August 4th, 2017 changed my life. This was the day I moved into my new home out here in Miami, FL! A lot of people ask me why did I move? Did I know anyone here? Have I seen DJ Khaled on his jet ski? Well Im here to tell it! The ups the downs, it’s been one hell of a ride!
I literally woke up one day in Greensboro, NC and was like F#$K! this Im moving!! I’ve always wanted to live in Florida because every time I visited, no matter the city. I had a good time. I felt it was more of me. I didn’t tell no one about this move except to my best friend Natasha. I told my parents but they didn’t really believe me. I did research on where I wanted to live. I picked Miami because its warm year round, the beaches and its a big city. I never lived in anything like it. Flew down for a week by myself to explore and find my home. There was so many emotions like fear! Flight delays and little stuff started to happen and Im thinking its a sign to not move. I pushed through all those emotions, found my beautiful home and signed that lease! Flew back excited, nervous, anxious and everything!
I couldn’t believe all of this was happening. Who knew in just two months I would be making a drastic change. I didn’t know anyone here. I had no family close by like I did in North Carolina. My parents were excited but not too happy about me being that far. I had to do what I wanted to do despite on how they felt. I started to let a few other friends of mine know and just up and left. No notice lol!
I drove down with my best friend Natasha and KoKo. They pretty much slept the whole way and KoKo had an attitude LOL! Natasha had me make this depressing playlist (she was so sad I was leaving) that she didn’t even hear because again she was sleep! We arrived 12 hours later. She help me settle in and celebrated pretty much the whole time she was here. It was everything to share that moment with her. She literally been there for me since the beginning of our friendship!
To sum it all up without getting into too much detail! I lost friends, got dumped, felt stagnant, made a drastic decision to move to a city where I knew no one. Got into a car accident (first one ever). Playing charades became a thing with all the Spanish people out here because Spanish is literally the first language out here. Movers lost and damaged my stuff on top of making me wait 3 weeks for my belongings, like clothes. Lost money, felt lonely. Got a bunch of tickets just from learning the laws out here. Had a public break down on the sidewalk screaming to the top of my lungs while everyone was just trying to enjoy their day. Dating and meeting new people was rough at first, seeing people out here are way different. Like really different lol! BUT! Once I figured out a few Spanish words, knew my way around, got some what settled and most importantly, having more faith. Letting go of trying to control everything and embrace this change. I met some AMAZING people (they know who they are). Also having a great support group of friends and family (they also know who they are) living here been a little bit easier. Im still settling and exploring. Out of all it, I definitely learned a lot about myself. Its safe to say this been one of the best decisions I’ve made in my life!
Oh!! I haven’t seen DJ Khaled on his jet ski, yet!
**these awesome photos were shot by Shay