After a beautiful breakfast in the garden at Roxanas place with Helga, the young lab with shiniest black coat, dancing all around me, I went to my private tutoring session at the Ideal Language School where my teacher Estela and I talked at length about various dental procedures, funny doctor stories, and stories of unexplainable events and psychic happenings.
We also touched on the topic of personal security, and that a number of years ago there were quite a few kidnappings and robberies of buses. Additional security has brought the situation under control and safety has improved considerably. I also asked Estela about some practical safety advice for myself, traveling as a woman alone.
She gave me a few basic common-sense pieces of advice:
– dont wear any ostentatious jewellery or extravagant clothing
– never walk by yourself at night
– never walk in deserted streets
– leave your jewellery, valuables and documents at home
– curry your bag in front of your body
– at night always take a radio taxi that is called from the restaurant where you are staying. They are much more trustworthy than...