Japan through my eyes

It was bitter sweet leaving Australia again, not sure what would be awaiting me back in Japan. I got to the airport at 3:30am and we waited outside til the airport opened at 4.  The flight times were changed so we all got food vouchers, and I used it to get a meat pie.  YUM!  sometimes I crave Aussie food. There were a lot of Japanese HS students, and the reps from Kanto's University women's lacross team.  The plane was pretty full, but I had a spare seat next to me, I was able to stretch out a bit.  The movies I watched were; Narnia - The Dawn Trader, HereAfter. I was quite surprised, Qantas was quite good this time.  The food was great, one air hostess was great, he was so friendly and cracked a lot of jokes.   Because of all the Japan Fukushima issues, our plane was diverted to Hong Kong, where some people got off, and the crew changed.  All my language studies paid off.  I was able to listen and understand 4 different language...

My friends and family have been taking me out to eat every day since I've been home.  It's a lot of eating. Yum. Here are some photos.

So many things are going on in the world today.  It's sad, and heartbreaking.   But here's something we can do to help the environment.  This is an initiative from my hometown Sydney, Australia that is now spanning the globe.  Please join in if you can, and for 1 hour, switch off your lights, or reduce your electricity.  Let's pray for all those in Japan and show our support. "At 8:30 PM on Saturday 26th March 2011, lights will switch off around the globe for Earth Hour and people will commit to actions that go beyond the hour. With Earth Hour almost upon us, our thoughts are with the people of Japan during this incredibly challenging and sad time for their country. 日本の皆さん、勇気を持って頑張って下さい"

Edited to provide more information:   This was right after the March 11th Earthquake in 2011.  A lot of people had similar experiences. I managed to catch the bus half way home.  When I got to the station there were thousands of people at the station.  All the nearby buildings were all evacuated.  Everyone was on the street.  Having no money & no idea of the extent of the damage etc, I decided to try find an ATM.  I walked from station to station trying to find a working one.  Still not knowing what had really happened I went to the ENT clinic.  They also didn't know the extent of what had happened, as they were still operating.  At that point I really wished I knew more Japanese so I could ask.  Still having no idea, I thought the trains should be up and running again, but it was starting to get dark.  It was freezing.  My phone was running out of battery, I was stuck and didn't know how to get home.  All I c...