Heather's Letter

This is the letter from Heather referenced by Joanna; there is no date which makes it difficult to put a time frame on some of her comments. Heather's blog is an excellent and very poignant first person account of the emotions experienced by a foreigner first hand and her attempts to find ways to provide help. She ended up assisting the Canadian embassy delegation that came down to Phuket in the days immediately after the tsunami hit.

(Update - Jan. 3: she also has put this on her blog today.)

i have about three minutes left here before they kick me out so this has to be short.

i haven't checked my email in a few days, so i am sorry for not responding personally. thank you all for your emails, i really appreciate it.

things here are pretty awful. nothing improving, the numbers just increasing.
i appreciate the emails and i have heard from a few of you that you would like to come and help. that would be amazing. as of yet i haven't heard of companies sponsoring individuals to come over here, but really, all you have to do is ask. there are lots of people out there with lots of money. money that would make a difference, money that could get you here to help out (such as you, chris...i think it is an amazing idea.)

see who you can ask, and i will do what i can.

i think it is just hard to be here now because i am so far from family. when so many people have had their families ripped apart it seems so bizarre to me that i would choose to be so far from mine. but i will stay, for now. i miss you all so much, now more than ever.

as for the question of my students, i will see on tuesday when school resumes. we will see who is there and who is not. one of the best students had his mother taken from him as well as his home. i want to protect him from the world. why do these things happen?

my blog should be updated tomorrow with a little more information such as where money can be sent, etc. check out my blog, www.isobella.blogspot.com and click on the link "sharp mama." she is a canadian in phuket, 9 months pregnant and has a great deal of information on relief efforts.

oye. as i sit here there is a scandanavian man next to me looking through photos of the dead for his wife. what a bizarre time this is.

bisous and peace

love heather

the woods are lovely dark and deep
but i have promises to keep
and miles to go before i sleep
and miles to go before i sleep...