mia-meow

The whole situation in Japan has been getting me down of late. The more I hear about radioactivity, death toll, freezing weather, lack of food, the more I feel.
Just when you think we have been suffering from enough disasters, another one strikes. I don't know why it has affected me so greatly. Is it because it has been televised more than other disasters? Surely, we have heard of so many people dying in so many horrendous ways, that you would think that by now, we would be desensitized towards it, however, quite the opposite, so much support has been shown by everyone. 
In truth, it hasn't just made me feel low and depressed, but excited too? I mean, how often do you get everyone working together like this? I feel like I'm putting on a real community spirit voice, which I would normally think to be a bit naff, but really, this is exciting.

Japan is such a wonderful place that it seems so unfair that it happened. A year ago we traveled to Japan, on our way from Australia to Ireland for 2 weeks, and it was one the most memorable experiences in my whole life. The culture is so strange, yet wonderful. I mean, where else do you by shirts and ties in corner shops called Family Mart? I'm scared that everything will have changed, that the calm composed nature of Japan will have disappeared.