August 20, 2007

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5:00 pm: Hurricane Curfew

ByTeresa Rodriguez August 20, 2007January 28, 2025

All of the students are safely under the palapa of the International House. The students represent over a half dozen nations from Italy to Germany, the United States to England. We are all here to learn Spanish, and tonight we are going bond under the 150 mph winds of Dean. The staff here has been…

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Dean and Me: In the Eye of a Hurricane

ByTeresa Rodriguez August 20, 2007August 20, 2007

I am in Playa del Carmen. A lovely little town 45 miles south of Cancun and in the direct path of Dean. The sounds of hammers and saws fills the usually-quiet air as the residents board up windows and doors. The hurricane is expected to be a category 5 and will be slamming into Playa…