For Japan With Love

When I was a teenager, Japan symbolized an ideal world to me. It was a country where structure and organization thrived. A place where making a living out of drawing manga was not considered insane but feasible. Back then I was 100% sure I would live in a teenie tiny apartment with my friends and we would draw our stories to life. I dreamed of living in Japan, of eating bento boxes underneath cherry blossom trees, of visiting Buddhist temples in hopes that my broken faith could be restored.


I didn't know when or how but I was sure that some day I would visit Japan and be enthralled with all it has to offer.


Then the earthquake and the tsunami happened... I was and still am completely devastated.


Seeing the Japanese hurt, how the death toll rises each day, how family pets now wander aimlessly amidst the destruction of their homes fueled the despair in me that can only be born when one feels truly impotent. I needed to do something above donating. I needed to feel involved.

Thanks to Hannah from Honey & Jam I found "For Japan With Love", the baby of bloggers Ever Ours and Utterly Engaged.


I want to ask you to please consider being a part of this. All donations go to Shelterbox. In case you don't know the who's and what's, here is an explanation taken from their website: "Shelterbox is an international disaster relief charity that delivers emergency shelter, warmth and dignity to people affected by disaster worldwide." 


By giving a small donation you will help make sure that families that have lost everything will at least have a warm place to sleep in. If you want to help Japan's animals please stop by here. There is a list of shelters and/or charities that are focusing their efforts on making sure they're rescued.


Please donate. If you can't, then spread the word. The more people are involved, the bigger our chances are of helping Japan recover.