StarJiWoo member hold long times volunteer activity at Korea once or twice per month pace.
I participated in volunteer activity carried out in Japan.
It is start at a meeting place since morning of 25th April 5 am, baggage to bring to the platform of the bus. Even food is such a quantity.
And we go straight to Sendai on a bus on an highway. Went to the north, a cherry tree bloomed very neatly. Such a trip feeling changes completely when I arrive at Sendai. I was at a loss for words and was shocked by the state that too entirely changed to spread through both sides of the way.
After dropping in at the local volunteer center, we went to today's spot, international village and start get ready. It is a cooking start in the outside of the building. Because it was not the institution which made a dish, it was slightly serious to carry baggage and to carry water. The word to "here is a semi battlefield condition" of the NPO who coordinated was very heavy. The menu is Seasoning stew of the Japanese beef, Chijimui and the dried cod soup. Because we must prepare for very much quantity, we work without an interval to take a rest and work and work and work.....
And we were able to offer supper to the victim somehow at estimated time. They were interested in Korean menu and said , "what this is?", "it is a dish to watch for the first time, but all look delicious" .
We distributed to victim is like this (... a glutton eaten rice before took a photograph)
And we offered a meal of the quantity more than original plans, and it was over 8 pm that clearing was over. From this place on a bus to the lodgings, when we finally arrived at the hotel in approximately two hours, it was past 10:00. I took a bath and only drank one cup of delicious sake, down on the bed. Zzz
On 26th, we gather in the hotel lobby from about 6 am and have a simple meal and departure at half past 6 am.
It is an offer of lunch in a public hall on that day. Member men are outstanding performances to set up a tent in front of a building and to set up cooking machine parts.
Of course all of member shared in the cooking and really ran around and worked desperately to be in time for time.
And we provided very many meals and served it so that I did not have time to take a photograph either. The menu of this day is Seasoning stew of the Japanese beef, Chijimui and the soup with Korean rice cake.
soup. It was popularity as the dish which we prepared for really all disappeared. And even if we cleared it off, victim call out to us, "thank you today", "today's meal was specially delicious". My body aching seemed to be blown off. After clearing was over, it is the evening and eats in Sendai-city at last. I said goodbye to all of member who participated here and came back by Shinkansen to Tokyo.
It was hard for physically to work form early in the morning until night, but learned very much . I was able to spend very substantial time mentally. I could talk and learned from some of victims.
It should be a brief postscript quickly. All of participated in, thank you!
And special thanks to StarJiWoo staff who made the preparations, participated in for preparations the day before, thank you.
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Lots of thanks for the translated version -- news of the volunteers in Sendai.
Visited Sendai years ago, a beautiful & quiet city with many good sceneries...so sad to see it was turned out like these in the pics...sighing !
Good work done...SJ volunteers, so proud of you all, and wishes for God's blessings for all residents in Sendai and other affected areas.
Thank you very much for translating into English for our sake. Thank you very much for sharing the volunteer activity you all did in Sendai. It was really sad when seeing the picture showing how serious it is after the disaster. Everything will be back to normal gradually, lets never give up hope.
Tomorrow will be another beautiful day, isn't it.