RICHMOND, Va. — Taylor Anderson spent more than two years overseas, fulfilling her longtime dream to live in Japan, immerse herself in Asian culture and befriend new people.
Anderson’s body was found 10 days after an earthquake and tsunami devastated the coastal city where she taught English. The 24-year-old was last seen riding her bike away from an elementary school after making sure students were safe and collected by their parents following the earthquake.
Anderson graduated from Randolph-Macon College in 2008. She taught English in Ishinomaki, a city about 240 miles north of Tokyo, and was set to return to Virginia in August.
Her death was the first confirmed American fatality in the disaster, the U.S. State Department said Tuesday. It’s not clear how many Americans might be missing.
