Emotional Story: I relive events as we Shadow English for Speaking Practice

yep that's right I was living in Japan when  the earthquake and the tsunami hit Fukushima  

I'm going to tell you all about that story today  it's going to be a shadow story you will practice  

your English speaking now here's a picture of  my daughters at around that time it was about 1  

month before it all happened so you know these  two special little girls were in my heart the  

whole time now I was teaching English at a school  that was an hour and a half by train from my home  

yes it was a long ways away I had to take that  job and 3 hours every day on a train wasn't easy  

but I did it here is a part of the email I sent  to my family and friends in the United States  

after the earthquake to tell them I'm okay all  right so we will use this and I'm going to say  

it you will listen and then the second time try  to Shadow me try to say it with me okay here we  

go we are alive after the worst night I finally  got home to my family now say it with me we are  

alive after the worst night I finally got home  to my family I'm lying in bed sick right now I'm  

lying in bed sick right now I was on my way home  from work when the earthquake hit I was on my  

way home from work when the earthquake hit I was  walking from the school to the train station when  

I suddenly felt lightheaded I was walking from the  school to the train station when I suddenly felt

lightheaded am I going to pass out I set my bag  down on the ground and kneeled am I going to pass  

out I set my bag down on the ground and kneeled  I realized everything around me was shaking like  

crazy I realized everything around me was shaking  like crazy the power lines were all moving the  

power lines were all moving cars were stopping in  the street and people were jumping out cars were  

stopping in the street and people were jumping  out then I noticed many people rushing out of  

the supermarket then I noticed many people rushing  out of the supermarket we're having an earthquake  

we're having an earthquake I realized it felt like  a big one but I didn't yet know the extent of the  

Quake It Felt Like A big one but I didn't yet know  the extent of the Quake I decided to continue to  

the train station I decided to continue to the  train station I waited an hour at the train  

station but the train was not coming I waited an  hour at the train station but the train was not  

coming everyone was trying to call someone but  nobody's cellones worked everyone was trying to  

call someone but nobody these cell phones worked  so I decided to walk to my transfer station so I  

decided to walk to my transfer station I thought  maybe the main line would be moving I thought  

maybe the main line would be moving I had no coat  and the cold wind was blowing hard I had no coat  

and the cold wind was blowing hard it took me 1  hour to walk to the other train station on the  

other side of the river it took me 1 hour to walk  to the other train station on the other side of  

the river no cars were crossing the Long Bridge  so I walked in the middle of the Wide Open Road  

no cars were crossing the Long Bridge so I walked  in the middle of the Wide Open Road it felt like  

I was in a survival movie it felt like I was in  a survival movie I was carrying a backpack full  

of books and a duffel bag full of stuff I was car  carrying a backpack full of books and a duffel bag  

full of stuff because I had just cleared my desk  to take some things home that day because I had  

just cleared my desk to take some things home  that day bad timing when I finally got to the  

station they announced that all the trains on all  the lines were not running when I finally got to  

the station they announced that all the trains on  all the lines were not running I didn't know what  

to do at this point I didn't know what to do  at this point I was feeling extremely cold and  

Stranded with nowhere to go I was feeling feeling  extremely cold and Stranded with nowhere to go on  

top of that I didn't know if my family was okay  or not on top of that I didn't know if my family  

was okay or not I tried not to think about our  old thin wooden house falling on them I Tred  

tried not to think about our old thin wooden  house falling on them I walked around the city  

looking for some place warm I walked around the  city looking for some place warm I went into a  

convenience store and just stood there looking  out the window I went into a convenience store  

and just stood there looking out the window then  a nice lady told me that the local public school  

gyms were being used as evacuation places then  a nice lady told me that the local public school  

gyms were being used as evacuation places I walked  for 30 minutes to an elementary school but it was  

full I walked for 30 minutes to an elementary  school but it was full everyone was sleeping on  

the floor people were packed in like sardines  everyone was sleeping on the floor people were  

packed in like sardines they told me the junior  high school gym still had room they told me the  

junior high school gym still had room so I walked  another 30 minutes with no coat and heavy bags so  

I walked another 30 minutes with no coat and  heavy bags they were passing out blankets so  

I got one and found a place to lie down they  were passing out blankets so I got one and  

found a place to lie down I couldn't sleep all  night my stomach was starting to feel queasy and  

I had a pounding headache I couldn't sleep all  night my stomach was starting to feel queasy and  

I had a pounding headache at 4: in the morning I  decided to go back back to the train station at 4:  

in the morning I decided to go back to the train  station I thought the trains would start running  

again I thought the trains would start running  again and someone told me all the public phones  

were working now still no sales service and  someone told me all the public phones were  

working working now still no cell service when I  got to the train station there was a line to use  

the phone when I got to the train station there  was a line to use the phone after waiting in  

line it was finally my turn to enter the phone  booth after waiting in line it was finally my  

turn to enter the phone booth I tried to call  my wife but there was no answer I tried to

call dang it okay I tried all right let's go

freeze okay I'm back freezing tired cool  squeezy and with a headache I stepped out  

of the foam Booth freezing tired queasy and with  a headache I stepped out of the foam booth and let  

the contents of my stomach fly out of my mouth  and let the contents of my stomach fly out of  

my mouth I vomited on the side of the street  I vomited on the side of the street 50 or so  

people pretended not to see me 50 or so people  pretended to not see me pretended not to see

me I might have cried a little I don't know I was  numb at this point numb means Fe I was not feeling  

anything thing say it with me I might have cried  a little I don't know I was numb at this point  

every half hour I tried again to call home every  half hour I tried again to call home all right I'm  

back I thought about getting in a very long line  for a taxi but only one taxi came every 15 minutes  

or so I thought about getting in a very long line  for a taxi but only one taxi came every 15 minutes  

or so finally after many tries to call home I got  through my family was safe Jesus I can't do this

story I can't can't do this

story it's too

emotional I thought I could do this I can't do

it I was so relieved I told my  wife where I was and 2 hours

later I was in a warm car heading

home all right everything was fine everything  was fine all gratitude with a positive attitude  

and a growth mindset keep moving forward one  step at a time I'll see you in the next video