Hey Everyone!  I just wanted to let people know that I survived typhoon Haiyan.  Where I am in Koror there are lots of downed trees but nothing too serious.  The eye of the typhoon passes 15 miles north of here over the northern most island of Palau, where it leveled all the buildings except one.  Luckily that was the building all 80 residents had chosen to hide in, so everyone is okay.  Most of the damage is in the north of the country, but besides flooding, some lost roofs and a few blown down houses things are more or less okay.  I wish I had pictures of the storm to show you how crazy it was, but it came through around 3 am and my night photography skills are not that good.  All I can say is it was very loud and Palau is very luck it wasn't more devastating.  The internet is pretty slow but from what I have gathered the Philippines was not so lucky.  I weathered the storm with some friends at my house sitting apartment which has generators, water storage tanks and is very sturdy, plus we had enough food to last a week (the photo is just my portion of snacks).   Anyway, just wanted to say I am fine and thanks for those who sent emails!

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