When I was 21, I lived in Natori, a small town just south of Sendai in Japan.  I taught at the high school there. Everywhere I went, people were kind to me - going out of their way to help out the gaijin (foreigner) who always looked so confused. 

It was Natori that you saw on TV on March 11th - that big black wave knocking out houses, lorries, schools ...

This run is being done at the same time, by lots of us, all over the world - some in groups, some by themselves.  It's not far - but hopefully it will help.  Money raised will go through the globalgiving relief fund to the Red Cross and Living Dreams. Thank you very much!