Change Your Place, Change Your Luck
Change Your Place, Change Your Luck: A Jewish Journey to San Miguel
Dear Friends of Casa Avra, “Change your place, change your luck” (or meshaneh makom, meshaneh mazal) is an old Hebrew saying that suggests going somewhere new can change your life and alter your fortune by opening new opportunities, perspectives, and fresh starts.That’s exactly what happened when I moved four months ago to San Miguel de Allende. My new home at Casa Avra has led to an exquisite new life, so different from the one I lived in San Diego for over 34 years.
Can’t get enough: live musicI love live music, yet I rarely saw it in San Diego. It always felt like a hassle. You had to drive, pay a cover, and shows started too late. San Miguel is the opposite. It’s so easy and part of the fabric of life. Every night there are endless options with no cover…. flamenco, rock and roll, opera, jazz, salsa, DJs, and dancing.A very San Miguel thing is that because many people like to be in bed by 10 pm, there’s always an early show and a late show. I can walk half a mile any night of the week, visit six venues, and see people in their 20s through their 80s all hanging out together, singing along and dancing. My favorite nearby venues are Raindog Cafe, Johnny’s Piano Bar, Cafe Rama, and La Hija del Manantial. The cheat sheet for who’s playing when is this website: https://sanmiguellive.com
The cheat sheet for who’s playing and when at sanmiguellive.com
No ocean, but hot springsI thought I’d miss the ocean living in the heart of Mexico, but there are healing hot springs close by. When my kids visited, we took them to the Escondido Place hot springs and soaked in warm, alkaline water tucked into caves just fifteen minutes from town.The grounds are expansive and peaceful, with gardens, picnic areas, and a small restaurant. The kind of place that reminds your body how to rest.
