I'm alive, I'm alive...

I have received many emails questioning why I haven't posted for so long in my blog, and so I thought I would write a quick little note to let people know that indeed I am alive, albeit a bit broken down.

Some of you may have heard through the grapevine, either in the States or in Mexico, that I was attacked and robbed. The story is true, but rather than focus on all of that, I will let you all know that even through the injuries, I still remain positive about my travels through Mexico. And, even though I had one evening of a negative experience, I have had many many days of positive ones since. In this small community of 2000 (I am still in Lamanzanilla), I have become a bit of a local legend as the word spread like wildfire. And the sympathy and support that came out of the experience was at times overwhelming, but also very comforting. I was a stranger in this town when I drove in, knowing absolutely no-one, but when I leave on Wednesday I will be known by almost all. Mexican and foreign. I could not have asked for a better place than this town for something like this to happen to me. And even though the experience will always be in the back of my mind, the positive energy that came out of it will always be in the front of it.

All things that happen to us in life do so for a reason, I am sure of that. Not only is it a lesson learned, it is a lesson taught. Hopefully they will catch the hombre so he doesn't hurt anyone else, but karma comes to those who wait. He will get his. Hopefully when he goes to try and sell my camera and someone sees 3 months of pictures on it of me...and Maddie Moo.

In the meantime, I will continue on. I will watch my back a little more, and bring the dog and mace with me more often. But I still am enjoying my time in Mexico, and don't hold this problem against Mexico nor the small time of Lamanzanilla. This could have happened anywhere...

I leave Wednesday for some camping in Colima and the a week in Patzcuro for semana santa. My friend is coming with me, so temperarily we will be a: a girl, a boy, two dogs and a car in Mexico. I should be quite safe!

My best to all of you, and thanks to the numerous emails checking in on me. I promise, to those of you that worry, that I will check in a little more often!

xoxo-H&M