Rubble and debris-are valuable memories

Yesterday I arrived in Rikuzen-Takata city to work with the NICE program here.

Compared to the last time I was here,the city seemed to be making progressive steps forward.There were temporary houses,a prefab convenience store,and a gasoline stand was up and running.Indeed,according to those who have been here for months,the city was much cleaner despite all the remaining rubble and debris-thanks to the many people involved in the relief efforts.

At night we were fortunate to get advice from some of the people working at the volunteer center in town.

Some good advice we received were...

To volunteer with 60% effort-especially when doing hard labor.Safety first:)
And also that the rubble and debris are valuable memories to the people here.So don't treat it like trash or treat it roughly.Treat it with care. And save any kind of precious memories you find...