Many of you have asked about the earthquake in Chile and if we had been impacted by it. Fortunately the answer is no, everything here is business as usual. At school this morning there was a prayer said before class, and we have several teachers who have family there. The quake was felt as far away as coastal Brazil, but we are quite aways from the Chilean border.
That said, Ecuador is definitely prone to this kind of shaker as is any country in the world. Fortunately the construction here is much better than that of Haiti, but maybe not quite as good as Chile. You can still see many structures built in the traditional adobe mud style right in the center of town. In addition, stuctural codes are still negotiable if you know the right person and much of the concrete work is done by laborers who don't always have an interest in seeing that things are done properly. We see the effect of this in everything from sidewalks to fences.
As for us, we live on the third floor of a somewhat modern structure and because the building owners live on the floor below us and have a business on the ground floor, we trust that it was built well. Parts of our school building on the other hand, are about 100 years old. If something like that happened here, it would be a while before anyone heard from us because our city is quite remote relative to other large cities.
It's a dangerous world out there. Think good thoughts for those in need and be thankful for everyday that passes without trouble.
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