I'm okay!

Hi everyone, as you've probably heard already there was a big earthquake here earlier this morning. It was centered around Sendai (the biggest city near Fukushima) and was measured to be about 7.2. You can read more about it here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4155026.stm

I was talking to Chris on Skype when it happened. At first I thought it was just going to be the same small little earthquakes that we get all the time here in Japan, but the shaking kept going and started to get stronger so I moved to my doorway and waited. Some things fell off my shelves, and my toaster oven fell and broke spilling ashes all over my kitchen floor, but otherwise everything was okay. All my other friends are okay here as well, so no need to worry. Thanks for your thoughts and emails though!

I'll write again soon with some pictures from my vacation and Mt. Fuji!