 So you ended up down by the finish line yesterday when things started to unfold. Yes, what did you say? So you were able to actually feel the shockwave from the explosion. Yes, what did it feel like? Kind of like when somebody drives by with too much base in the car and you kind of feel it in your body Were you knocked off your feet or anything in that nature? What was the scene like afterwards? people running people were scared and crying and Confused and didn't know which way to go or where to what to do what idea did you have of what had happened? I asked somebody if it was thunder and He said no it wasn't thunder and so I kept thinking that maybe one of the subway had wrecked or something Was there any communication from the police? Not at that point. No The police weren't there with us at that point. How did you know what to do? I didn't know what to do until They barricaded us on the block that we were on and they wouldn't let us leave the block There were security guards on the corners And they had us like barricaded in on the block and they wouldn't let us leave the block If you try to leave the block, they can kick you back on your block and tell you to stay out of the road Police cars and ambulances and fire trucks going every which direction and so they wouldn't let you leave the block How long were you kind of trapped in that one place? A few hours And eventually you were able to make your way back over to the Holliday I made my way over to another hotel and they tried to call me a limo They tried to call me a shuttle they tried to call me a cab and there was no public transportation of any kind So I asked the police officer if I could just run back to the hotel And he said he didn't advise it because they didn't know if there were more bombs But he wouldn't stop me and So I asked him to give me very simple directions to get back to my hotel because I wasn't from the area I didn't know the area so he gave me very simple instructions on how to get back and I just took off running What kind of experience was that walking the streets running the streets of Boston after the event? It was scary because there were helicopters everywhere You can hear the helicopters overhead and you can hear the sirens everywhere And you didn't know if there's gonna be more bombs going off But the people of Boston were so nice and helpful one girl I was running and I had to use the bathroom because the hotels wouldn't let you in to use the bathroom without a key And so one girl offered me to use her bathroom in her apartment So I went in use her bathroom. She offered me water She filled up my water bottle and she offered me snacks And offered me a phone, but I had my phone with me. So I was okay there, but the people of Boston were really nice