3-11 Third-Year Boy

 

   The most difficult and saddest thing for me since the disaster was that for a while I couldn’t see my third-year classmates. This was because it was fun talking to them at school and hanging out with them during break time. But because of the earthquake, the school building and everyone’s houses were either destroyed or washed away by the tsunami, and we were unable to go to school, and my classmates all had to go and live with their relatives or grandparents, so it was very hard and sad for me because I wasn’t able to talk to them or hang out with them. However, we borrowed a school building at the old Yahagi Junior High School and were able to start school. At first, some people had transferred schools, but after a while, those people came back to Kesen Junior High School, and I was very happy that the third-years were all back together in the end.

   Also, the most regrettable thing as the result of this disaster was my club activity. That was because the third-years have to retire from club activities in May, so we were pretty fired up about practicing in March and April. However, as a result of this disaster, our school building and all of our equipment was washed away, and we weren’t able to have practices anymore. But thanks to donations from many people, we were able to get new equipment together and start practicing again. But we couldn’t really move as well as before the earthquake, because we hadn’t exercised at all for a while. On top of that, we had to catch the school bus so the time for practice was very limited, so we couldn’t do our best at the regional Junior High School Tournament. However, it was good that we were able to play to the end.