[ She nods in agreement and looks around. ]

I wonder how it must have been like to be in the Philippines when that happened. I've read up on that though, so I kind of have an idea. But it's still different from learning about it, I guess.

[ Speaking of reading... ]

Actually, [ and she's a bit embarrassed ] I didn't really read up on well... you... so this is kind of overwhelming.

[ She then proceeds to examine further the other things lying around. ]