Unfortunately, our issues with PayPal continued. PayPal had apparently labeled Enson as a "risk account" and was now shutting him down entirely.Rift Gold Enson was forced to return all of the $27,000 that was donated to his cause, forced to return the $6,000 he had earned from his rosary making business (despite the fact that he had shipped the orders) and paid hundreds of dollars in fees in the process. It made no sense to us. This PayPal issue was stressing us out beyond reason and detracting us from the task at hand.

At the shoe store we picked up 10 pairs of average-sized male shoes, 10 pairs of average-sized female shoes and 10 pairs of children's shoes.RIFT Platinum Somehow, we ended up with 31 pairs of shoes. Enson was still furious about the money troubles though and mentioned how it could have been 100 pairs.

The staff member serving us at the shoe store recognized Enson, and had heard about his work in the area, and so he threw in another large box of shoes, slippers and socks for free. rift gold We asked him if he would like us to mention his name or the name of his store, but the man insisted we mention neither, as his boss didn't know about the goods he was donating. He would "deal with it." I'm not sure what that meant but from what I could guess, it would be coming out of his own salary. It was easily at least three day's wages.

With a car full of shoes, clothes, toys and supplies, we made our way to the tsunami-ravaged coastal towns of Miyako at Taro. RIFT Platinum A one-and-a-half hour trip from our base of Morioka, the drive gave us time to attempt to prepare ourselves for what we would see.

Enson talked a lot about his willingness to die. He also talked a lot about age. As an incredibly proud and strong man, the weakness that inevitably comes with age seems to scare him. Dying in a manner benefiting of a man bearing the alias of "Yamato-damashii" or "samurai spirit" is everything to Enson. He talked at length about how death can define a man.

While weaving through snow covered peaks, Enson talked about his ex-wife and son who he is no longer able to see. His marriage was short, but his relationship with his son had affected him a lot. Although he is extremely accessible, Enson Inoue is a powerful figure in Japan, and the weakness that comes with having a family also scared him but he spoke passionately about his son.

At one point Enson said, "I was put on this earth to be a lone samurai and I will die a lone samurai." He places a lot of emphasis on the word "die." He has said this sentence many times before. He is one of the most powerful speakers I have ever met.

The outskirts of Miyako was fine. I didn't notice until I looked at the GPS that we had arrived. We checked in at an evacuation center to see if they needed any help. Only a handful of the evacuees were there though as they were all working, at school or digging through what was left of their houses. With no one there to help, we decided to come back later.

Driving further into the town of 58,000 people, the evidence of the tsunami grew and grew the closer we got to the wharf.

Footage of the tsunami hitting Miyako was one of the first videos coming out of this disaster that truly terrified me. I recognized a fishing boat that was washed over the 50-foot high seawall by the black wave of the tsunami and instantly lost my breath. RIFT Platinum That video had never felt entirely real but seeing this boat from the video made all that footage that I had seen over the last month all too real to me.