Veronica Espina, a professor at UIS who grew up in Chile, also has ties to Santiago.
“I would say 90 percent of my family lives in Santiago. If it wasn’t for Facebook, I would be panicking,” Espina said. “I’ve heard from sisters, cousins and aunties, my family is well.”
Espina also has a few family members in Concepcion.
“I was really worried about them, but then I remembered that in February, people leave the city to vacation. They were someplace else, so they are OK,” Espina said.
Espina was featured in a March 2, 2010, article in the State Journal-Register.
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