Well as you may have heard, Christchurch was rocked by another huge earthquake today. 6.3 on the Richter scale, and although it wasn't as bad as the 7.something quake in September it was ranked as a level 3 emergency (the worst it can get) because of the number of lives lost. At only 5 km below the surface, lots of buildings were damaged and as I write this the death toll is climbing. My heart goes out to those who have lost someone in the quake or who have lost their home and posessions. It was interesting to be here for one of the largest natural disasters that NZ has had in a long time, it vaguely reminded me of whatching the news on 9/11 in the morning when they were replaying the videos of the attack. Its pretty intense.
In other news, I had an uneventful school day and got to come home early due to a teachers' union meeting. Soooo... yep I wasn't going to post today but I felt it was necessary to acknowledge the hardship those in Christchurch are facing. It sure makes me glad to be where I am, safe and sound.
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