This past Thursday, March 11th at 10:07EST another earthquake shook the capital city of Chile, registering a 7.2, only 10 days after the initial 8.8-magnitude in Concepción. When the first quake happened on February 27 my husband and I (who are traveling the world working on a film project about sport and culture called Why Sport Matters, www.whysportmatters.com) were 120-miles away in Mendoza, Argentina. We were scheduled to depart for Santiago two days later, but our bus ride over the Andes Mountains was postponed.

We arrived in Chile two days ago and were in our hotel room in the Santiago when the tremor occurred. When the rattling started, we thought people were moving furniture above us. It wasn’t until we heard a crash followed by a repetitive pounding noise that we realized what it was. The mirror on our wall started shaking and you could feel the floor rocking back and forth. When the trembling stopped, we went outside, shocked to see people nonchalantly lounging in the courtyard enjoying their breakfast. Someone had just finished asking, “Did you feel it?” when the second and third trembling rattled us back under the doorframe.

The two aftershocks registered a 6.9, the other a 6.0, but so far no casualties have been reported. The city of Santiago was in the middle of inaugurating the country's new president, Sebastian Pinera, who has been actively assisting with the relief efforts. Despite the shaky treatment handed out by Mother Nature, Chile continues to push forward with their daily lives.