One Good Thing A Day – Project Day 49 – More Help From Afar

Today I received an unexpected message from someone I only know through a job site. He was very kind to send a message of care and concern. He also told me about an organization that he’s part of that’s helping those in the Northern areas affected by the quake.

If you would like to see the site, please visit: ADRA Japan (Site is in Japanese).

Thank you Mark!

One Good Thing A Day – Project Day 48 – Earthquake – Tokyo Update

I would like to thank everyone for their concern and warm wishes.

The Tokyo area is doing as well as can be, we’ve begun rolling blackouts to concerve energy for those in the North.

Food quickly runs out in shops, businesses close quite early and different trains stop throughout the surrounding areas of Tokyo, making it difficult to do much besides stay home and try to get by.

There is a constant worry about another earthquake/large aftershocks of approximately 7+ size, another tsunami and of course the condition of the nuclear plants…… needless to say, I constantly feel tense these days.

If you would like to help those to the North of Japan, please check out the Red Cross Site

One Good Thing A Day – Project Day 47 – Beautiful Day

Despite the continuing tremors -one of which made my home creak everywhere and my body always being tense, it’s quite a beautiful day out.

To try and relax, I decided to go out and enjoy the day on ground level and see if any food shops have opened today.

There was minimal damage out except for a few cracks on the pedestrian bridge by the river and this:

If you would like to help those who really need help in the Northern area, please check out the Red Cross Site

One Good Thing A Day – Project Day 47 – Please Help Those In Need

We still feel tremors today, though life here is almost back to normal. Unfortunately for those just North of us, they are in total chaos.

If you can help, every little bit counts.

Click here to go to the Red Cross Site

One Good Thing A Day – Project Day 46 – Big Earthquake

Today we had one of the biggest earthquakes in Japan. I was quite scared and can’t even begin to explain how unpleasant it is living very high up in a swaying apartment.

After the initial wave, we went outside with many others and hundreds of children wearing their “protective” cone hats that are especially for earthquake days.

and cars lined up for blocks waiting to get on the closed-off highway:

The best thing about today is we were safe and can calm down now.