Monthly Archives: September 2001

A couple of weeks later and I could not bear the pain any longer. I decided I needed to get away. Ground zero was still smoking. And very sad. There was not a smile on anyone’s face. It was a changed place. A desolate place. I went overseas.

Several days later I was in class then a plane went over our lecture hall. Silence. It was excruciating to hear the first sounds of flight.

I could recount all the events that took place on this day and the coming weeks as if watching a motion picture. By far this was the worst day of my life. A day full of chaos and sadness. And grief. And one that opened up my eyes to the depths and disasters of wars. [...]

Back to NY. I have just spent the past week in Key West for my birthday. My friends and i had initially flown to Miami but it was dead. So we decided to drive to Key west and stay there for the festivities.