https://everythingspeakstome.com/files/original/27f1dd91ddd7b70a2f137b9db2cb8045.jpg db8c9aa34feb9af7af47bdfba6c8b5a7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Miami Stories Description An account of the resource Real stories of life in Miami. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Please post your written submission in this field. The images you would like to include should be posted as attachments below. In 2016, she had just moved here. She was used to traffic that would last for hours, she was used to the little panaderia across the street, she was even used to earthquakes, terrible happenings that were never announced. She came here and was amazed, there was so much sunshine, no wholes on the streets, and even Hello Kitty license plates. After a couple of years, she was getting used to being here, she was now speaking English, walking to school every day because it is safe, and eating MacDonalds every other day. She once heard at school about the horrible hurricane Katrina, and how it demolished a lot of Miami. For some reason, she was not afraid of one happening, they did not seem like that big of a deal since she has experienced multiple earthquakes before, and bad ones. But it had to happen at some point or another. It was announced in the news that hurricane Irma was making its way to Florida, it was looking like it was going to arrive as a category four, and with very high winds. She thought it was weird how some people were freaking out about the news while others were just thinking about how they might cancel school and work. In some way she did appreciate how there was a warning before this natural disaster because there was no warning for the ones she has been through before. She noticed how there were those people that were fighting and struggling to get water, food, and gasoline, while they were others that just needed to stock up on beers. On her case, her family were the ones that were fighting to get as much food, water, and gasoline as possible, her family was afraid. They had a few days before the storm arrived at the coast, and she still didn’t feel that much worry. They gave the announcement that schools were closing until further notice which made her happy because she would not have to wake up early for school, she was excited to have a few days off just because of a storm, something that she did not get after a pretty damaging earthquake. The day before the storm finally landed in Florida, she noticed how the sky was incredibly clear, not a single cloud in the sky, and how it was very windy. She could not believe how there would be a massive storm the next day, when this was the perfect day to go to the beach or to have a picnic. The days leading to an earthquake she had no option but to go through her normal day, she got up, went to school, came back, ate dinner, did homework and went to sleep, not knowing what would be happening the next day. It was the day the storm would be arriving at her front door, it was seven in the morning, and everyone in the house was prepared, the windows and doors were sealed and protected, the radio was on the listen to updates about the storm, and now they just had to wait. They decided to use that washing room as the safe room of the house, so they put mattresses, blankets, flashlights and gameboards. If it would have been an earthquake, there would not have been any anticipation, or a safe room, only the first thing that they could find to cover themselves, a table, or the frame of a door. Around two in the afternoon the strong winds and rain stared, and it was not long before the power went out. That was the moment when it hit her, that she is in a dangerous situation, and she does not know how it might end. The exact same fearful feeling she felt once an earthquake started. She did not realize how long that hurricane was going to last, she would have hoped for it to be like a normal storm, that maybe it would last a couple of hours, but she was wrong, this storm lasted for days. The nights were the worse part, since she was locked inside a house, with no light, no air conditioner, and the humidity the storm created did not help the situation. The earthquakes usually only lasted for a couple of minutes, and the worst part was thinking that there might not be enough time to get out. And then there was the aftermath of power lines getting damaged, which also meant no power, but instead of the house being hot and sticky, the house was freezing cold, and only candles would help to light up the house. The storm was finally over and after a few days it was somewhat safe to remove all the boards that were protecting the house. She expected the storm to leave some damages, like a few fallen branches, and maybe some flooding, but when she stepped outside, it was a lot worse. The big tree that was in her driveway had fallen over, and it had fallen over one of the cars her family had, completely destroying it. The drinking fountain that she had for birds had fallen over and had broken. In the middle of the street there was a collection of things, branches, whole tress, roof tiles, and a bike. She was worried about how they would be able to fix all of the damages, and how much they would cost. The damages an earthquake left were alike, there would be big trees that had fallen over, damages inside the house, like things falling off of counters and walls cracking apart, and damages outside the house, like the streets breaking apart. It has been two days since the storm passed right over Miami, maybe it was over Jacksonville at this point, and there was still no electricity. She knew that the FPL workers were doing their best to fix as many power lines as possible, but the one to her house was still not working. Her family came up with a solution, they decided to go to the closest mall there was, walk around where there was actual air conditioner, and use the outlets so they could charge their phones. At night, they did not want to spend the night in that sauna room of a house again, so instead they figured out to go to warehouse that belong to her dad’s brother, they got a couple of inflatable mattresses and blankets, and she slept better than she had all week. After an earthquake there was not much to do, she would be left in the playground with other kids while her parents made sure that her relatives and neighbors were safe. Her dad usually voluntarily went to fix things at houses that were a bit more damaged, while her mom just made sure that everyone was safe and calm. The day after staying in the warehouse, she and her family went back home to see if the light had come back, but it did not, so it was another day of finding out where they would stay during the morning and afternoon. At least schools did not start until the next week, she would have hated to have to go back to school when her living conditions where not ideal. The day right after the earthquake, after the streets were damaged, and the electricity was still not fixed, her lived carried on. While nothing in her housed worked, and while candles were the ones that lit the house, her parents had to go back to work normally, and she had to go back to school like nothing happened. She knew that the topic at school would be everyone else’s experiences, and how the school was also damaged. She realized that a lot of the kids were missing from school, at big possibility was because there was barely any transportation because of the broken streets, but that did not apply to her because she walked to school every day. After spending another day at some mall, when she came back home, she knew that the electricity was still not working because of how her neighbors were gathered outside of their houses, they were sitting down, drinking beers, all waiting for the same thing. It was around eleven in the night, and she was getting her things ready to go back to the warehouse, while it was not the ideal place to stay, she was relieved she had it. And then, right before they were about to head out, she stared to hear some cheers from outside her house. She followed her mom outside and she heard the neighbors happily say “LA LUZ VOLVIO, LA LUZ VOLVIO” while they were raising their beers in toast. Her house also lit up, and she could not be happier to see her dad and brother also come out and celebrate. It was heartwarming to see so many happy people after such hard days. She felt at ease knowing that she will comfortably sleep in her bed that night, and that the things will know go back to normal. It took longer for the power to come back from where she was, things never did go as smoothly there anyway. But one day, after like a week, she came back home and she felt warm when she walked through the door, a welcoming warm. The electricity had come back, and her mom was preparing a delicious warm meal. But other than the comfort of having a warm home, nothing else changed. She sat at the dinner table, ate her meal, and did her homework, just like any other day. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Two Happenings Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ana Zapata Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 03/08/2023