Reflections

God Bless America,
Land that I love.
Stand beside her, and guide her
Thru the night with a light from above.
From the mountains, to the prairies,
To the oceans, white with foam
God bless America, My home sweet home.
-John Irving

A day of reflections and remembering 9/11/01. I was 16, sitting in Spanish class during 2nd period when my teacher rushed into the room with a distraught look on her face, "A plane crashed into the World Trade Center!" We were all in shock, and couldn't believe that this was happening in NYC - just an hour away from us. A classmate burst into tears because her father worked at the top of one of the towers (thankfully, he survived). Our school wouldn't let us watch the news on TV since we were just too close to the tragedy, so we were allowed to listen to the radio. The day passed by in a daze, filled with confusion and shock.

Can't believe it's been 10 years already. Watching the documentaries on TV was hard, but I'm glad that we are all remembering what happened. It was nice to climb Green Mountain today - to see the beauty and appreciate what is still here :)