Friday; March 11, 2011
This morning I got news via text message of an earthquake that struck Japan and a possible tsunami that was said to hit the coast of Ecuador at 5:30pm. Wow. What a thing to wake up to. I went downstairs to get the bigger scoop on the news of the damage, what had happened in Japan, if the tsunami threat was serious. All day was stressful, contacting friends on the coast coast (some other volunteers were evacuated, I am about 45 minutes into the jungle/mountains so the threat was minimal), watching the waves, the clock. Closer to 5:30 hearing the news that the Galapagos was the biggest threat was daunting. Luckily, for the entire world, not much happened and we didn’t lose any more lives (human or otherwise) or one of the 7 wonders of the world. The whole day is saddening and to think that quite possibly we may be impacting the earth with our pollution and creating the high frequency of natural disasters that seem to be occurring. Maybe if everyone aimed to be more environmentally friendly or at least respecting the environment as a living entity that can affect our lives just as much as we can affect it’s we can minimize the amount of loss that was created/almost created today.
Imagine losing the Galapagos, for all those who haven’t had the chance to experience it first, and the effect that would have on the rest of the world, the repercussions that could arise from that, imaginate.
RIP/DEP
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