When I landed at Luis Muñoz Marín Airport at around 9 PM on noche buena I got an email from a friend in New York that read: “The earth shook from Rincón to Fajardo on Christmas Eve in Puerto Rico. No casualties reported thus far. Happy Holiday.” It seemed like no one waiting at the baggage carousel even had an idea. Later that evening, when my mother described being so afraid she scooted under the dinner table, it didn’t seem real.

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