By
Karen McConnaughey 
Some
of you probably read our blogs and newsletters and think that things
couldn’t
really be as good as we say it is living in Lake Chapala, especially
with the media continuing to hit
you over the head with how dangerous Mexico can be.
I
wanted to share a couple of letters that appeared last month in the
Guadalajara Reporter. These
made my heart sing because I feel both truly represented why we love it
here
and how welcome we feel in our adopted country. And, the kindness we
feel here
is international. The expatriates living here come from somewhere else,
and we’ve all left
family and long-time friends behind. This is such a close-knit community
that
it doesn’t really occur to us NOT to help someone in need, no matter
what
nationality, religion, race…we’re all just members of the same
community. Wouldn’t
it be nice if the rest of the world felt the same way!
Thank
You
Friday, November 04 2011
Dear Sir,
I want to say a huge thank you to the wonderful Mexican people who came
to my
rescue this week.
On Thursday
morning I tripped and fell on a cobbled street in Ajijic and suffered a
few
bruises and cuts, one of which bled quite a lot. Within seconds after I
fell there were at least three young men there to help me. They found
some
towels to apply pressure and made sure nothing was broken before they
would
allow me to move. Once the bleeding was under control they flagged down
a
passing family who drove me to the Ajijic Clinic. When I stepped out of
their
pickup with blood on my face and hands, a woman outside the clinic ran
inside
to tell them I was coming in and needed help.
