Thursday, January 8, 2009

Shakin things up, BIG TIME!

Alright, well, Karen, you might not want to tell you're girls about this one either. We just had another earthquake in in Costa Rica. I was on the 2nd story of the school, in the middle of one of our masters classes, and the building started shaking. It was shaking ALOT, to the point where it was hard to stay balanced while we were leaving. I am sitting there very unaware of what to do in this situation, and everyone starts running out of the room, except for a few of the gringos. Well, we caght on and followed them out, and started talking about our lack of earthquake drills at the school! Anyway, we got outsde, everyone was having a good laugh, a few people were freaked out, but most of us were excited! (me especially, it was cool) It was like surfing, but on the floor of a 2nd story building!! SO fun!!! Well, we waited a while, headed back in, headed back out again after we felt a few aftershocks, and we're back inside! Ayway, It was a 6.2 on the scale, and the center was in Volcan Poas, which is like 30 minutes outside of San Jose, so it was pretty strong! . Anyway, no damage or injuries, this time. A couple of the teachers had bookshelves and fish tanks fall over in their houses, but for the most part, un damaged.

This is my 3rd, yes 3rd, earthquake here. The fist 2 just felt like someone was shaking my bed, but this one, the whole building was shaing, it was big! Just another day of adventure in my life! Hopefully no Earthqueakes in AZ, if so, let me know :) I should probaly get back to work!

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/08/world/main4708094.shtml?source=RSSattr=World_4708094

1 comments:

The Arnett Family said...

Honestly, Kathy...please don't die while residing in Costa Rica! That's so crazy! Hope your semester's going well with the kiddo's!