This barely made a blip on the news back in Dallas but here all the news channels were broadcasting all afternoon: 33 Chilean miners have been stuck 700m underground for several weeks, and today we learned that ALL of them are alive. Since I'm used to CNN and other major news, I thought it sort of odd -but very comforting - that so much time was devoted to this event. The announcement came about 2:30 pm and at about 2:45 pm something wonderful happened: nonstop cars honking. It sounded like a well-orchestrated symphony.
Our temporary living quarters are at an enormously busy intersection, and since it was a nice day, I opened the doors and windows facing the street. Cars drove by honking constantly in celebration of the miners being alive. Dave told me that after some of the matches during the World Cup (when Chile won), ALL the cars would be honking - sort of the Chilean way of cheering and feeling proud. It is such a passionate, heartwarming way to demonstrate love for country and humanity.
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