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There are many things that I’ve never done in Miami. Maybe it was because I figured that since I lived there, it wasn’t such a big deal or anything, but now that I spend most of the year in Wisconsin I kind of see Miami a bit differently. I see it more like a tourist now. When I go back this summer I want to take advantage of my time and do some of the things that I never did while living there.  Let me know if you have any suggestions!

1. Visit Florida State Capitol  —  (In the 14 years I’ve lived in Florida I’ve never been to the state capitol, yet I’ve been to the Wisconsin state capitol)
2. Go snorkeling in Dry Tortugas
3. Visit Key West (Yup, never made it all the way down the keys…)
4. Visit Vizcaya (So close to home, yet I’ve never taken the tour)
5. Go to the Everglades (It’s been a long time since my last visit back in 6th grade)
6. Go to the Coral Castle ( I think it’d be interesting to see it)
7. Go to the Olympia Theater ( I was there last year for the International Film Festival, but I’d like to take the tour and get some pictures)
8. Visit Liberty Tower (I drive by it all the time, but I’ve never been inside it)

These past couple of days I’ve been wishing I were home basking in the great Florida sunshine, instead of being up here dealing with the Wisconsin cold. Tomorrow after 11:00 AM, when my last class for the day ends, spring break begins however, for me it is more of the same. I wish I were going home, but in all honesty one week worth of sunshine is not nearly enough for me to spend upwards of $300 to fly home. Especially when all I have to do is bear it out for the remaining half of the semester. Thinking of home, I couldn’t help but play “Welcome to Miami” by Will Smith, since it is the song that plays in my head as I debark the plane and exit the terminal into the warm, sunny, and azure sky filled city that has been my home for nearly 14 years. I never thought I would be thinking this, but I miss Miami. After wanting to leave it for years, now that I have, I actually miss it.

Ever since I can remember I have hated rainy days. Rainy days are gloomy, messy, and just downright depressing. Luckily, we don’t have to deal with many of those in Miami, considering that we get our 15-30 minutes of thunderstorms every day, and the occasional bad day, but they usually subside pretty quickly. In Wisconsin however, its a different ballgame. When it rains here, its not like at home, it rains and rains just enough to annoy you. Enough to get you sick or keep you sick essentially.

Since I woke up yesterday, it has been raining. It was the same today, until just a few minutes ago when it got cold enough for it to snow. Yup, from the annoying drizzle to snow, that’s Wisconsin for you; so erratic.