Written the week of 9/11/01: We are 6 hours ahead of New York. Because our electricity is sporadic--turned on for a few hours and then off so it can be turned on in other areas--the people of Kosova found out at different times what was happening in the US. I was contacted immediately after the first incident by Mary Youngblood, who called me from Atlanta and continued to call me as events unfolded. An hour later, as electricity began working in some nearby areas, a local family who had just turned on their television and learned of what was happening called me. They asked me to come their home so I could watch the BBC which was broadcasting the events in the US. Because the broadcast was in English, they couldn't understand most of it, but they were gathered around the television watching and learning what they could. When I arrived they were all close to tears. They put me next to the television and spoke to each other in low tones so that I could hear everything. They kept repeating, "this is so terrible", "how could anyone do this?" "I feel so awful", "how could this happen?", "Liz, I am so sorry". As with most of you, I was in a state of shock, so it was good to be with close friends In the meantime, throughout the evening, as other Albanian families learned of what was happening, they called me on the telephone, and when I didn't answer they came to my home to try to contact me. I didn't find out about this until days later, because I stayed with my friends until it <b>...</b>
11 september 2001 kosovo albania for usa United States September 11 attacks Albania america europe germany NDC 300
