Two Hours after the Quake

March 11, 2011
2 hours after the quake

As I said earlier, this is really a blog about my beading adventures, but I live and work in Japan and after the big earthquake in northern Japan, I have been keeping my family in the States updated via email everyday. My sister said I should write a blog. I have never really done this.

I want to start at the beginning.

A couple of hours have passed after the quake. The phones don't work.

But happy surprise, email works. And works fine.

Here is an email I sent to my family in the States, typed during an aftershock:
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bad ones keep coming. aftershocks.
our house is okay, but I don't know about Ken and Takao.
There are fires in Tokyo

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I was able to contact my son rather quickly with email later since he has an iPad. My husband was another matter. I found out later that he and his whole staff had gone outside, like most people would do in Tokyo, because the buildings sway so much.

My husband's company is very well prepared. Each and every employee has a helmet, a sleeping bag. The company has food and water for just such emergencies.

They stayed outside for a while. Once back in the office, I could contact my husband by email and find out that he was okay. I also told him that our son was okay too.

What a relief!