Things here in Sendai have been rather surreal. But I am very blessed to have wonderful friends who are helping me a lot. I am now staying at a friend's home. We share supplies like water, food and a kerosene heater. We sleep lined up in one room, eat by candlelight, share stories. It is warm, friendly, and beautiful, wrote Anne Thomas, an American citizen who has lived in Sendai for 22 years.
Rick Sound, a TriMet bus driver for 24 years, saw a woman who had hoisted one leg over the railing of a bridge, which spans the Willamette River in downtown Portland. He quickly parked the bus in the lane -- there was nowhere to pull over -- and ran out to stop her apparent plan to jump.
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