Blogger and photographer Kinsee Morlan, who abandoned San Diego for the postmodern wilds of Tijuana, is crossing back for good. In her last post at Tijuana Tales she laments the stereotypical and blood-obsessed views of visitors and journalists alike. Morlan writes: "I'm not leaving Tijuana because of the violence -- let's just get that out of the way. I love TJ and, no matter how hard the mainstream media tries, I refuse to be afraid." More:
The only thing I do not like about Tijuana is actually no fault of the city itself. The line — the bastard-ass intolerable line to get back inside the U.S. — is a nuisance. It disrupts the natural flow of the city and turns all Tijuana drivers into nuts. It's embarrassing and disrespectful, unnecessary and a giant waste of money. I still can't believe that, in modern times, we have walls keeping people apart. It makes me giggle until I start thinking about how serious and horrible it really is.
Morlan tells me she's moving farther north to start a family. Her farewell post generously lists all the things -- restaurants, dishes, galleries, artists -- that made living in Tijuana so enriching. Sniff around her links and the links at Across the Border for more -- and, whenever possible, avoid both the fear-mongering and the over-thought, over-labored theoretical gibberish that is currently in vogue about our beautiful TJ. If you go, just go!
* Photo above by Tijuana Tales. Here's Kinsee's Flickr stream.
** Previously, "Leaving Tijuana: Everyone is doing it."