title: A volunteer in Zaire.
abstract: It is pretty easy to feel useful in a situation like this. The refugees are grateful for any help. Sometimes I miss the direct patient contact, but someone has to do the organising. To be honest--I enjoy the challenge. I wake up full of energy every morning, and when I go to bed I feel I have accomplished something. What I miss most is good food. We eat military combat rations every day. With only four different packs to choose from, it gets a bit boring. At times I miss Australia, my chosen home for the past 8 years, and hopefully for many more years to come.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Beisenherz
mesh_terms: D015023:Democratic Republic of the Congo; D012432:Rwanda / Q000208:ethnology; D014838:Volunteers