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Thursday, April 21, 2011

Friday, April 8, 2011

The Journey to 9/11

"She was the kind of person everyone liked" Nita told me about her old roommate and friend. Nita and her friend, who we'll call Anna, were both airline attendants. Anna was working on one of the planes when it hit the World Trade Center on 9/11. It's been nearly ten years since Nita's dared to venture to the heart of the city, fearing the pain would break her completely. She's fought panic attacks and heartbreak, but today she won. Through crowded New York street-ways, tourists and taxis; she walked silently with intent. Not even her newly fractured ankle or myself (the lingering tourist) slowed her down. Getting there didn't exactly ease her mind, but released her external fear. The loss of Anne still hurts, but it helps to remember.

For me, the experience humanized a far away tragedy. Nita told me details only flight attendants knew; of how these brave pilots and attendants made many attempts to stop the course of that day. How they stopped fearing for themselves and started fighting for the rest of us. If any good were to come of this, I would hope that we would choose to live lives worth their saving. Our hearts still brake for them.

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Laura Hill Cemetary in Philladelphia

It's 2:30am in Philadelphia right now and it seems like the only available time to blog. Philly is beautiful. I love the the mixture of architecture; old world+modern+urban. The resources that were poured into these buildings, bridges and even tombstones in the late 1800's is so impressive. It's as though these carved a voice into existence. So much more, I need to rest up for New York:)