I was in London, England, on my first (and last) trip abroad. I just happened to be watching CNN a few minutes before the second plane hit. The overwhelming feeling of guilt, for not being "home-anywhere in the US" is beyond description. IT's an awful feeling to not know if you will have anywhere to go back to (in that moment) and be so far away from everyone you know and love, while everyone around you says "Oh My! That's terrible!" and then go back to daily routine...as we all do in seeing so many tragedies across the world. I can longer do that when I hear of something horrific..earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, and mass casualties. It affects me greatly.