In February 2001, she went on her first field visit, an 18-day mission to Sierra Leone and Tanzania; she later expressed her shock at what she had witnessed.
Pada bulan Februari 2001, dia mengadakan kunjungan lapangan pertamanya, sebuah misi 18 hari ke Sierra Leone dan Tanzania; dia kemudian mengekspresikan keterkejutannya terhadap apa yang dia saksikan.