tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471434523235684899.post4632306203335219760..comments2011-08-28T09:04:54.945-04:00Comments on And now, back to my original plan.: The tragedy in Japan - before and after images of the exact same sites.PaLewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06765456522651541349noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471434523235684899.post-3371940879232359192011-03-23T09:50:09.704-04:002011-03-23T09:50:09.704-04:00Hi Karen - - - Thanks for sharing your personal ex...Hi Karen - - - Thanks for sharing your personal experiences with those Japanese volunteers. I read an interesting observation by one of the news correspondents reporting on the tragedies that heve befallen the Japanese; There have been no reports of looting such as happened here after hurricane Katrina and also happens in other countries after large disasters. The Japanese culture is one in which respect and compassion for each other are still major factors driving individual behaviors.<br /><br />This is, as you stated, all so very sad.PaLewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06765456522651541349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471434523235684899.post-78226279771414185692011-03-23T01:07:51.052-04:002011-03-23T01:07:51.052-04:00Hi Lew - I can hardly think of Japan and all the w...Hi Lew - I can hardly think of Japan and all the wonderful people I met in 2006 while vacationing there. When I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Saint Lucia, we met several JOVCs (Japanese Volunteers). We partied with them, learned to make sushi and taught them to make chocolate chip cookies. They are amazing, selfless and smart, confident wonderful friends who I think of every day. It is all so very sad.Karen's Planethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14739690276334685162noreply@blogger.com