Emergency Sex Blog Post

In ‘s Emergency Sex, the reader is introduced to three typical aid workers: Jamie, Blank, and Blank. Each aid worker is stationed on the ground in a different waring countries, full of suffering refugees, immigrants, and IDPs. The book asks us to examine whose experience was the most significant in terms of life changing experience, trauma, and how each individual deals with adversity. While many of my classmates cited one specific individual, I have decided that I believe that none of the aid workers have a more impactful story. Each is equally terrifying and rewarding, but noticeably different. That said, each aid worker experiences the joy and pain that comes with humanitarian work and human connection. While each experience hellish traumas, including Gender Based Violence (GBV)––this is where the book’s almost assaulting/shocking title comes from––it is important to note that these experiences make them better aid workers. Why is this the case? Well, the answer is simple: empathy.