Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: The morning of Sept. 11, 2001 I woke up later than normal, I had just been laid off. I started the coffee and turned on the T.V. I could not believe what I was seeing. The first plane had already hit. I asked my roomate what was going on and he had no idea, he was getting ready for work. And as he walked into the room, the second plane hit. We just looked at each other in disbelief. We just sat there, mouths wide open, just glued to the set. I don't know why but I just started calling everyone that I could think of. I just had a feeling that I needed to talk to my loved ones. I just needed to reach out and know that everyone was alright and to tell them I loved them. The night before my girlfriend and I had gotten into a huge argument, that now seemed trivial. I tried desperately to get a hold of her to make sure she was o.k. and tell her I loved her, however, I was unable to. During my phone calls, the pentagon and then flight 93 over Penn. had also crashed. I called my grandparents to see if they could help me understand what was happening. They had no answers either, they said it was like Pearl Harbour all over again. I still could not believe what was happening. I was in a cloud of confusion, not knowing what to do. I didn't know if I should go to a bomb shelter, or what, I was just scared. I still hadn't gotten a hold of my girlfriend which was making me panic even more. It wasn't until late evening she showed up at my door. It turns out that her work had let her go early and she went to church to pray. Which is where I should have been, but I said my prayers right in my living room for all of the people involved in the tradgies. My thoughts and prayers are still with all of those families of those who lost loved ones, on this the one year anniversary. After watching all of the specials on 9/11, those same emotioins that I felt, are still there. I know my story may not mean much or be comforting to others, but it means so much to me. That day changed all of our lives, for the worse, and dare I say for the better. I make sure I tell the people I love that I love them, I cherish the time I spend with my famliy, and when things seem to be going bad in my life, I just think about others who have it so much worse. And to the families who lost loved ones, my thoughts and prayers are with you ... I will never forget. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story5410.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 152.163.188.6