San Pedro Columbia's Children on Hurricane Iris Before last year, what did you think about a hurricane? "We thought it was fun, and we really were looking forward to it. Because the first hurricane we had, Hurricane Keith, it was very light and we were flying our kite in it. So we wanted another hurricane." "I thought a hurricane was just wind and rain, so you can play in it, because when my grandmother told us stories about hurricanes, I took it as fun and made jokes out of what she said." How did the hurricane sound? "Whooohh! The hurricane was loud, very loud. You couldn't hear nothing else. It was so loud we couldn't even hear the trees breaking. And so many trees broke down." "Well! The hurricane sounded like a hundred trucks rushing out. It was a heavy noise. As I heard the heavy noise, I got up and went to sit on my mother's lap. I was so scared." What do you think about hurricanes now? "I don't think I would want to experience a hurricane because of the things that it can do. I was so surprised. Now, I believe what my Grandma told me about the damage a hurricane can do. I'm afraid of hurricanes." "I used to LOVE thunder and lightning. I used to LOVE strong wind. But now, after I saw what happened, I don't like it. I still hate the wind. In the daytime I like wind, rain, and lightning and thunder, but not in the night. Because the hurricane happened in the night." |