Over the last day or so, I have received many emails and messages from friends and family asking me if I am OK and whether or not the Volcano eruption has caused any difficulty for me.
The only problem is that I had no idea what everyone was talking about. I had not heard about the volcano eruption. I haven't been staying up to date on a lot of news, but I was sure that I would have heard about something so dire.
In checking into things this morning, I was alarmed to see headlines like "Volcano erupts near Tokyo raining ash down on city". I quickly read a few stories and then decided to check with the master source... my Japanese father, Funabashi-sama.
He confirmed there had been a small eruption, but couldn't understand why I was asking about it. It was completely expected and the area was evacuated before it all began. That is how the Japanese take care of things. When I explained the stories to him he was quite surprised at all the fuss.
I guess this is another lesson in perspective for me. What appears to be dire to some, is commonplace to others. Plus it is a good lesson in media awareness. Disasters sell better than good news stories. I appreciate all the concerned messages I received and want everyone to know that I am absolutely fine. Not even a sneeze from the ash.
What you may be interested in hearing is that since I arrived, I have experienced two small earthquakes. Again, these are pretty commonplace and nothing to get too excited about. Everyone here says that it is just Japan's way of welcoming me home!
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I'm glad you're doping well and learning lessons .... but does the earth literally need to explode for you to get these lessons! :-)
Love,
Manish
You know better than most how stubborn I can be about learning lessons.
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