One year

It has been a year since the tragedy struck my home country and I just wanted to take a moment to honor them.

My family lived in Fukushima, within the 30km range of the nuclear plant and had to evacuate to Tokyo, and have been there since.

I know it's no longer in the 'news' and many media outlets have moved on to other current events, but please, if you have a moment check out my friend Stu Levy's film "Pray for Japan" that is premiering all over the country this week.

I was en route to Japan last year, and you may check out the post regarding my trip here.


pic from here

Pray for Japan - Documentary Film

(pic from charmedguy.tumblr.com)

Pray for Japan is a documentary film my friend Stu Levy is producing, writing and directing.

If you have $1 and two minutes, please donate to the project and the victims by clicking on the link above.


From the website:

Real heroes faced the Tohoku quake/tsunami tragedy. The battle to rebuild Japan continues - and the world must not forget their story.


Stu is an amazing guy - who is fluent in Japanese - and is very dedicated to this project.

People who are trying to make a difference by bringing the attention to who is needed, earns my highest respect.

Please help.

Pray for Japan

This past week, my dear home country was brought to its knees.

Please pray and donate to the people who has shown much respect to one another during what is most likely the hardest and the saddest time of their lives.

My heart breaks for every single person that has been affected by this disaster.

My mother will be flying to Japan next week to check on my grandmother (who is in Tokyo, and is doing fine at this point) and I pray for her safe return, as well as my other relatives who live within the 30KM radius of the nuclear plant that is being closely watched as we speak.

Please donate:

http://www.google.com/crisisresponse/japanquake2011.html

Hello from Nagoya, Japan

Eerily quiet Narita airport, with moving walkway blocked off



Despite my family's worries and plead to come home, in midst of the earthquake chaos, I trudged along and finally made it to Nagoya, Japan.

My flight from Chicago to Japan's Narita airport was diverted to Anchorage, Alaska, and we were grounded for a whole day.

Through sadness and the unknown, I have made some new friends, and was touched by the generosity of the strangers I came across during the time, and the trip ended up being a very pleasant experience.

I am now in Nagoya, Japan, about 175 miles southwest of Tokyo.


Platform for Narita Express - train schedule is back to normal, going south



I'm alive and well



Peaceful and quiet suburb in Chiba Prefecture



Bullet Train "Nozomi"



Mt. Fuji