Asakiyume mita

We *chose* to move to an earthquake zone. We were driving back here on the day the disaster happened that destroyed a quarter of this city; we were evacuated out the next day and we came back as soon as we got our visas to live here. And it's amazing - it's a huge privilege to live here, it's an even bigger privilege to be part of the recovery - and there are *jobs* here, omg.

And people think I'm crazy, but I tell you this and I swear it's true. If the next big one happens and we don't make it out - we had the time of lives here.