For whatever reason, I ended up in Christchurch yesterday on the anniversary of the horrific earthquake that hit the city 4 years ago. I walked over to the Botanical Gardens where a memorial service was held. It was beautiful. There was recognition for the 1st responders and residents of the city involved in the rescue efforts. The names of each person killed were read off, names from Australia, China, Japan, Philippines, Canada, Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and the USA. I had no idea there were so many victims from all those countries. The thing that impacted me the most were the comments not only about the physical recovery of the city but the recovery efforts of the emotional healing of the people. They spoke of the pain of losing loved ones, of trying to put their lives back together, of healing and being able to move forward. It was a very touching and memorable ceremony; I feel very privileged and honored to have been included.