Tim Lindenschmidt was in the middle of his English class, teaching 10-year-olds when the earthquake hit. The kids were scared, he said, but stuck together. He says that although there are limits on supplies and food, there is a calm as supplies are being sent to the damaged areas in the north. Sayaka Matsumoto, public relations officer for the Japanese Red Cross Society details the relief effort in the disaster-stricken country.
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