Travel

"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, and charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." --Mark Twain

I like it here.
We've been to a few other Mexican destinations and they are all a little different from one another. Even though Puerto Vallarta is a tourist destination, this isn't the tourist season and so it feels more like being in Mexico as a place to live rather than a place to vacation. Plus this is where the kids live so we meet with their friends and do the things they do as a part of everyday life.

We've been to watch Aaron play softball (his team is in the playoffs) and met some of the people on Jenny's softball team, as well. While most of the people we have met are expats from either the US or Canada, we have also met some of the kids' Mexican friends. Last night we spent some time talking to a woman that plays softball with Jenny and is also Aaron's dentist. She moved to Puerto Vallarta from Mexico City. She prefers the pace of life here (in PV) over living in Mexico City, although she still has a practice there and does travel back and forth quite a bit.
It makes me curious about life in Mexico City, although I don't think I'm curious enough to want to check it out personally. I suppose it has more of the stress associated with living in a large city, but I wonder how it compares to living in large cities in the US. I'm also a little curious about life in other cities that are not big tourist areas -- How would a gringo do in those communities?

The rooftop pool opens in a few minutes and I think I'll head up there for a little morning exercise and sun. I hope that you have a grand day and expose yourself to some life from another culture somewhere along the way -- even if it's just trying a dinner cuisine that you haven't experienced before or listening to music from another country.

Adios, amigos!
John