. >>> it looked peaceful from above, as amanda lindhout and her friend nigel brennan descended into thewar-torn country of somalia in 2008. >> i get my first glimpse of somalia out the airplane window. just untouched paradise from the sky. but as soon as our plane touched down and we got off i knew what many had told me about somalia was true. >> the capital city seemed lawless. this was, after all, the city where 18 u.s. army rangers died in the battle for mogadishu depicted in the movie "black hawk down." it was more frenzied than any other place she'd been. is this something in the air? >> it was very palpable in the airport. very chaotic environment. >> the pair went to their hotel and met their local staff and security team, the people they hired to protect their lives. those first few days they moved around somalia with ease. >> i feel like i kind of settled into the mogadishu experience. >> back at home, lorinda was worried about her daughter. >> i just made sure every time i talked to her i told her i loved her. i couldn't say it enough. >> amanda managed to tamp down her nervou