I did not fully get to take in the presentation because, I was hosting the event itself, and I had to work the slideshow in the room next to the lounge. My friend would point to me when Paul would say next slide, so I did not really hear much of the event I put together. However, I did find out that Paul is in fact not a Doctor. It was kind of funny because I posted fliers all over campus saying Dr. Paul Brockmann, assuming he was a doctor since he works with MSF. What I did learn was that he managed doctors on his trip to Sierra Leone and, you do not have to be a doctor in order to help the cause. He was a great speaker and gave insight to the commitments, as well as risks one would have to take on in order to endure that particular line of work.
In terms of Colonialism, a student managed to ask him a question about it and I remember him briefly replying by saying something on the lines of "people did bad things." He was basically saying that it brought a negative impact to some of the countries he worked in, yet he did not see a direct effect during his time.
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