title: Arrival and departure.
abstract: As the small jet circled the dirt landing strip, I felt apprehensive. The briefing in Nairobi had been very detailed but hadn't really allayed my fears. I struggled with my emotions and too many unanswerable questions. Why was I going to Somalia in the middle of a civil war, a war about which I knew so very little? What were the risks and what did I hope to achieve?
authors.affiliation: Royal Hobart Hospital, TAS.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Perndt
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology; D005260:Female; D006758:Hospital Volunteers; D006801:Humans; D008542:Melanesia; D012998:Somalia