I have decided to get some more personal information as I continue working on my essay. For my next source, I have decided to conduct a personal interview with my aunt, Jacqueline Marriott. For over a decade, Jackie has been traveling to Bali, Indonesia every winter for business purposes. When the 2004 Asian tsunami struck, Jackie had been traveling and was just miles away from the devastated coastline. Naturally, she immediately decided to volunteer in any way she could. She first enlisted to help with the Canadian Red Cross. The biggest priority was to fill jugs of fresh water for those harmed by the event. As supplies began to slowly be sent in from the Canadian government and the Red Cross, she began to make health packs, bandages, and rice to aid the victims. Later on, other important goods such as bedding, clothes and tents began to arrive. She said that doctors and volunteers from Canada arrived on the scene nearly instantly.
Overall, she seemed quite pleased with Canada’s contributions. When Jackie first came back to Canada following the tsunami, she told us that she was just grateful that she could help. Still, I do remember that she told me that provisions from Canada, charity organizations and various other countries came extremely quickly, and that had it not been for the quick action and generosity of these groups that there would have been hope for the restoration of Indonesia.
Currently, Jackie is still in Indonesia. She is set to return this weekend. When she does, I plan to have an in depth discussion with her about her experiences during the tsunami, and how Canada’s aid helped in the repairing of Indonesia and Thailand.
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