hey kiku-chan from sendai, want to wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year! it was really nice to have met you this year. thank you for all your hard work, and thank you for keeping positive and helping the people of tohoku. we are always thinking of you.
hey azumi-san from ishinomaki, a merry christmas and happy new year to you! your bright smile has always brightened up our team. keep on surfing and hopefully we can all surf together in 2012.
to kimura-san and our fisherman friends in kobuchihama, wishing you a merry christmas and a happy new year. it was great to see such progress in kobuchihama. it is always great to see you strong men working so hard in getting things back to normal. we are with you all the way!
to naomi-san and your wonderful family in ishinomaki, hope you have a merry christmas and a happy new year. your stories, your emotions, your positive feelings touch each and every one of our hearts. keep strong, play baseball, and we will always be ONE!
and to everybody else we met along the way in tohoku. your in my heart everyday and i’ll never forget you all. keep strong, keep positive, and we will see you in 2012. have a safe holiday season and great things will happen in 2012. WE ARE ONE!