Foundation Years

The kindergarteners shared what they knew about Forest City before the pandemic. One said, "If the people didn't come here the buildings would not be sold. Most of the buildings in Forest City are very tall." Another child said, "Forest City buildings are built floor by floor. The earthquake might come. If the foundation in the building is not very strong it's dangerous for the people to live in it."  In the first year, a crack appeared in the bottom of the pool at the International School and all the water drained out. A crew was brought in to repair the crack, and they filled it up with water again. As the earth continued to settle, a hard rain resulted in a prefabricated cement tunnel sinking an inch deeper into the sand where the cement met the roadway. A crew patched the gap with asphalt so the cars didn't have such a hard bump as they passed through. It was explained to me that the city was built quickly in such a way that it would be as cheap to b...