On that day I was waiting for my friend to pick me up at the simple motel that I stay in 30 miles south of Brisbane, AU. He called me an told me about the attack and asked if we should be in to work in his office at the University of Queensland. I told him that the US is a strong country and we should go and do our research work. I had over a week before I was to return and so I did not get stuck when the flights to and from the US were canceled.