the country.
3) Many of our volunteers have asked if they could get one or two more days to prepare, get off work, etc.
We are juggling all these concerns in working on the landing time."
"We have been issued a landing slot placeholder by UN Air Coordination. Understand that the limited slots are being sought after by governments and agencies all over the world. The landing slot allocation determines date/time of departure from SLC.
For three reason, departure will likely now be Thursday, or Friday, or even possibly Saturday:
1) USAID and UN would like some additional time to be ready to optimally deploy.
2) The orphan groups need more time if humanly possible to clear more orphans for extraction from the country.
3) Many of our volunteers have asked if they could get one or two more days to prepare, get off work, etc.
We are juggling all these concerns in working on the landing time."
January 24, 2010
Going Back to Haiti
On Wednesday, I will be traveling to Haiti with a USAID/UN sanctioned relief effort called Utah Hospital Task Force. I will be part of a team who's goal is to help reconstruct the Helping Hands for Haiti medical facility.
The most frequent question I am asked is, "What do you think it will be like?" My response is simply, "Hell."
The most frequent question I am asked is, "What do you think it will be like?" My response is simply, "Hell."
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me...
Visit http://www.utahhospitaltaskforce.org/ for more details.
Here are some photos from my time in Haiti during my LDS mission.
Life After Graduation
My recent graduation and entrance into the "real world" has reminded me of a scene from the movie "Step Brothers" staring Will Farrell and John C. Reilly...
Dale: Hey Brennan.
Brennan: Good to see you Dale.
Dale: Thanks for hiring our catering company.
Brennan: Easy Decision. You guys have an outstanding track record.
Dale: (Looks around and sighs) This is like old times, huh?
Brennan: Ah, it really is!
Brennan: You still have your night vision goggles?
Dale: No, no. I had to sell those to pay for car insurance. How about you? You still kickin' boards or breakin' holes in pumpkins or anything?
Brennan: No...but I did start taking baby aspirin. To reduce my risk for heart attack.
Dale: That makes sense. You got to keep an eye on it.
Brennan: You really do.
Dale: Got to knock off the sweets! (Laughs)
Brennan: Thank you! (Laughs as well)
Brennan: That's a truly funny observation!
Dale: (Finishes laughing) Yeah.
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