Appreciating Danger or Yes, we're still moving to Mexico

"We are confronted by a first danger, the destructiveness of applied atomic energy. And then we are confronted by a second danger, that we do not enough appreciate the first danger." -- Raymond Gram Swing

We get a lot of people asking if we're worried about living in Mexico City, what with all of the violence that the news is reporting on the border.   Ariel just returned from 2 weeks in the capital, crawling all over the city, getting a good handle on his job there, and checking out living and eating arrangements. And he came home -- safe and, more importantly, excited about living in this vibrant land.

I happened upon an article in the New York Times about Mexico written by a Mexican (translated from Spanish, no less) that touches lightly upon the drug violence, the US and Mexican media's over-reporting, and the chances that the country will collapse soon (you know, when we're moving in). 

The Mexican Evolution

Rest assured, we are aware of the dangers of living in a big city and the dangers unique to this big city.  We know that our life there will be nothing like pastoral England or suburban DC, and we are preparing to take the necessary measures to safeguard our family.  But we are also thrilled to the point of giggling (all of us) at all of the fascinating and wonderful things we will experience there.  Because we know where we are vulnerable, we can shore up that vulnerability.

And if things go south, we'll get evacuated.  So quit asking if I'm nervous.  I'm not.  I'm about to burst with excitement.  We move in 3 months.

The most dangerous thing is the illusion of safety.