Building collapse in Martinique (left) and Barbados (right)



If you've been watching the news then most of you have heard about our little quake yesterday. Well, not so little. It was a 7.3 magnitude quake just off of the French island of Martinique. For us it felt like a 4.7-5.0, and I am just going by the tremors I felt in Cali that were that strength. No damage was done here, most of it seemed to be closer to Martinique and we heard from other volunteers on St. Lucia that the power was knocked out. The earthquake was felt from Puerto Rico all the way down to Trinidad and Tobago!! Crazy! One powerful sucker! But anyhow, all is well and now people are starting to wonder about all these volcanoes in the area. Only time will tell what's going on.

Not much new to report other than the rattle we had yesterday. I have put up and album of our Thanksgiving last week that took place at Marty's (fellow volunteer). There was lots of food and lots of people. It was American Thanksgiving meets Caribbean culture. We set up tables and chairs and feasted under a mango tree... but of course!! Now we are just gearing up for Christmas and Carnival. I'll post again closer to the festivities and will hopefully have pictures of a current project with Brimstone Hill that should be completed before then.