I read people are appreciate that we can keep manner even in this situation. Thank you very much, we don't have any rioting, even a small fighting.
And this is a post written by a guy who was a high school student when the great Hanshin earthquake happened. I am impressed because I am a person who want to go to Tohoku soon. _ "The day before we planned to go, our teacher told us: 'Bring your own food. Never touch food for evacuees. Bring a sleeping bag or tent, dry and flat ground should be reserved for evacuees, so you need to setup in another space. Once you register as volunteer, never refuse or give up on any work. Quitting in the middle is the worst thing you can do in group working. If you can keep those rule, you may go there becasuse at least you are young and strong, so you might be helpful there. But basically I hope you concentrate on studying and going to college to learn special knowledge and become a person who helps a lot in such a disaster."
However we went and we realzed we were useless and powerless in Kobe. The Self Defense Force and fire department guys were professionals and they fixed everything quickly. On the other hand we were just useless young guys who just had selfish motivations and hope. We could do nothing, and our food was gone in five days. To be honest, we had to leave there with a completely broken feeling.
After that we became college students and I must admit that our ambition for Kobe didn't even continue one year after that. Our sense of justice was just empty. I suppose there are many young people who want to do something for the Tohoku area, but don't rush. There is nothing you can do there. Staying there might only bother people. Donate money or blood. It might be the most useful thing to do right now. And hopefully keep your ambition to help the people in that place for over one year, because one year later those people will still need help, and will still not have been able to return to their previous lives. Supprting people is nessessary beyond the first shock. After media packs up and leaves the place. I am an engineer now and am currently working in the disaster prevention field. I'm glad I am now in a position to help people, compared to when I was young."
I really enjoyed this discussion and look forward to future editions with great anticipation. This is not a commercial (!) but we've recently added virtual tour and video technology to our website in addition to still shots as, like you, we believe less text, more multimedia, more interaction is the way forward. Obviously, visitors need factual data, but an honest image or video, as opposed to over-professionally enhanced ones, and honest reviews and comments, will surely tend to sway increasingly savvy spending decisions. The problem in some parts of Europe (Mallorca is one of these places) is that managers and proprietors of hospitality businesses can be rather conservative about all this "new" stuff!
Thanks for the blog and best wishes.
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The nuclear reactor situation does not seem to be improving. Hope it will soon. They are now teaching kids in Japan about the situation through this cartoon
http://www.japansugoi.com/wordpress/cartoon-explaining-the-fukushima-nuclear-reactor-problem-to-kids/
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This is why we admire Japan.
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Posted by: dani | Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 03:56 AM
Hi, from Vietnam with great admiration towards Japanese people.
Stay strong and best wishes to you!
Posted by: Ganbatte | Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 02:23 AM