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[QUOTE="Rebekah Scott, post: 343076, member: 271"] Dear camino Mom: I am a Mom too, so I do not want to diminish you for feeling fearful. I am an American, from Pittsburgh. have lived on the Camino de Santiago for nine years. Back at home, I saw more crime in a month than I have seen in all my days here. I do not know where you are from, but I'd bet your daughter is much more safe on the Camino than she is in her home town. She will make friends right away, from the first day. She'll get to know people from all parts of the world. People on the camino look out for one another, they keep track, they pick one another up when they fall. Somehow, one pilgrim dropped through this lovely net. We all are in shock because violent crime is unheard-of here. This horror is a total one-off. To not walk the camino because of this crime is a bit like refusing to drive a car into the city because a fatal accident happened there. Life is full of surprises, bad and good surprises. The Camino is one of the best things that can happen to a young woman. Your daughter's phone will work if she gets into a jam. There will be people all around her, keeping an eye out for her safety -- even people who don't know her will help her. Pilgrims do get lost on the trail sometimes if they aren't paying attention, but they find their way back with guidance from friendly locals. Both my children did the camino: My daughter at age 20, my son at age 17. I have walked the camino twice. I dealt with one (1) creepy guy, which is about average anywhere. (idiots know no nationality.) No one can guarantee a 100% perfect trip, but that's what growing-up and adventures are for! And I guess that is part of letting go of your grown-up girl and letting her fly free. Commit her to the hands of God. And think about walking the trail yourself someday. You'll see for yourself. She is in good hands, ma. [/QUOTE]
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