I've been on the verge of deleting this blog but with a stroke of genius I've found a new purpose and direction. You see, I am a South Florida native but I am not a Miami native. I grew up in a rural area just outside of Miami called, Southwest Ranches. Southwest Ranches is located in West Broward County in between Pembroke Pines and Weston. It's about 15 minutes away from the Dade/Broward lines but it felt like it was worlds apart. My overprotective mother would not allow me to go to Miami because she thought that all hell broke loose once you crossed the Dade/Broward line. I started sneaking over to Hialeah when I was about 15 and I tried to get over there as much as I could. I found a Miami boyfriend and Miami friends and I longed to be from there. When I was 22 years old, my parents sold their house and I finally moved to Miami on my own.
I have a love/hate relationship with Miami. I have been trying to get out of Miami for as long as I can remember but I just can't shake her. As soon as I get close to leaving, I realize that I am completely in love with her. I do hope that one day I will move to a big city in the Northeast but until then, I will turn this blog into a love letter to Miami.
3-0-5 'til I die!
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