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: I was 16 years old and it was around 10:15pm, in my hometown of Adelaide, South Australia, when the first plane plowed through the first tower. I was totally unaware since my mum and sister had already gone to bed, as did I. We were blissfully unaware of the turmoil and shock that was unfolding on the other side of the world. I woke up at 6:55am the next day to my clock/radio, lying in bed waiting to have a shower. I listened to the 7:00am news. The words that the newsreader spoke didn't register with me.... I had no vague idea what the twin towers were. My sister came from the bathroom so I relayed the news back to her. I don't think we had any idea how big this really was. I took a shower thinking about the news I had heard. I was in shock. I got changed and turned the TV onto a music channel. Half of me didnt want to face up to the stories the other half was still in shock. On the bottom of the screen came up something like this: "Twin towers collapsed. Turn onto all news channels. I put the TV onto channel 9 which would normally have idle chit chat on the Today program but not today. I believed it more when I actually saw it. A plane cutting into a concrete structure like a hot knife through butter. I couldnt believe it. I still dont..... I called my sister into the room. she asked me questions but how was I to know the answers? It was incomprehensable. Those images on the screen scared me. I was used to my safe, routine life but now I was scared. What was happening? The rest of the morning was a daze. The bus seemed more silent than usual. Everyone looked straight ahead trying to carry on. Just as confused as the next. The day was spent watching news channels. Those images played over and over and over. I wanted more information because knowledge is power but I also didnt. I got home and my parents wanted to watch the news non stop. I was sick of it. I was sure that watching it too much would give me psychlogical damage. Terrorists. Filthy. Cowardly. Murderers. It was weird seing business people covered in dust with pain and terror in their eyes. Disbelief. I think that this event helps us focus on our loved ones and Life. Not numbers I was scared for Australia. My family and my life. Were we safe? I felt so sad for all the people killed and hurt. It was wierd how something that happened on the other side of the globe could affect me so much. Two years on I am 18 and I still dont believe it. It's just too much. I want to visit the trade centre site to get closure and to see it right there. Thats what happened. My thoughts are with all of the people who died and their family and friends. XOXO Rachel O'Brien 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 story9578.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. 2003-09-10 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 202.138.10.34