Christchurch

Earthquake 22.02.2011

It's crazy to think about how just two weeks ago, I stood in the middle of this Cathedral, and thought what a beautiful building this is. I stood in front of it, and admired it, as several people have before me. It's weird to think about how this building no longer is standing. As I looked through the pictures online and on the news about the damages done, it seemed so close to me. It was crazy, I could see where the buildings in this city were, I had walked down the streets and it just made it very real to me. I hear about the earthquakes a lot, but it wasn't real. They seemed so far away, but now, I can see myself walking down the streets of the pictures on the news. The next thing that was really weird for me, was I was curious about the people I know down there. I made friends while I was down there, and I wanted to know if they were okay. As I was thinking about this, I just wanted to write a little and say first how grateful I am that I was in Christchurch when I was. First off to experience the beauty of the city, and second of all for not being there during the earthquake. My prayers go out to all of the people in Christchurch.