I was at a conference in Brazil and was presenting my research at exactly the time of the attack. Interestingly enough, my presentation prompted a professor from a U.S. University to come talk to me about my research (even though my presentation was in Portuguese) and invite me to do my Ph.D. in the U.S.
It was later in the day that someone mentioned to us what had happened and that we noticed that all Americans had disappeared from the meeting. I didn't meet that professor again in person until I arrived in the U.S. almost a year later to start my Ph.D.
Even though I was nowhere close to NYC (not even in the U.S.) when the attacks happened, that day truly changed my life.
malu
