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Mar. 17th, 2011 09:47 amI just booked flights [English: across the ditch / Japanese: to Christchurch] this weekend so Pukamon and I can help our old roommate's school's Student Volunteer Army with some earthquake recovery. Doing something to help out somewhere feels better than standing around the deli worrying about y'all, and while I can't afford a flight to Japan, I can afford to get to NZ. Besides, we can actually be useful there. In Japan we'd just get in the way.
Some of my high school and Disney friends have been evacuating south or even overseas. I really wish my host family would leave, but kaasan's a nurse and tousan and neesan won't leave her.
Talking to some of my Japanese friends who are still in Florida is like Brisbane all over again: They know their family's okay but they're still really worried about them, and their parents are telling them to stay in America. One girl's family's getting out and using this as an opportunity to visit her at Disney, though, which must be nice for the little brother who doesn't really know what's going on.
(OOC: Translation note: Ash uses the Japanese honorifics for his host family even in English. It's a way for him to differentiate his host family from his natural family.)
Some of my high school and Disney friends have been evacuating south or even overseas. I really wish my host family would leave, but kaasan's a nurse and tousan and neesan won't leave her.
Talking to some of my Japanese friends who are still in Florida is like Brisbane all over again: They know their family's okay but they're still really worried about them, and their parents are telling them to stay in America. One girl's family's getting out and using this as an opportunity to visit her at Disney, though, which must be nice for the little brother who doesn't really know what's going on.
(OOC: Translation note: Ash uses the Japanese honorifics for his host family even in English. It's a way for him to differentiate his host family from his natural family.)
