My cousin was recently held up by gun point for her cell phone on a bus in Colombia. One of my first reactions was sadness over the continued lack of security and high rates of violence and crime in Colombia, a country I think is otherwise an extremely beautiful place for it's diversity of cultures and geography. Then I thought that I'm very fortunate to live in the United States where I'm not usually afraid of getting mugged on the bus. But in reality I also have second thoughts about taking public transportation in this country for very different reasons. Recently there have been a couple of bomb threats on the Washington DC metro which have caused increased security and random bag checks by the police. It is very hard to escape the insanity that exists in the world. I'm not usually the type to try to live my life hiding from conflict as I studied conflict resolution, practice capoeira, and have a fascination for understanding what motivates people to be violent or engage in crime. However, in wondering if it is even possible to completely escape the reaches of potential violent conflict situations, I came across this website with the top 10 safest places to live in the world. Amazingly, they also appear to be some of the most beautiful places in the world. This is for you Jiji:
http://www.expatify.com/advice/10-best-places-to-live-for-escaping-world-conflict.html
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