I was recently stopped by someone in the street who recognized me from my blog. "I love what you've written about safety in Mexico and send it to all my worried friends and family back in the states," he told me.
I frankly couldn't recall what or when I had last posted on the subject. Many of us who live here have gotten even more bored with that topic than with Frida Khalo.
So I searched through my old posts and came up with a few things, which I will repost here.
The first is something I wrote back in 2009. I might add that the states of Guerrero and Michoacán have become a bit dicier in spots, but the basic premise remains true…including yet another peso devaluation.
Read here: http://www.thetruthaboutmexico.com/2009/03/is-mexico-safe/
The following post from 2011 got more hits than anything else I've written.
MY MEXICO CITY: Headline News
Recently, my friend Roberta was viewing the Mexico City marathon from her balcony in Polanco. She watched the runners, the cheering crowds, and a few folks dressed as clowns as they passed by. Wanting to share this simple pleasure of life outside her window, she sent an email with photos to several friends back in the States.
"A few wrote back really surprised," she told me. "Weren't you afraid something would happen, like a stray bullet hitting you or a bomb exploding?" one of them wrote. "They don't expect anything normal like a marathon to be going on in Mexico City."
But the truth for me and Roberta is that life in our big city is much more peaceful, pleasant, and just plain normal than what the media suggests. So I thought to myself, "Hey, I worked for a newspaper once. I'll just go out and find some headlines myself, normal headlines about my Mexico City."
TWO WOMEN PUSH STROLLERS ACROSS STREET--ALL FIVE LIVE!
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PHONY BAGELS FOUND IN CONDESA GOURMET SHOP**************************************************
CLOCK IN PUBLIC PARK TELLS CORRECT TIME***********************************************************
AMID SWIRLING TRAFFIC, SEXY STATUE IS IGNORED******************************************************
BLONDE FOREIGNERS DRINK FRESHLY SQUEEZED ORANGE JUICE
When asked their names the two fled, but Ciro Sanchez, 16, who was squeezing oranges at the time, had the story. "They were very concerned that I not put ice in their drinks," he noted. "But they seemed happy. One of them told me, 'This tastes just like orange juice--only better'"...
