SANTIAGO — Once again, Chilean students have taken to the streets to protest the…
Make-A-Wish Chile on Social Media Platforms
Last month the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Chile launched its own Facebook page to increase awareness on the organization and its mission in the country. Make-A-Wish Chile plans to use social media platforms, specifically Facebook and Twitter, to create a more personal relationship with those who follow their work closely and to gain more followers as [...]
February 27, 2010 from outside of Chile
As our readers will have noticed, we have been reflecting on what happened during February 27, 2010. An earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale hit Chile and an ensuing tsunami wrecked many coastal areas. We have mainly looked at experiences of those who were in the thick of things. This experience comes from outside [...]
Pepe’s Chile: 42 ways to help Chile recover after the earthquake
There are many ways you can help Chile recover from the devastating earthquakeit suffered on February 27, 2010. If you are outside of Chile, you may not be able to rebuild a home or donate blood for victims. Nevertheless, you can still help Chile and Chileans get back to normal with your support. Donate to a [...]
Donna Martinez: 27 February 2010 Remembered
Two years ago today we experienced and lived through Chile’s fifth largest earthquake that rocked the country awake at 3:30 AM, February 27, 2010. Here is my account of that evening and the events that followed: I had barely fallen asleep after staying up until 2:00 AM preparing for my daughter Kristina’s Welcome to Chile party. Believing that I [...]
February 27, 2010 from Los Ángeles
LOS ÁNGELES – Another memory of February 27, 2010. This time from Sebastián Sölter, who was in Los Ángeles at the time. If you have a story of your own you would like to share, please let us know. Leave a comment below, or email to editor@ilovechile.cl Friday, a perfect day. A lot of my projects [...]
Chile’s Earthquake from Concepción
Editor’s Note: Rod “Alley’Gator” Hunrichse is our correspondent from the Bio Bio region, giving us regular updates from the areas of Concepción, Chillan, Los Ángeles and surrounds. This is what he wrote at the time of the quake and the days following. We will be talking to Rod later today to get an update on the [...]
Remembering the 2010 Earthquake: Chile United
The Other Side of the Earthquake: Chile United by Gonzalo Mena Many countries around the world have special dates which change their fates and histories. The kind of date you will always remember, and the one you will tell your grandchildren about: “I remember exactly where I was, what I was doing, who I was [...]
I Love Chile looks back at February 27th 2010
Two years on from the earthquake and tsunami on February 27th 2010, I Love Chile looks back at some of the coverage provided by the English speaking community right here in Chile in the aftermath of the disaster. 03:34 Feb. 27th: Inside the 8.8 Chilean Earthquake by geologist Esme Tristram “Although hundreds of people have [...]
Remembering the 2010 Earthquake: Me, My Baby, My Family
Me, My Baby, My Family by Pamela Lagos Saturday, Feb 27th, 3:00am. It was dark. I finished breastfeeding my little baby girl and put her on my chest to sleep. I started to feel it, the movement, and I smiled. I have felt so many earthquakes in my life that I never worry about them. [...]
Remembering the 2010 Earthquake: Jesus Disarmed
Chile’s Quake Disarmed Even Jesus by Pat Christian I’m a San Francisco boy. Well, I was, before migrating to Utah. Earthquakes and I are old opponents. So, when Chile’s big one happened Feb. 27, 2010, I thought I might sleep through it. My wife and I were sleeping like babies in an old apartment in [...]