"Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it without knowing what's going to happen next."

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Evacuation

  At 8p.m on March 13th we made a swift departure from Kanto and arrived in Tamba at 1p.m the following day, but not without its obstacles. A closed expressway, shortage of gasoline, a 6.0 earthquake in Shiz, and a major detour--were only a few things that made ours an evacuation rather than just an ordinary trip.
  These are not hum-drum days of unchanging monotonous life in Japan. Symptoms show that something is amiss if not seriously underway. 60 earthquakes of over 6.0 magnitude, and over 200 of over 5.0--rattling and breaking the very foundations of this country that we call our home--is no small matter. We are not in a war, but the danger is not much different. We are being hit at all sides by what we are familiar of as the natural disaster, but this is moving about as if it has an agenda of its own.
  Though risks are involved, we have decided to remove ourselves as far as we can from the danger. Once the nuclear plants are under complete control, and the earthquake plates pose no signs of danger, we hope to return home. Let's pray for it

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