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Coming together: Life after a natural disasterMariana’s StoryVideo Transcript[Title card appears with text, a photo of a teenager looking straight ahead, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Environmental health logo. Text on screen: “Coming together: Life after a natural disaster. Mariana’s Story — Hurricane Maria, 2017.” Slow music begins.][Screen shifts into a blue background with a torn piece of paper with text that says, “Meet Mariana”][Screen shifts into a talking head of Mariana. She is sitting in a chair with a white wall with photos in the background.] Mariana: Mariana. I live in Miami. [Screen shifts into a blue background with a torn piece of paper with text that says, “Can you describe how you felt on the day of the hurricane?”][Screen shifts back into talking head of Mariana.]Mariana: Well, after the hurricane, it was obviously a big shock. I was very afraid of what would happen, what the world was going to look like in the next few weeks, what was going to happen to my school. I was very afraid of everything that was going to happen. What impacted me the most was going out to the street in my car and seeing that everything was destroyed. It was a big shock for me. [When Mariana says “I was very afraid of everything that was going to happen,” a torn piece of paper with those words appears on screen for a few seconds.][Screen shifts into a blue background with a torn piece of paper with text that says, “Can you tell me what happened in the first days or weeks after the hurricane? How did you feel during that time?”][Screen shifts back into talking head of Mariana.]Mariana: Well, I was very worried. Obviously, I’m very fortunate because my house, well, it was filled with water and a lot of stuff was damaged. It was very difficult but I felt fortunate because I had friends whose parents…I had a friend whose dad lived in Mayaguez and she had no way of communicating with him. She didn’t know if he was okay, didn’t know what happened. I was afraid of what was going to happen in the future. I felt like there was no hope. Obviously, there was and everything went back to normal but it took almost a year for everything to go back to normal. So, I felt unsure of what was going to happen and I was worried about people. But the day of the hurricane was the hardest, getting the water out and making sure everything was okay. The most difficult thing was the water. When I woke up, it was like a waterfall falling from the balcony. [When Mariana says “but it took almost a year for everything to go back to normal” and “I was worried about the people,” a torn piece of paper with those words appears on screen for a few seconds.][Screen shifts into a blue background with a torn piece of paper with text that says, “How do you think the hurricane has affected your relationship with your family and friends?”][Screen shifts back into talking head of Mariana.]Mariana: The hurricane affected everyone. Not everyone was in a good place. Everyone was hurt and nothing was okay. It was really hard to interact with people and a lot of relationships were affected. Well, I didn’t see my parents very much because they were so focused on work and making sure everything there was okay, and at the same time making sure we were okay. [Screen shifts into a blue background with a torn piece of paper with text that says, “What activities or other things did you do to relax or destress after the hurricane?”][Screen shifts back into talking head of Mariana.]Mariana: Well, after the hurricane I spent a lot of time listening to music, and when there was reception and it was easier to communicate, because communication had already returned to Puerto Rico. I loved seeing what people were saying, people I really liked, artists that I liked, people that I adored talking about Puerto Rico and the situation, and seeing that they also cared. [When Mariana says “people that I adored talking about Puerto Rico and the situation, and seeing that they also cared,” a torn piece of paper with those words appears on screen for a few seconds.][Screen shifts into a blue background with a torn piece of paper with text that says, “What advice do you have for teens who are going through similar situations?”][Screen shifts back into talking head of Mariana.]Mariana: The advice I have for other teens and people who are going through natural disasters is to stay close to the people you love, and always help, and to share the few resources you have and see that there are people less fortunate than you. [When Mariana says “always help, and to share the few resources you have,” a torn piece of paper with those words appears on screen for a few seconds.][Screen shifts into a blue background with a torn piece of paper with text that says, “Learn more at disasters/teens” and includes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Environmental health logo. ................
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