a long 9 hour flight and as soon as i got in my seat, i fell asleep.
woke up right before landing in osaka. my mind and eyes must have
needed a rest. got here, did an interview with naohiro for Yomiuri
newspaper and Mainichi newspaper. atsuko-san made me warm sukiyaki, i
jumped in the fudo, and now i’m freezing in my room. yeah, it’s cold
here. i have 3 hours of sleep before we leave for a 10 hour drive to
shonan, where we will meet up with the other 4 people, and 1 van, and
1 truck. we still don’t know the route but we’re kind of focusing on
going to ibaraki, fukushima, sendai, and end up at iwate.
opened my mail. i’m overwhelmed by the support around the world.
thank you so much. as for replying, sorry but it might take a while.
i’m trying to focus everything on our mission. the past 2 days in
hawaii, i was running around dropping off tshirts, and in front of my
computer studying radiation. boy did i learn a lot. as of right now,
there is NO radiation in wakayama.
on this trip, my main focus will be on Minami Souma City in
fukushima. it’s right in the 25-30 kilometer area of the nuclear
power plant. after i seen the mayor of that city pleading for help on
youtube, i know that we have to go there and help. yes, the radiation
level is high, but if we don’t go, who will? it’s well in the 80
kilometer evacuation the american government put out but hopefully my
2 day education on radiation will keep us safe.
i better get to sleep. naohiro has mobil WiFi so i’ll be posting
things as i see it.
as for the feeling in japan, it’s a lot different than the past 100
times i came here. you can just see it in the eyes, and hear it in
the voices. so much uncertainty in the air….
good night….
**wanted to say to my family and friends in hawaii. hey, i’m not
going away forever so stop sending me emails like it’s my last day on
earth. i appreciate it, but i don’t want you to worry about me. i’m
fine and just doing what i want to. i’ll be back to hawaii so see you
then….
