On the night of May the 6th or Morning of May 7th, I was sleeping rather soundly after a productive day when all of the sudden I felt a slight rumbling. I awoke to find the world around me shaking like it was the 1960s and I was having withdrawal from various mind altering drugs. Of course, this was not some hippie trip I was experiencing. To be honest, I wasn't 100% awake and in the beginning thought it was a dream. So laying back down I closed my eyes and attempted to fall back into my blissful slumber. However, this consistent rumbling I felt persisted. Perhaps I was having a seizure, an epileptic fit, or Godzilla was attacking? It took me another 30 seconds to realize that I was experiencing my first earthquake. But, being the sleep enthusiast I am, I realized that there wasn't much I could do about it, and went back to bed. I awoke the next day to find my room and indeed the rest of the house in fine shape. Nothing had fallen that I could see, and the family seemed to be in fine condition. Business as usual followed with breakfast and catching up on the news. The lack of acknowledgment from my host mother about the incident lead me to believe that perhaps it was truly a dream. I would later find out from CNN that the earthquake was quite real and a 6.8 on the Richter scale! Fortunately in my area we only received the aftershocks! Overall there were no fatalities or property damage, but two people were mildly hurt. This goes to show you that Japan is well designed for the earthquakes that plague the nation. However I was haunted by the fact that literally a day before the earthquake, I had scoffed as Matt said Japan was due to have a rather large earthquake soon. So as always, I tip my hat to Matt for his insights into the country he knows so well.
Gambatte
-DPN
P.S. Our thoughts and prayers to all the Chinese who have been effected by the recent earthquake that shook the country.
1 comment:
you'll never feel that at storrs. I would not want to know how an Earthquake feels like though.
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