Pretty much don't go looking for trouble and it won't find you. There could be bad luck but generally just being smart greatly limits your chances of anything bad happening. I lived in Latin America for like 6 years: Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico and just a pick pocket incident. Someone got my (crappy) smart phone in a club and that's the worst.
Not true. You can find yourself in trouble on your way to or from somewhere, especially in unfamiliar places. Glad you have never had any. Just keep you radar on.
Monterrey. Its cool, but i think my favorite part is how easily i can get to other places in the country. Mty is a major city with tons of cheap flights to pretty much anywhere in MX.
I remember your post about the anxiety attacks you were getting. I am glad you are enjoying your time in Mexico, that's fantastic.
Im an exceptional tourist. I can handle functional conversations. But i cant have significant conversation yet. My vocabulary is poor and my ability to hear espanol (for lack of a better phrase) is poor. Its coming along fine but i still think it will be 6 months bwfore i can participate is an in depth conversation
Glad you like Monterrey, my daughter will be there working with the State Department. She needs to first learn Spanish.
Im sure she will enjoy how easy it is to fly almost anywhere in the country. Price, number of flights, distance, etc....