Injuries to hearts and minds, not only physical

On Sunday evening, I was tasting assorted snacks at Lanzhou's night market and planning for a trip to the desert in the northern part of Gansu province.

The next day I was in Minxian county covering an earthquake.

Natural disasters have the power of changing people's destinies overnight. The earthquake's impact on me is not worth mentioning considering the 95 people who lost their lives and the hundreds that were injured.