Tsunami
Several people have asked me if the tsunami disaster is still on the news here, or why I didn't write about it on this website.
To answer the latter question -- I guess there was just not much to say, except for describing an emotion of great sadness.
Until last week the major TV stations were full-time covering the tsunami and its aftermath. We've seen a lot of interviews with survivors on CNN, very personal and very gripping. Now the coverage is not full-time anymore, but it's still very prominent. I usually get my news from newspapers and magazines, and everyday the newspapers open with news about the disaster and the relief efforts.
The flags here were flown at half-staff last week. It's good to see that there is so much money being donated world-wide. Everywhere you go there are fund raising activities -- in restaurants, bars, on the street. In the U.S., where a lot of charity is privately funded, individuals can get a 2004 taxbreak for money they donate this month, January 2005.
I work together with a group of people in one of the areas where the tsunami struck. They were far from the coast, and luckily nobody got hurt.
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