Japan Day 2: Tokyo
January 2nd. Instagram I experienced an earthquake for the first time in my life! Being the light sleeper that I am, around 3:30am I felt a light shake on the bed. I mean a very light shake, like mom just wanting you to know you need to wake up in 10 minutes, go back to sleep. This being the first time I experienced an earthquake albeit a light one, I went into full panic. Thoughts racing through my head included: Where are the exits? Do I hide under the desk? Will there be some sort of announcement about this? Do I leave the building? Do I seek shelter? The answer to these questions is: don't worry about it. Japan has an amazing earthquake detection and warning system, so if there was going to be a big one, you'd be able to seek shelter under a desk, bed, or doorway in advance. Never try to leave a building during an earthquake, and stay in place until further instruction. Turns out the one I experienced was just a little dude, and it was already the 4th earthquake that ...