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Testimonials for Rosarito
Beach, Baja California, Mexico
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| Testimonials
from Americans for Rosarito Beach, Baja
California, Mexico
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From
the moment I moved here almost two years ago
my experience has been wonderful. I feel
safer in my little town of La Mision than I
ever did in any US city or rural town.
The people here have been, almost without
exception, kind, friendly, helpful,
respectful, gentle and warm. My favorite
part of life in Mexico is that nearly
everyone will smile and wave if you smile
and wave.
Their willingness to engage and their trust
in other human beings is a balm to my tired
soul. I love the landscape too, the sea, the
rocks, and the unique buildings. It's as
though each one was created and built
spontaneously, and then painted in glorious
colors just for me. |
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Barbara
K. |
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residents since 1998 we have never regretted
our decision to come to Baja. The weather,
the people, and the lifestyle is all we
hoped it would be. If you are an independent
spirit with a flexible approach to life you
can't make a better choice than living the
good life here. Come join us! |
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Sylvia
Dombrosky |
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I
am an americano having lived in baja
california for 2 1/2 years. I own a home in
Rosarito; for the last seven months I have
lived in an apartment in downtown Tijuana
for part of the week. It angers me how so
much negative publicity is put out on both
cities. I feel perfectly safe here.
People seem to forget that there is crime in
San Diego, Oakland, or anywhere else in the
United States. It is a pity to see the
tourists staying away, the negative stories
written about Baja, and the businesses and
people directly hurt by the stories. This is
my home and I love every day I am here!
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Jack
E. George |
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It's
terribly true that so often it's the
perception of the facts that counts, not the
facts. So it is with Rosarito and crime.
My wife and I live a wonderful life in our
condo in Rosarito Beach, living nicely on
what would be called a poverty level income
on the other side of the border. We "go
to town" often and have never been
bothered by that "crime" so
falsely played up by the American media. I
worked hard to become a governor back in the
'states.
Literally walking the entire state (1197
miles) while campaigning, I met thousands of
hard-working people who would be called
ordinary folks. I stayed in their homes
night after night for four months. Here in
Baja, I have met not as many but a lot of
"ordinary folks" working hard for
a living. It's a rotten shame that the
exaggerations and lies being thrown out by
newspapers and on TV "up north,"
are causing ordinary honest and hard working
folks down here horrible harm from losses of
jobs and income All of us Norte Americans
should try hard to get out the real facts
and dispel those false perceptions that
unfortunately lead so many people to say,
"I don't do Mexico."
To repeat, let's all spread the facts: This
is a delightful place to live and to shop
and the plain facts are that as you enjoy
yourself in downtown Rosarito, those bad
guys will not bother you.
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Dan
Walker, former Governor of Illinois |
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I
feel safer here than I have in some places
I've lives and traveled in the US. My last
home in the US was in Eastlake and I feel
safer here. Never hear a gunshot or see
anyone that would frighten me.. I sleep at
night listening to the ocean.
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Nancy
Callison RN / callnanc@hotmail.com |
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I
have lived full time in Rosarito for 4 years
this June and have only 'flowers' to report!
Waking up on the ocean makes me pinch myself
and Thank God for allowing me to fulfill my
dream of living on the beach. A 'buenos
dias', como estes or buen dia with a grand
smile greets me where ever I go...
VIVA MEXICO,
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A.K.
/ akenesie@yahoo.com |
Four
years ago I heard Dan
Rather of CBS announce that there was
much activity at the border, both ways. He
said Americans were heading to Mexico in big
numbers to retire.
I sold everything, put a footlocker in my
car along with my cat and headed for Baja.
My quality of life greatly improved because
of the cost of living here. I live just a
few blocks from the beach which I walk
often, in downtown Rosarito Beach, close to
shopping and entertainment. I’m not far
from the border so I can get to San Diego
for my Medicare.
I’m
only minutes away from one of the best heart
clinics in the region. I feel safe. I’ve
never heard a shot or seen a gun or a dead
body. I have a caregiver 6 days/week. The
cost of my apartment and my caregiver would
be absolutely prohibitive in the USA.
Everyday I thank God for delivering me from
a life of mediocrity to a life of serenity.
As they say in Mexico, estoy muy contento!
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Peter
Fowler
Retired
American living in Rosarito Beach, Baja
California, Mexico
Author, Good Info for Gringos Living in Baja
www.info4gringos-baja.com
619-407-7089 |
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I
get very upset at what I read in the
American Press regarding Mexico, in
particular. Rosarito Beach. Yes, there have
been some serious issues regarding corrupt
groups, but their quarrel is between
themselves and it rarely spills over into
the civilian section and when it does, it is
just a person being in the wrong place at
the wrong time. I see more problems in the
daily newspapers stateside, such as daily
carjacking, gang issues and murders just to
name a few. I really think that all this
hype about Mexico is more to do with selling
papers than giving its readers the real
information.
I have a home in Rosarito Beach and another
home stateside. I have been coming to
Rosarito since I was a teenager and have had
my home here for over 30 years. In all that
time, I have never encountered any problems.
Maybe I was just lucky, but most of my
friends feel the same way I do. SAFE.
I love the lifestyle, kick back and
relaxing. Every time I travel from the
states to Rosarito, I feel like a huge stone
has been removed from my back and I slide
right back into that relaxed feeling of
being back in Mexico. Rosarito Beach is a
great little seaside get away and offers
everything that is imaginable, good
restaurants, reasonable hotel rates, a great
beach, terrific shopping (and with the peso
being as it now is, shopping is a bargain)
and most of all relaxation.
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Dr.
Harry O.
ifapres@yahoo.com |
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I've
lived here in Rosarito for 2 1/2 years in a
wonderful home on the beach. I do everything
I would do if I were living in San Diego,
only at about 1/2 the price. Rosarito is a
charming town with the friendliest people I
have ever encountered in all my travels. How
many times have you had on-coming traffic
stop for you, so you could make a left turn?
Happens to me all the time here!
Do I feel safe? Absolutely! I have spoken to
many people in the American community and
they too feel perfectly safe. The bad guys
are not after us, they're mostly after each
other. When the US media quotes "drug
deaths in Mexico" The are reporting on
an entire country NOT Baja. I don't know
what the number of Drug related incidents
are in the US, but I'll bet if you included
users along with dealers and assaults,
robberies and other related issues, you'd
come up with a pretty high number
Sr. Torres, the mayor of Rosarito has done
an incredible job of cleaning up the police
force and even setting up a Tourist Police
group (all of whom speak English) who are
ready to help you with any problems you may
encounter. But frankly there's no reason to
expect any problems, other than needing some
directions on how to find something.
The merchants and restaurants in town are
anxious to have your business and in
addition to generally lower prices, you
dollar goes a lot further here in Baja
COME ON DOWN!!!
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Susan
Smith
susansmithz@hotmail.com |
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