Living in the United States is a blessing and a curse to me. We have a remarkable quality of life, virtually unlimited material access, good infrastructure, and a reasonably safe environment in which to live, play and work. There are many things that are easy to be critical of in the states. As things shift and change, our comfort zone can diminish.
We travel to foreign countries and spend our dollars at the beach. Often we stay in western-style resorts with gates and security guards because the disparity between the experience we expect and the poverty of the actual local residents makes us uncomfortable or scared. Some places we can wander into town in the daylight to shop or at night for clubs and dinner. We rarely go anywhere that is downright dangerous unless it