Two months ago, I moved out of Naples.

I was ready for something new after graduating from college. I fled to South Carolina but knew that Naples, Florida would always be my hometown. I heard Hurricane Irma was drawing near to Naples and immediately called my parents. I begged them to come to South Carolina to flee from the storm, but they reassured me continuously. They felt safe, confident, and assured with the house protected by hurricane shutters.

Friday night, I received text messages from my parents and two siblings in Florida reassuring me they were safe. As prepared as they could be, they begged for the waiting game to be over.

Hurricane Irma hit Naples around 8:00 a.m. Saturday morning.

From South Carolina, I spent my hours watching the weather channel, scouring Facebook for updates, devouring every article posted on the local news websites, texting my parents knowing there was no chance of a response, and refreshing the hurricane map, time and time again.

I watched my hometown fill up with water by the most powerful hurricane in decades from 700 miles away.

I knew it was going to be hard, heart-wrenching, soul-crushing, and an anxiety-filled 24 hours.

I updated my family and friends making them feel calm when I knew calm wasn't going to be in my vocabulary any time soon.

But with every tree down, broken wire, patio screens lost, I felt confident that if anyone can get back after a hurricane, it's the community in Naples, Florida.

It only took two days for businesses to re-open and provide resources to those who ran out. Restaurants in Marco Island, sister town of Naples, cooked free food for those who were still out of power. Hurricane shelters continued to stay open days after residents were allowed to return home, just to make sure those with major damage had a place to stay. And finally, the local newspaper is getting out as much information as they can about FEMA and how Naples residents should apply for aid.

In a place where disaster did a lot of bad, the city of Naples is doing a lot of good. There are a lot of areas who wouldn't come back so quickly after a category-4 hurricane, but Naples isn't one of them.

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