Saturday, April 14, 2012
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
catchin' up
Roonie-chan
girls doing their thing...
boys doing their thing...
Alk doing her thing....
me...doing my thing....
Sunday, March 18, 2012
1 Year After the dissaster
1 year after the Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear dissaster....
Protests in Fukushima City. While the nuclear plants damaged by the tsunami and earthquake are still in poor and unstable conditions, the government is thinking of reactivating all nuclear plants around the country.... One farmer said "If the technology is good only to make nuclear plants, but not good enough to fix them when they blow, they should not build nuclear power plants to begin with.... we made the earth cry!".
The reconstruction is not quite possible yet... First, the rubble needs to be cleared, and that will take another 3 years, or maybe more....
Protests in Fukushima City. While the nuclear plants damaged by the tsunami and earthquake are still in poor and unstable conditions, the government is thinking of reactivating all nuclear plants around the country.... One farmer said "If the technology is good only to make nuclear plants, but not good enough to fix them when they blow, they should not build nuclear power plants to begin with.... we made the earth cry!".
The reconstruction is not quite possible yet... First, the rubble needs to be cleared, and that will take another 3 years, or maybe more....
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Saturday, April 30, 2011
49 days
Yesterday was 49 days after the earthquake and Tsunami. Japanese tradition says the dead wander around their homes for 49 days before departing to the after life.
On the Road volunteers held a minute of silence, while loading supplies at one of the Japan Self Defense Force warehouses, exactly at 2:49 pm, the time the earthquake striked Japan 7 weeks ago.
Although the pace of recovery is unbelievably fast, there is still so much to do.
On the Road volunteers held a minute of silence, while loading supplies at one of the Japan Self Defense Force warehouses, exactly at 2:49 pm, the time the earthquake striked Japan 7 weeks ago.
Although the pace of recovery is unbelievably fast, there is still so much to do.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
1 month after the Tsunami
"On the Road with Friends" is a non-profit organization that has settled a volunteer village, 1.5 hours from Ishinomaki city, for volunteers to come and work at cleaning the dirt from houses that were flooded by the Tsunami, as well as cooking and delivering hot meals to those living in shelters, as no hot meals are provided to them yet.
Its been over 5 years since the last time I used my tent and sleeping bag, and was not sure I had all the parts when I left home. Fortunately, everything was there, so I had a roof to protect myself and my cameras from the rain and snow. If you are planning to volunteer, make sure you bring winter clothes, as it is still cold at night and early in the morning.
Check their webpage for more information:
http://saigaishien.jp/
Its been over 5 years since the last time I used my tent and sleeping bag, and was not sure I had all the parts when I left home. Fortunately, everything was there, so I had a roof to protect myself and my cameras from the rain and snow. If you are planning to volunteer, make sure you bring winter clothes, as it is still cold at night and early in the morning.
Check their webpage for more information:
http://saigaishien.jp/
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