Berkeley Student Lives Through Tsunami
UC Berkeley student Lea Kreidie was scuba diving near Thailand when the Tsunami struck. She wrote a personal account of her experience for NewsCenter:

Underwater, things immediately seemed a bit strange. The few fish that we saw seemed to be hiding under us instead of swimming away like they usually did. Even the look on my instructor's face was not that of his normal relaxed state. All of a sudden, my friend started bumping into me. "She usually has control," I thought to myself. "What's going on?" But I just forgot about it for a split second. Then, before we knew it, one of our friends was pushed with a strong force, and at that second we all got pushed.

It's a well written account of a truly momentous event.

Any additional information on any Berkeley students who had personal experiences with the tsunami or who know of any Berkeley based responses (included planned philanthropy activities for the start of school) is appreciated.
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