Recently friends and acquaintances have expressed fear of travel because of Ebola and the attack on US sailors and the death of a US tourist in Ankara.
Well 1 person in the US died from Ebola and that was contracted in Africa. Up to 40,000 people in the US die from mosquito bites annually. 1 The woman who was killed in Ankara was killed by a psychotic paint sniffing man who did not even know she was American. 2. The sailors were not killed despite rumors to the contrary. Think of how many tourists are killed in the US annually. Recently foreign tourists were killed in Florida, New York, California.
People are afraid of going into the ocean for fear of sharks. You are 13 times more likely to drown in your back yard swimming pool.
My attitude – I would like to live before I die. I would rather burn out than rust out.