Comments on: China Earthquake

By: PG

PG — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 04:38:58 +0000

It sure is good to be home – at last!

By: practicalness

practicalness — Wed, 28 May 2008 18:37:49 +0000

practicalness says : I absolutely agree with this !

By: Retta and John

Retta and John — Thu, 22 May 2008 15:59:29 +0000

Lara,
Such a wonderful description of your experience! From this safe distance we feel a front row seat. Miss you and pray for your safety. You survived the earthquake and the aftershocks but we are concerned about what might follow. These horrible events usually lead to cholera and other sicknesses as well as extreme shortages of food and water. In baseball terms you are at second base but for God’s sake and yours as well as ours hurry on home. We will be waiting to embrace you. Love,

By: Q

Wed, 21 May 2008 16:57:04 +0000

I read somewhere that the slow motion time felt by trauma victims is due to an actual increase in the frame rate of the senses. Instead of 30/sec the brain actually records and processess something on the order of a few hundred frames/second. So the slow motion effect is actually due to the backlog of data as it bottlenecks through the conciousness.

Fortunately, I have not had an opportunity to observe this phenomena since acquiring this lil tidbit of info!

Safe travels, and relish in your return to the West.

By: Christian B

Christian B — Wed, 21 May 2008 05:38:18 +0000

I am glad you are O.K. Safe travels.

By: The Earthquake

The Earthquake — Wed, 21 May 2008 02:03:43 +0000

[...] in China and the Chinese Red Cross. Foreign bloggers have written interesting articles about surviving the quake and the nation’s [...]

By: Luke

Luke — Wed, 21 May 2008 01:59:22 +0000

Hi, I’ve enjoyed reading your website for the past several months, and I’m glad to hear that you and yours survived the earthquake without being harmed. Best wishes to you, your students, and their families.

By: Gina

Gina — Wed, 21 May 2008 00:24:48 +0000

Again, I am just amazed at your ability to bring me there with you, you are a talented and wonderful writer. Thanks for the details, it is good to know you are coming home soon.
Love-
Gina

By: Kit

Kit — Tue, 20 May 2008 19:53:29 +0000

So very, very, VERY glad to hear you are ok. I had *completely* forgotten you were there (S. had told me on our mutual birthday, and we had rhapsodized about how incredible you are), but I just didn’t make the connection. These dispatches from “the front,” as it were, are stunning. Both wonderful and terrible. Take good care of yourself. Sending love and stable thoughts from NYC.

By: Paul Dorres

Paul Dorres — Tue, 20 May 2008 01:12:07 +0000

Absolutely remarkable. I am speechless. Thank you so much for sharing your words and photos. I was completely transfixed and nervous for you in the pit of my stomach while reading.

Be strong and hearty! I look forward to your next entry.

With love,
Paul

PS. I have a daughter now. She is 9 days old. Kiyora May Dorres.