Assurance

I had someone write a comment on one of my entries that she was coming to San Miguel for an extended stay but was worried because of what she had read about crime along the border. Maybe she had also read the most recent US Government warning about traveling in Mexico. She wanted me to ease her mind about coming.

I really don't know what more to say. I write in the blog several times a week....usually about living here but sometimes about photography. I've written about the San Miguel Rapist. I've written about rock fights between young men and the police. I've written about ATM scams. But I've also written about going out to eat at night, about walking around the city, about friends, about an ordinary life except my ordinary life is in Mexico instead of in the USA.

San Miguel de Allende is a town. There is crime. But I've lived in Houston and there is crime. All I can say is read my blog, read Barbara's, Carol's and John's blogs. This is what our lives in San Miguel are like. I can't assure anyone that nothing will happen to them in San Miguel or even in Houston. Deciding to live in a foreign country is about being open for adventure. For me the opportunity for adventure would outweigh any concerns about crime. Of course, you are not going to find me out at midnight in a bar in Nuevo Laredo.