Comments on: seven years ago – what were you doing? http://antipaucity.com/2008/09/11/seven-years-ago-what-were-you-doing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=seven-years-ago-what-were-you-doing fighting the lack of good ideas Fri, 11 May 2012 21:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cristóbal Palmer http://antipaucity.com/2008/09/11/seven-years-ago-what-were-you-doing/comment-page-1/#comment-15845 Cristóbal Palmer Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:03:05 +0000 http://antipaucity.com/2008/09/11/seven-years-ago-what-were-you-doing/#comment-15845 I was walking back to my dorm from class when I crossed paths with somebody from administration. I can't remember exactly what she said, but I remember being confused and not understanding what she thought was going on. I went back to my hall and told others who were around to come to the TV. We turned it on and flipped to a cable news channel, which was showing footage of one of the towers on fire. We saw the second plane hit and couldn't figure out if it was live footage. We looked at each other in shock and disbelief. I remember saying, "I hope none of you have family in New York," which drew sharp criticism from at least one person in the room, who said that I was being terribly insensitive. Nobody in the room had family or friends in New York. I stumbled trying to explain myself, but ended up just staring at the TV. A short while later we learned that classes had been canceled for the day. It would be several years before I could make it to ground zero. I remember being very angry and very sad at the same time when I was finally able to see the gaping hole in the ground in person. May those who lost their lives that day rest in peace. I was walking back to my dorm from class when I crossed paths with somebody from administration. I can’t remember exactly what she said, but I remember being confused and not understanding what she thought was going on. I went back to my hall and told others who were around to come to the TV. We turned it on and flipped to a cable news channel, which was showing footage of one of the towers on fire. We saw the second plane hit and couldn’t figure out if it was live footage. We looked at each other in shock and disbelief.

I remember saying, “I hope none of you have family in New York,” which drew sharp criticism from at least one person in the room, who said that I was being terribly insensitive. Nobody in the room had family or friends in New York. I stumbled trying to explain myself, but ended up just staring at the TV. A short while later we learned that classes had been canceled for the day.

It would be several years before I could make it to ground zero. I remember being very angry and very sad at the same time when I was finally able to see the gaping hole in the ground in person.

May those who lost their lives that day rest in peace.

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