When I went to Cambodia last summer, instead of Thailand, I thought that Thailand would still be there to visit. It is, in large part, of course. But not as much as before.
It's a strange and horrible tragedy, the tsunami. It affected so many countries, so many peoples, so many cultures, so many religions, so many languages. In an age where mass tragedies are so often human-inflicted, it's unfamiliar to have one where there is no one to blame.