Where were you on 9/11.. I was a grade school child put into lock down. That is when no one can enter the school and no one can leave the school all the classroom doors have to be closed and the window blinds and window are closed. You stay in one room and basically just sit there...
I was very confused I really just wanted to go home they showed some of the news reports which was even more confusing and I was worried about my family (some live in NY, NJ and PA) I wondered when I could go home. and if I had a home to go to.. I know that many of you have your own stories but I can never forget that feeling that my life and my country has changed forever. That naive innocence was gone for ever. We were at War and I didn't really know how that was going to feel and it scared me.
I remember that when they finally they released us from school and I was never so glad to be home. As a family we sat and watched in complete disbelief that this had all happened and waited to hear what was next. Although it was still a frightening time I was so thankful to be with my parents. Safe at least for the moment. What a senseless tragedy that has shaken our country to the core. I was angry and sad, relieved to hear about my loved ones and horrified to hear about others. I have visited the 9/11 site in NYC several times since that day and every time I am flooded with emotion and also pride. I am proud of our country and I am proud to be an American.. I hold close our values and our spirit everyday when pursing my own passions and dreams. That is what keeps me pushing forward and showing the world that.......Petite Girls Rock!!!
I was very confused I really just wanted to go home they showed some of the news reports which was even more confusing and I was worried about my family (some live in NY, NJ and PA) I wondered when I could go home. and if I had a home to go to.. I know that many of you have your own stories but I can never forget that feeling that my life and my country has changed forever. That naive innocence was gone for ever. We were at War and I didn't really know how that was going to feel and it scared me.
I remember that when they finally they released us from school and I was never so glad to be home. As a family we sat and watched in complete disbelief that this had all happened and waited to hear what was next. Although it was still a frightening time I was so thankful to be with my parents. Safe at least for the moment. What a senseless tragedy that has shaken our country to the core. I was angry and sad, relieved to hear about my loved ones and horrified to hear about others. I have visited the 9/11 site in NYC several times since that day and every time I am flooded with emotion and also pride. I am proud of our country and I am proud to be an American.. I hold close our values and our spirit everyday when pursing my own passions and dreams. That is what keeps me pushing forward and showing the world that.......Petite Girls Rock!!!
Petite or not, you are amazing! What an inspiring story! Is America the greatest country ever, or what!
ReplyDeleteI don't think too many other countries in the world could have rebounded like we did after that awful day 11 years ago. True, our naïveté and complacency are probably gone forever, but if anything, we are stronger and better as a nation and a people than ever before!
Like you, I am proud too. Proud of our country, proud of our citizens and their resilience, proud to be an American. And proud that we have people living in our country as awesome as you.