Same, it happened during third period in Grade 9. Heard about it after lunch when some others who went home over the break saw footage. Didnt really fully understand what was happening until I got home after.
I'm in Canada and I was in second grade when it happened, there was an announcement that something had happened in the states and we would be having a moment of silence. I remember wondering what could've happened that it would interrupt school in Canada, and thinking it was in Detroit since we're right across the river. I don't really remember how long it took me to figure out what was going on.
No announcements, no moment of silence in my NB school. I dont even remember by period 4 teacher talking about it, and we certainly still suffered through gym in period 5.
Me too. Eementary school. Very far away from the border, but when I got to school kids were talking about a world War 3. It was insane how dramatic and affect it had, even on the people who weren't immediately affected by it.
Years later, I found out one of my cousins, only a few years older than me was with her father who was in the States for his work and she didn't know if he was safe or not. She was at the hotel and he was at the Pentagon, I believe.
It was devastating even for people not affected acutely on that very day because it changed things for us. Before that, I was just a kid. After that, the rest of the world was real, in such a terrifying way.
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u/yournamehere10bucks 15h ago
Same, it happened during third period in Grade 9. Heard about it after lunch when some others who went home over the break saw footage. Didnt really fully understand what was happening until I got home after.