Reflections on 9/11
I remember I was walking to Korean class. We had our language lab that day and my friend, Sandra, told me about the two towers that had been hit. Her facial expressions tended to not coincide with what she said, so I wasn't sure whether or not to believe her...
I went through the entire Korean class, most of us completely unaware of what had just happen. My T.A. didn't know, neither did my classmates.
But walking to my next class, the word had gotten out quickly and everyone on campus was glued to a TV or scrambling somewhere, probably trying to call home to see if everyone was o.k.
I walked into the music building and saw a bunch of my professors gathered around a small TV screen. I was in shock and can't remember what exactly I said, but my music history professor turned around and said to me, "no, this is real..."
All of us went back to our rooms and I took the shuttle bus to get back to my dorm. On the way back I remember seeing Patty on the bus. She was super concerned about her sister and was in tears when she couldn't get through to her cell phone. Her friend Marta just held her hand said, "it'll be o.k...."
The rest of the day was just super long and I must've watched the news for hours, constantly seeing the planes get hit over and over and over again.
I remember talking to my friends down at NYU who were immediately evacuated and had school cancelled for a while...
Most of all, I remember praying for Stephanie Wong's sister, Jennifer, who worked down there and was missing after the day was out. We continued to pray for her constantly for weeks after.
The Lord decided to take her home that day...
We will always remember you in our prayers and though we cry, we rejoice knowing that you are now with our Father in heaven.
Below is a home video a yahoo! user made of where people were when they first heard about the planes. Note: if you don't have micromedia flash player 8 or above, you will not be able to view the video.
Below are some more pictures from WTC. They include pictures from around the world as well as in NY. Note: these are not photos that I personally took.
WTC photos
I went through the entire Korean class, most of us completely unaware of what had just happen. My T.A. didn't know, neither did my classmates.
But walking to my next class, the word had gotten out quickly and everyone on campus was glued to a TV or scrambling somewhere, probably trying to call home to see if everyone was o.k.
I walked into the music building and saw a bunch of my professors gathered around a small TV screen. I was in shock and can't remember what exactly I said, but my music history professor turned around and said to me, "no, this is real..."
All of us went back to our rooms and I took the shuttle bus to get back to my dorm. On the way back I remember seeing Patty on the bus. She was super concerned about her sister and was in tears when she couldn't get through to her cell phone. Her friend Marta just held her hand said, "it'll be o.k...."
The rest of the day was just super long and I must've watched the news for hours, constantly seeing the planes get hit over and over and over again.
I remember talking to my friends down at NYU who were immediately evacuated and had school cancelled for a while...
Most of all, I remember praying for Stephanie Wong's sister, Jennifer, who worked down there and was missing after the day was out. We continued to pray for her constantly for weeks after.
The Lord decided to take her home that day...
We will always remember you in our prayers and though we cry, we rejoice knowing that you are now with our Father in heaven.
Below is a home video a yahoo! user made of where people were when they first heard about the planes. Note: if you don't have micromedia flash player 8 or above, you will not be able to view the video.
Below are some more pictures from WTC. They include pictures from around the world as well as in NY. Note: these are not photos that I personally took.
WTC photos
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Tuesday, September 12, 2006.
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