Moving To Miami: A Short Story

Jacksonville and Miami while both in Florida are still very different. Having vacationed in Miami a lot while living in Jacksonville the difference between the two are abundant. The cities are only a 5-hour drive apart from each other but with all their differences they seem like a different world. Some of the main difference I noticed while visiting Miami was the night life, the beaches, and the amount of Spanish spoken in the two cities.

If you’re reading this post, you already might suspect what a Florida lifestyle might entail and how it could fit your situation.

The day was so boiling that you could see the heat simmering above the road. I sat beside Lauren, my best friend of two years, as we buzzed down the highway in her father’s, or as I call him Burnie’s, Cadillac De Ville Convertible. With the roof off and wind in our ears, blocking any possible sound from being heard.

Have you ever gone to a place to visit? Where have you been? What did you do there? I would like to go back to Florida, because last time I was there I was very little. My grandma and grandpa use to live there. In Florida there are lots of places to go and lots of things to do. My favorite things about Florida is fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, the different animals you can see, and the warm weather.

If I had a ticket to go anywhere, i would go back to New Orleans, Louisiana because that's my home town where I was born and raised. Half of my family that i haven't seen in awhile is down there. I miss the food there, it was extremely delicious.

That day, when I applied to South Dade was a choice that I didn't really care for at all. To me, it really didn't matter what school I go to, one bit but to finish high school. Until all my year's of being in South Dade. Not knowing what I will become in the future or what to do with my life at all one bit. So, I just started at the base and tried out for clubs and tried new things that I can take in. To give me a sign of what I want to be in life. So, after going to several clubs and noticing I have no interest in them. And just gave up. Till I heard about one club from a friend of mines in the hallway. As I was really interested because it was part of a hobby I like to do and that was cooking.

It was May 1st, 2014. Time for our family’s annual vacation we were getting packed up for the night and our drive down to Florida. We’ve had been to Destin once before.

“Where are we going?” She then looked at me and said, “We’re moving to Texas.” Out of all places, Texas? We lived in southern California our whole lives, so moving to Texas was definitely a shock to me. “What about our family and friends?” Her eyes began to water, so I knew talking about it further would only make things worse. Texas. It was stuck in my head and I couldn’t stop thinking about it. The more I thought of it, the worse it sounded. The worst part was that it was so sudden, so it didn’t seem real. Because my parents are divorced, I spent the weekends at my dad’s house. He was torn that I was leaving Riverside, which of course meant that weekend visits would turn

Jeff Goodell's book introduces an inside look at rising sea levels and their effect on our world. Goodell's book describes a journey to different cities and towns to figure out how to conform to sea levels that are continuing to rise. He travels to places like small Alaskan villages, to the city of Lagos, and returns throughout the book to Miami. Miami is one of the areas that demonstrated the challenges of trying to keep the ocean at bay. According to Goodell, because of carbon dioxide emissions, sea level rising is guaranteed. People need to help the problem by lowering the emissions of these toxic gases.

Before coming to Miami, I used to live in a small city in Colombia called Barranquilla, where the weather is really hot like in Florida, but very humid. When the rain season comes, is when people usually get sick with the flu. As you see people sneezing, coughing, with high fever and headaches there is a pretty good chance to get infected too. September 2007 is a time that I will never forget because it changed my life forever. I have always worked as an esthetician, where to be in contact with people is part of my job. During that month the weather was really bad, there was a lot of rain and it was very windy. People were getting really sick with all kinds of symptoms related to the flu virus and I started feeling the same way too. Usually

I couldn't believe we were actually leaving Florida. My heart sank when I got into the car. "Why do we have to leave?" I asked my mom as I started to cry. My brother had helped us pack, and he walked up to the car and gave me a hug and said goodbye. Saying goodbye back was probably the hardest thing I've ever had to do. Earlier today a few of my friends dropped by to say goodbye. I love my friends in Florida i didn't want t leave them at all! But, The hardest part of today was leaving all of my family. I don't now what I'm going to do without knowing that they were not going to be a few minutes away anymore. They would be 16 hours away!

living room and see my parent’s suitcases open. They brought the same things that I did, cloths,

The primary stakeholders who are affected by the issues I illicit drug use at Better Way of Miami that are the clients, the therapists, Staff members, administration, and outside funding sources such as the Department of Children and Families (DCF), South Florida Behavioral Health Network (SFBHN), Homeless Trust, and the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).

A few days later Kennedy's car was at Taylor's house, partying. Kennedy and Mom got into a fight. I was scared. She was my big sister, my best friend. And she ended up leaving to go live with her real dad (Richard). Richard didn't care where Kennedy was or what she did. I did. I was heartbroken when Kennedy moved out. It was like somebody tore out my heart. She hurt me and she didn't care who she hurt.

Although the pay is not good Better Way of Miami has given me a great opportunity to work with individuals who are homeless, substance abuse issues, and HIV positive. I really love working with this population mainly because the clients have taught me some much about appreciating life and how to effectively interact with people in a mindful and empathic