Tuli and I came to San Miguel de Allende on our honeymoon in 1990 completely by accident.  We were married in Dana Point in May and had been travelling down the Pacific Coast.  Now it was September and we were in Puerto Vallarta.  One evening at a gallery opening we met Dan Reuffert, an artist from San Miguel.  We hit it off and he suggested we visit San Miguel if we really wanted to see the best place in Mexico.  We couldn’t imagine anything being wonderful if it wasn’t on the beach! 

Anyway, a couple of days later we drove over,,, Sept. 11, 1990,,, We arrived late and slept in our van on the Mirador overlooking the city.  We awoke and saw the city below and the expanse of the lake and the mountains to the east.  It was beautiful.  We excitedly drove down the hill and parked near the Jardin.  I remember the air was crisp and clear like in Santa Fe.  We arrived at the Jardin and sat down in front of the Parroquia.  Silence.  Then,  how awesome.  Then, we gotta live here.  We got an apartment that day.  The rest is history.  It has been a wonderful ride.

We have seen lots of changes in this city.  People ask me all the time if I like San Miguel as much today as I did back in the day.  I enthusiastically say yes.  Over the years San Miguel has improved.  The city is cleaner, better managed.  The relationship with the two communities has improved. The foreign community continues to provide services to those challenged in our community.  There is very little poverty.

Since becoming a World heritage City, entire neighborhoods have been refurbished.  Our sewage system and other services have improved.  Our security forces have grown and are better trained. Life is much more comfortable and we feel  safe and connected with the world.

The thing I have enjoy most is how the menu of foods and entertainment have improved and skyrocketed into the cosmos.  Tulis first business in San Miguel was Tuli’s Dulces.  Non of the restaurants had any good deserts.  She imported her products and made cookies, chocolate covered peanut butter balls and other sweets.  She was the only game in town.  That is hard to believe when you look at the variety of pastries, breads, and sweets available in San Miguel today.  Our restaurants have improved every year bringing on a foodies wonderland.

Tuli is a masseuse. When we first came here she was the only masseuse in San Miguel.  Now look at all the healers, spas and the Life Path center in San Miguel.  This has become a Mecca for healing and for healers from all over the world.

Plays, writers, music, festivals, filmmaking, theatre, education, food, art and entertainment abound at the highest levels.  It is better than ever before and seems to get better every day. 

And what surprises me most is that the same cool people keep showing up here, from the same tribe,  and we keep making friends with more and more interesting people.  Life is  rich        here.  I love San Miguel MORE THAN EVER.