Julia Weber was walking home from work one day in San Francisco when an earthquake struck. She rode it out in the arms of a stranger.
This story is part of the My Unsung Hero series, from the Hidden Brain team. It features stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else.
In 1989, Julia Weber was 22 years old, fresh out of college and living in the Bay Area of Northern California. One afternoon, she was walking from her job in downtown San Francisco to a nearby bus stop when the sidewalk began to shake. “I thought immediately, ‘Am I hallucinating? Is this just happening to me?’” Weber said. “And then I very quickly realized it was an earthquake, as windows were popping out of the tall buildings above me and glass was shattering all around me.
Now, 35 years later, Weber often thinks about that woman who held her, and wonders if she thinks about her, too. “I certainly have deep gratitude and appreciation for her presence, for her warmth, for her kindness and for the connection we were able to make during that very, very frightening moment.”— new episodes are released every Tuesday. To share the story of your unsung hero with the Hidden Brain team, record a voice memo on your phone and send it to [email protected].
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