i want to thank james from hawaii for sending me this photo he took
yesterday. when i opened it up, i was so happy to see my home. when
i drive out of my valley, i see rainbows like this all the time. but
this one is different because i’m not driving out of my valley. gosh,
i guess i have to appreciate those routine drives more. ok, today is
the day. our van is going to smell like a fruit shop so i ain’t
complaining. ever slept between bananas and strawberries? i will.
the weather is supposed to get to 2 degrees again so i’ll be freezing
my ass off. i guess it could be worst.
i want to thank everyone of you who sent fruits for this mission, and
i want to thank everyone of you who sent other foods to the other
truck in wakayama. i want to thank everyone of you who came to the
shop from so far away to personally drop fruits off, i want to thank
everyone of you who dropped of donations. it’s unbelievable how
generous and supportive everybody in japan is. i’m proud to be from
hawaii, but at the same time, i’m equally proud to be japanese.
we drive into minami soma tomorrow morning as we finally got a meeting
with the mayor mr. sakurai. 9am sharp we should be in his office
handing over a monetary donation from all of you. i’m excited to see
the man that is taking action to protect his city. he’s like my
hero. from there, we will drive deeper into minami soma donating the
fresh fruits we have. yes, minami soma is a city under evacuation and
i’m sure there will be way less people in there than last week. the
mayor is commanding his post and i respect that. i’m going in there
with a whole different group so i’m sure there will be a lot of nerves
driving though the high radiation area.
after that, we plan to head up north to sendai, pick up more supplies,
then head to iwate where the fresh fish/vegetable truck will meet us
on wednesday. i received so many emails saying that taking good
healthy food was a great idea. i’m sure we will make a lot of people
happy, and give them the nutrition to move forward. i’m excited about
this trip because i know what to expect, and i know what to do to be a
better help. last time was like studying for the test, this time is
the test. last time i was shocked, this time i won’t be. we will
drive farther, we will work harder, and we will sleep in the cold
colder. wait, that didn’t make sense.
**please nobody remind me of the dangers, we all know it. just wish
us luck as we start the WE ARE ONE mission 2. i have my mobile
internet connection where ever we go, and also my cel phone. if there
is any big earthquakes, or should i say, when there is a big
earthquake, please email me and give me the info. everybody else’s
cel phones beep loud when a earthquake hits, not mine. and to my dear
friend steven in manoa, i’m going to need you on this trip. level 7
at the fukushima nuclear plant is a scary thought, please keep me
posted if anything goes wrong. and yes, we will be not far from the
plant tomorrow. probably 18 kilos out?
thanks again for all you support. better start loading the boxes of
fruits in the van because i don’t think everything will fit. mahalo
from japan!
