June 11, 2010
Santiago, Chile
As I mentioned in yesterday’s subscribers-only letter, I’ve been to Chile numerous times, and I like it more each time I’m here. For this trip, which is unfortunately short, I wanted to survey the countryside to see the extent of the earthquake damage.
It’s easy to have already forgotten February’s 8.8 earthquake in Chile, roughly 500x stronger than Haiti’s. That’s because there was scant media coverage, limited outpouring of international support, and no celebrity telethon.
While most of the world was fixated on Haiti, Chile got down to the business of picking itself up, dusting itself off, and putting itself back together… mostly by itself.
As I discussed yesterday, I think the manner in which Chileans got back to work and started functioning normally again is a real testament to how advanced and civilized this place is. I’m absolutely convinced that the country has a very bright future.
I’ll be in Brazil later this weekend, taking in the World Cup games with some local friends and sorting out some immigration issues that I hope to be able to tell you about soon.
For now, let’s move on to this week’s questions.
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