Well my bags are packed and as always it was done with military or surgical precision one might say. Going to the tropics or a developing country always requires a bit more thinking to make sure that all the essentials are packed including mosquito net, malaria tablets, small first aid kit, Swiss army knife, sun protection etc. Looking at all the surgical stuff I have packed it feels like I am travelling with a mobile operating theatre in a suitcase. It might sound like something out of James Bond but it will hopefully make my work at the hospital in Haiti more effective.
Now its just a question of spending 24 hours in the plane and stepping onto the tarmac in Santiago, Dominican Republic, for the Haitien adventure to begin.