Let me be clear, our time in Miami was not an endless parade of things we hated; we didn't just sit around complaining all the time. Much good came from our time there. We met people and went places we otherwise would not have. We made some lifelong (I hope) friends and visited places I never thought I would ever see. While Miami may have not been the best culture fit for us, it still yielded some amazing experiences for which I will be forever thankful:
Visits to South Beach brought us fun experiences like people-watching on Lincoln Road, lunches at The Carlyle, and walking past the Versace Mansion.
We enjoyed local food at some great places like Perricone's, The Filling Station, Pubbelly, Pride & Joy, and Yardbird.
We fired automatic weapons at Lock & Load Miami, and found out that we actually weren't bad shots!
We visited the Adrienne Arsht Center to see Pilobolus and the Broadway tour of Once.
We made great friendships that I hope will last a lifetime; friends who I truly believe understand why we had to leave and why Miami just was not for us.
And for me personally, I was able to do some things that I either didn't have time to do before or just never thought possible, like scanning in all my photos, obtaining my PHR, speaking to my lifetime hero.
And there are definitely things I will miss, like:
The fun thing is that someday down the road, we'll be sitting around with friends and say, "well there was that year we lived in Miami...". And these will be the things we remember.
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Visits to South Beach brought us fun experiences like people-watching on Lincoln Road, lunches at The Carlyle, and walking past the Versace Mansion.
We enjoyed local food at some great places like Perricone's, The Filling Station, Pubbelly, Pride & Joy, and Yardbird.
We fired automatic weapons at Lock & Load Miami, and found out that we actually weren't bad shots!
We visited the Adrienne Arsht Center to see Pilobolus and the Broadway tour of Once.
We made great friendships that I hope will last a lifetime; friends who I truly believe understand why we had to leave and why Miami just was not for us.
And for me personally, I was able to do some things that I either didn't have time to do before or just never thought possible, like scanning in all my photos, obtaining my PHR, speaking to my lifetime hero.
And there are definitely things I will miss, like:
- The Wynwood Arts District, arguably our favorite place in the city for obvious reasons,
- Our favorite neighborhood hangout, Elwoods, where they make their own condiments and where we came in 2nd place during a trivia contest,
- Bayfront Park, which was directly across from where we lived. A great place to have lunch and just watch the cruise ships,
- And sitting on our balcony at night, drinking Red's Apple Ale and watching the lights of South Beach.
The fun thing is that someday down the road, we'll be sitting around with friends and say, "well there was that year we lived in Miami...". And these will be the things we remember.
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