I had just immigrated to the United States two months before that (from the Netherlands). And was working in a call center for a big telephone company. We usually had the weather channel on big tv's in the call center, because the weather affected how many calls we got and from which area. But all of a sudden the company switched the tv's over to CNN and I remember watching as the second plane hit the WTC and they were talking about other planes being hijacked. We were waiting, just waiting helplessly to hear the news on the other planes. I felt nauseated all day!
I got tons of phone calls from my family and friends overseas that day to ask if we were all right. My mom send me flower bulbs and asked me to plant them in honor and memory of those who died in the 9-11 attacks.
__________________  Trixie |