“Today is the day that was supposed to be the after-party. After 10 months of study I was going to have one day to take a deep breath, enjoy guilt-free time away from my books and computer, enjoy my own kids and my niece and nephew… and regroup to start the last phases of training tomorrow.

“Instead, today I am numb, angry, sad, in disbelief and despair due to the course of events in the last 72 hours.