A Triumphant Return
It’s been a well established fact, even before the earthquake, that my time in Japan was limited. I didn’t move here with the intention of staying forever and to some extent Japan was a detour before the “next step”. I decided on the next step last January and it lead me to plan to move [...]
Post Quake Blur
The actual 9.0 magnitude earthquake was an ordeal but was also rather short-lived. What immediately followed was just as trying as the original quake and drew out the experience to a solid eight hours. It is standard procedure to evacuate the school to the sports field after an earthquake where we take attendance and wait [...]
Damage to Our Apartment
I’ve been doing a lot of writing recently and it’s left me burned out in terms of thoughts and words. I definitely don’t have the stamina that Haruki Murakami says a professional writer needs (which isn’t a problem because I’m not a writer). This post is probably going to freak my parents out. Mom, Dad, [...]
Why Are You Still In Japan?
I think a lot of my blogging about the earthquake is going to be out of order and there will probably be some gaping holes. I’m also piecing things together from notes I’ve taken and memory, I apologize if there are any inaccuracies. I hope you understand. — At five thirty in the morning the [...]
The Earthquake
Even though 99% of the earthquakes I’ve experienced in my life have been in the last five days, earthquakes have always been a reality in my life. Growing up in Western Washington you are drilled from an early age on what to do when the “big one” hits. I remember this clearly in elementary school. [...]