Ruesia's Dream Journal

I had this dream on the night of April 6, 2011

I was on a trip with a group of colleagues for business. Our first stop was New York, where I remember saying I really wanted to try the pizza. We walked around and were near the water and I kept having a feeling of urgency. I knew that we were on a deadline and needed to board a flight to go to another location for yet another meeting.

Next stop was Chicago. I remember being disappointed because I hadn't tried the pizza in NY. After landing, we went to find our hotel as it was night and our meeting wasn't until the next morning.

Upon arrival, we got a call from our boss that myself and another one of my colleagues would have to go to yet another place for a private meeting with the Japanese. We were apprehensive, but I remember thinking that I'd like to get to know this colleague and so we grabbed our bags and boarded a plane.

Upon arrival, we began to look for the representatives that would show us to our hotel. We settled in and were told we would take a ferry the next day to our new location in Japan. We were sharing a room and I thought it was uncomfortable as I was engaged to be sharing a room with this colleague.

That night, we were told to board the ferry so we grabbed our things and got in line. Many other Japanese businessmen were in line. My colleague told me he was concerned because we were going close to where the tsunamis had hit before. I too was nervous, but I told him that there hadn't been another earthquake.

However, as we were waiting in line a businessman got a call and started shouting. We anxiously waited for someone who spoke English to tell us what was going on. However, we soon realized that another earthquake had hit and we began to prepare for the waves. We were boarding the ferry (as it was safer than being on land) and I remember thinking how upset I was that I hadn't packed any anti-nausea medication for the sea.

Around the time I had this dream, Japan had a 7.4 earthquake that was followed by tsunami warnings