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Reflections of the past 10 years ...

Where has the past 10 years gone???    I was looking back at my blog which originally started July 1st, 2006, when I packed up my bags and started my journey towards a new life in Loreto.    Looking back I have to ask myself "What Was I Thinking??!!"     Truly a leap of faith into the unknown abyss of desert in a foreign land.     Those 3 years from July 2006 to June 2009, were indeed my Mid Life Crisis.    I experienced more highs by meeting and partying with the most interesting people who became lifelong friends.   I started 5 businesses which included a Sushi Bar, B&B Hotel, Fishing Charters, Real Estate and Professional Services.   By the end of 2007, all the businesses were in the black and I had 14 employees.   By the end of 2008 (after the global crash), I had zero businesses and no employees.    It was a wild ride and the Highs out numbered the Lows.   July 1, 2009, I started my Property Management business.   I was lucky to have Veronica Salgado as my righ