This past weekend, while out shooting photos of the O’Higgins building, which is collapsing more since the minute long tremor Concepcion experienced two weeks ago, I was startled to see four planes flying by in formation. Although I missed the…
Tumbes Arises
Although tired from our visit to Viña and my classes in Santiago, we decided to take a brief excursion to Tumbes, a small fishing community near Talcahuano that had suffered greatly during the earthquake and tsunami. We didn’t know what…
Dichato: Finding Treasure Where There is Only Trash
One of my favorite soliloquies, from “Man of La Mancha,” comes to mind as I think about our recent drive through Dichato on the way to Pingueral… “Life as it is. I’ve lived for over forty years, and I’ve seen…
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Somewhere over the rainbow Skies are blue, And the dreams that you dare to dream Really do come true. “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” The Wizard of Oz Rainbows are springing up everywhere this past week. Every time that the rain…
Earthquake Photos: The Long Road Home, Part Two
Life in Concepcion has virtually returned to normal, even though an occasional replica reminds us that the earth is not quite comfortable with its adjustments. Post traumatic stress still has everyone a little jittery, but barring any disruptions from our…
Earthquake Photos: The Long Road Home, Part One
May 27 represented a four-month mark since Chile experienced the second greatest earthquake in its recorded history, and after much contemplation and adjustment, it is finally time to post the photos taken during the stressful drive from Lago Lleu Lleu…
A Day of Escape to the Real World
When living in the midst of a disaster, it takes time to realize that, somewhere in the world, life, as we knew it, continues to flourish. The struggle to survive and make it through another day keeps us contained to…
Survival After Surviving a Great Quake
As a child of the 60’s, I was fully indoctrinated with “duck and cover” in grade school, crawling under my desk or covering my head and crouching in the halls. However, such education sorely lacked what to do after crawling…
There has to be a Morning After
The morning after shed light onto a new way of life. In the matter of three minutes, the Earth had changed life as we had come to know and enjoy it. Gone were the conveniences that made human life human.…
Another City of Ruins
Now the sweet bells of mercy Drift through the evening trees Young men on the corner Like scattered leaves, The boarded up windows, The empty streets While my brother’s down on his knees My city of ruins My city of…