It does bring to mind when the people of Westchester, all around my sister's house, were putting plastic over their windows and doors to save themselves from poison gas attacks after the World Trade Centers were destroyed.
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It is hard to be in the center of fear. People watching news overseas are full, full of panic. Foreigners in Japan also. I went to the Tokyo Immigration office yesterday. The line of foreigners who wanted to get re-entry permits were around the block, and around the next block. People do not have faith in the Japanese government to handle a crisis. And we do not trust that we are being told the truth. Untrue, slow, and unclear information makes a perfect place for panic.
Hard to make a rational decision about how to take care of yourself and your family in this situation.
All this feels selfish and callous when hearing the sad stories of people in the tsunami.
It is a perfect storm of stress and trouble. And all of this on a sunny day in Tokyo, a really nice day. An otherwise perfect day to enjoy another day of life.
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