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Thanks for your insights Maximondo. Lovely to hear from a seasoned female adventurer such as yourself. it is interesting the ups and downs of it all. Been toying up the possible advantages of dying my long blonde hair dark to reduce the attention and touching. I jokingly think maybe even some dark contacts might stop comments and the intese staring into my blue eyes too? Not really keen on changing my physical looks but if it might make things easier it might be worth it. Any thoughts from others?
Had an incident the other day when i left my guard down, feeling safe and secure in the city of Oaxaca. decided to check the location of my destination on my phone in daylight close to a busy local square and a man pulled a screwdriver on me and demanded my phone. I refused and pushed the screwdriver away. Wishing a little for the "thats not a knife" scene in crocodile dundee! Thankfully he walked away, but sadly i was too shocked to take his photo for the police! But it gave me a timely reminder to lift my game and keep my privilege a little less obvious.
But also tonight home from dinner at the home of a local female friend I have made here and love being a woman on the road alone. It too opens many doors and wonderful friendships and experiences.
And the adventure continues....
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