I was at work in Kassel at that time, it was already afternoon in Germany. A friend sent an email, telling me that two airplanes hit the World Trade Center and another one the Pentagon, and that one of the twin towers has already collapsed. War is near, that's what she wrote... Suddenly everyone at work seemed to know, and my boss set up a tv in the social room so we could watch. As it's been already closing time, I decided to drive home, and I listened to the radio while driving, hearing all these horrible news. At that time, they were working on the main road home, so I took a detour through the forest, and there it was that I heard the second tower collapsing, I heard the people crying and screaming, and it all felt simply unreal. I remember covering my mouth in shock and horror with one hand while I was driving. Came home and flew up the stairs to my apartment, turned on the tv and the computer, and there, I saw the entire horror. Tried to call an American friend, but only spoke to her answering machine. I called another friend and we both cried on the phone, we barely knew what to say. It was a huge comfort to have Luna with me that night, who was only one year old at that time.

All these pictures of that day seem to be burnt in my memory forever, and though 10 years have passed now, I can still feel the same horror and disbelief when I look at them. And it still feels so near...

My those who lost their lives R.I.P.