Volunteer tour

(This entry is a rewrite of the previous entry.)

The massive earthquake and tsunami devastated Tohoku area in Japan on March 11th,

Now many people in Tohoku still need for many volunteers whether they are experienced or not.

So, my wife and I decided to go to Tohoku as volunteers.

In September,

I participated a two day volunteer tour to Higashi-matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture.

My wife went to animal relief center in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture for about ten days to take care of affected pets.

Last week,

My wife and I participated a two day volunteer tour to Minami-sanriku , Miyagi Prefecture.

In spite of eight months after the tsunami, 

We saw many collapsed buildings, houses and the overturned cars,ships.

We were very shocked unspeakably.

By the way, 

There is one question.

What is a volunteer tour ?

Usually, at first volunteers go to the Volunteer center in disaster area by themselves to find jobs.

But it is not sure whether there are job or not.

Of course they should prepare their own meals and logging.

However, in some volunteer tour, 

Volunteers have a job as soon as they arrive at the disaster area. 

and some meals and logging are prepared.

It is very convenient.

So It is easy for beginners to participate volunteer.

Anyway,

Don't think difficultly about volunteer.

Advanced skills and special skills are not necessary.

There are a lot of job anybody can do.

A large number of people need for human power.

For example, 

look at this picture of the railway covered with a lot of grasses, destroyed by the Tsunami.

I think it takes many many many times to remove all grasses.

But about 100 volunteers started to cut grasses.

After two hours,

This is the human power.

There are many such jobs anybody can do.

If you are hesitant to do something for Tohoku because of lack of experience, lack of skill,

I recommended you to participate a volunteer tour.