Review: I read this about a month after 3/11
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 3, 2011
and found myself tearing up all over again.I know precisely where I was and what I was feeling at the time of the quake--what my fears were, what my reaction was, what my thoughts were.  I remember looking at a TV as I was walking by and seeing the swamping of Sendai airport--I was mistakenly told it was Narita, and though it wasn't after all, it was still shocking to witness.  I watched videos of Chiba refineries burning, listened to my friend tell me of the 8 months pregnant lady who walked for 6 hours to get home.  I remember the swamping of my emotions over the weekend--worrying about friends and what was going to become of them as the events at Fukushima unfolded as well.  At the time I lost my cell and I lost my internet for 24 hours.  I didn't have cable at home so no TV there.  Seriously, the only link I had until the next day was my Kindle as the 3g network it was on was not overwhelmed.I'm an American living not too far from Tokyo...I was safe, my family was safe, but I had no idea what would happen to my Japanese friends if things got worse.  Over the last 6 weeks I have seen and heard tremendous stories of fortitude and resiliency.  As I finally brought myself to read this book I was reminded several times over about how amazing the human spirit is and how humans can show the best in times of stress.To read the thoughts and feelings of others at the same time was amazing and humbling and will help me keep my memories and thoughts intact.The way this book was brought together and the way it is to fully benefit those affected by the disaster is also amazing.  Kudos to the authors/contributors/publishers and Amazon.JTG