Archive for May 2017

FLIGHT FOR LIFE – A CASE FOR HAITI Part 3: Why Take this Flight? Mark Bell   Why Haiti?  Haiti was the poorest country in the western hemisphere before the 2010 earthquake. Still in the recovery process, after the devastation and loss of approximately 200,000 lives, it remains the poorest in the wake of other…

by Mark Bell As most air travel begins, you’re asked to either place your electronic devices into airplane mode or turn them off before takeoff. I believe this request is more than just some techno sales pitch for safety (controlling those potentially dangerous stray electrons by incarcerating them in cyber confinement), but a reality check…

Part 1: My Flight Plan for Loving Haiti by Mark Bell My name is Mark R. Bell and I have been in the Captain’s chair of Loving Haiti four months (as of January 2017). I present myself as “Captain” as a way of starting a rich dialogue, and as a way of introducing myself to…