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Regarding Mexico: Biased News, Half-Truths and Fear Mongering Fuel Paranoia of All Things South of the Border

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No place is perfect.  I am not delusional nor do I bury my head in the sand. Violence can happen anywhere. The strength and power is in being informed.  Do your homework.  Do not fall victim or prey to misinformation or half-truths, or news that is meant to propagate fear or paranoia. 

Living fully and freely is often based on getting the facts – not relying on others to tell you how or where to travel or live – but taking responsibility for your own life by educating yourself, and only then, can you make a decision that is best for you, based on all the facts. 

I love Mexico.  I love the people, the culture, and the beauty of the land and the plethora of gifts it has to offer.  I love the sense of family and community.  The warmth and colors that pale the sun are simply icing on the cake. 

I try to live my life with a healthy balance of common sense, education and information whether when living in San Francisco, Maine, or Mexico, traveling anywhere within the U.S., or the world. And hopefully, with that balance in tow I am able to live the life I choose – and live it well. 

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A native Californian, Jan Baumgartner is a writer and book editor dividing her time between Maine, Mexico, and California. Her essays on Mexico are included in two anthologies, Solamente en San Miguel Volume II (Parroquia Press, November 2010) (more...)
 

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Bravo, Jan! by Mark Sashine on Wednesday, Mar 25, 2009 at 4:10:00 PM
Ole' Mark! by Jan Baumgartner on Wednesday, Mar 25, 2009 at 4:39:58 PM
It is the same ole story by virginius "gin" arnold on Wednesday, Mar 25, 2009 at 5:37:58 PM
I spent years in Mexico in small doses by Patrick Lafferty on Wednesday, Mar 25, 2009 at 8:43:24 PM
I hear you by Jan Baumgartner on Wednesday, Mar 25, 2009 at 9:01:14 PM
Confronting the Fear Projection by Mac McKinney on Wednesday, Mar 25, 2009 at 9:40:01 PM
I wonder by Jan Baumgartner on Wednesday, Mar 25, 2009 at 9:47:17 PM
To Each Their Own by Doc "Old Codger" McCoy on Thursday, Mar 26, 2009 at 3:04:43 AM
Here we go again! by Sister Begonia on Thursday, Mar 26, 2009 at 8:46:34 AM
Lady J... by mikel paul on Thursday, Mar 26, 2009 at 12:19:16 PM
Great Article by Mad Jayhawk on Saturday, Mar 28, 2009 at 9:29:43 AM
One other thought by Mad Jayhawk on Saturday, Mar 28, 2009 at 9:35:24 AM