On August 22th, just a month ago, a big notice was shown by every TV channel: The 33 miners were alive!! I was in my grandmother's house, and all my family stopped their conversations because the notice about the miners was one of the most important for those days. I traveled this Sunday from Rengo to Santiago and the people spoke about the notice in the bus and subway. Many peoples lefts in their cars, showing flags of Chile for the cars' windows.
I think that the miners' life is very hard. They work for very long time in the mine, without opportunities to see their family, with low wages and long working days. The 33 miners are men very brave, who work in the mine because is a familiar tradition or because is the only option of work at that place (and this must be the most likely option). Their actual "life" in the mine must be very hard, although the authorities have been everything possible for help them. A lot of people visit their families (artists, musicians), but I think that the most important people are Psychologists in this moment, because they are very sad and tired and need their professional help.
Their return at the surface will be dangerous, because they must travel 700 mts in an uncomfortable possition. I hope, like all chilean people, that they can be rescued without big problems, and they will be the most importante gift for their families at next Christmas.
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