Sanitizing the "Organic"
About a year ago, the author spoke to a newly joined foreign coworker of his on the conditions of his current residence. "It is a very organic place," the coworker remarked with a polite smile, continuing on to mention how cheap the local neighborhoods are for renting out living quarters. As far as the classic spectrum of safety vs cost is concerned, this coworker is probably taking one extreme end, and in the process internalizing certain risks of personal well-being. The author, at the time, questioned the wisdom of such decision.