Disston launches into his Latin-American adventure in Ecuador.
Some of you may know me, but most of you will not. My name is Sam Disston. I’m a pretty outgoing guy and I do well in school. I’d like to think I’m a pretty normal college student, though I don’t drink quite as much as most. I have been known to have fun every once and a while.
SU junior Sam Disston's Saturday morning began with the terrifying experience of Chile's 8.8-magnitude earthquake.
NOTE: Nineteen Syracuse University students currently live and study in Chile with SU Abroad. All safely survived Saturday's 8.8 magnitude earthquake. The death toll has reached at least 700, and experts approximate that 2 million have been displaced by the damage.
Junior psychology and spanish major, Sam Disston is spending the semester in Santiago, Chile, and was awoken by the quake. Here is his personal reaction.