El temblor

Today, while in my Spanish class, I heard a strange rumbling noise that started off in the distance. Before I knew what was going on, the noise was close, and I could feel the ground start to shake. I was upstairs in the 3-sided building, in an open classroom. The floor of the building was shaking, but somehow I was denying the truth. But, it was in fact a tremor. It lasted for about 10 to 15 seconds. In my disbelief, I sat in awe and amazement. Suddenly, though, the realization that it was a tremor hit me, and a a smal wave of adrenaline pulsed through me. It was pretty cool. It was the biggest (well, first) I had ever felt. Apparently, it´s no big deal down here. Most people, when I ask them about it tell me it happens all the time. My professor was pretty worried, though... about her television. Apparently, ít´s her favorite posession, and it cost her a lot of money. So she called her sister to make sure it was ok. Just another tembrol en los Andes.