Terremoto!

You probably heard on the news today about the 6.8 magnitude earthquake ("terremoto" in Spanish) that hit right off the Pacific coast of Guatemala.

We were in the cafeteria serving lunch (one of my most favorite things) when all of the sudden I felt a little off-kilter and then realized what was happening when Minga (the cook) pointed to a table that was shaking. We all just kind of froze and waited to see if it would get worse or ease off.

Luckily, it stopped and we resumed our normal flow of lunch. The only difference was that the kids' lunch table conversations revolved around which was more dangerous, a hurricane or earthquake (both of which Guatemala has been devastated by in the past).

Everyone thought it was great that it was my first "temblor" or tremor, and a few even said Guatemala was up for a big quake soon (like there's any way of knowing!).

We're safe here, with no problems. Thanks for all who called or emailed to check on us!