Earthquake

18 of September

How did I really react when my roommate came running in to my room screaming that the house was moving? I just remember his face and that I seconds later was quickly moving out on the road with my small backpack under one arm, which I apparently snatched with me on the way. The ground was still moving a bit and I think I was smiling. I've just experienced my first earthquake.

We packed our bags as soon as it all had calmed down and then moved everything down next to the front door. Down town there had been some severe damage to a couple of buildings, and three persons had died.

We stayed up that night waiting for the aftershock that never came. Even in this serious situation I was still all excited, this would never happen back home. I would never experience an earthquake back there.