The Earthquake In Japan.

Hi. Today I would like to share my feelings about earthquake in Japan. I am very sad about and very sorry. It is just terrible what can happen on our planet. I feel miserable even from only the thought about earthquake.  I really know what the earthquake means. When I was in Fukuoka, Japan in 2005 with “Alegria”, the Cirque du Soleil touring show, I had experience of surviving after the earthquake. There was one of the strongest earthquakes for the past 350 years in that area. The strength was 7.2 on the scale. The earthquake happened unpredictably. We just arrived at the circus site by the shuttle bus. Some artists were in the kitchen; the other artists were in the artistic tent and on the stage. When the earthquake started I could not understand what is going on. It was like in my night dream. Everything shook so hard. Poles of the artistic tent looked like grass on a field during a windy weather. I began to run out at that moment. It seemed like I run for ages to rich the exit. I fell, stood up, ran, fell again, stood up and ran. The whole floor was like waves in a river. The earthquake was shaken for several minutes then it stopped. We all were in shock.  Our direction had cancelled both shows because our technicians had to check all constructions, stage, and equipment. Some equipment was broken.  When we came back to the hotel, everything was on the floor.  TVs, small furniture, lamps, personal stuff were on the floor as well.  I could see the cracked roads and buildings. Our hotel’s restaurants lost almost all plates and glasses. It was real disaster. Thanks God, we didn’t have tsunami.  Next couple weeks we could feel the new kicks of the earthquake with less strength around 5.1. I was afraid to take a bath in the hotel. I had prepared my documents in case of quick evacuation.  I will never forget these days of the Japanese earthquake. I follow the news on TV about Japan tragedy. I cannot watch it without  tears in my eyes.