Immediately following college, I spent my next two years in the Tampa Bay town of St. Petersburg, FL. I lived with my aunt Ann during my amazing time down there. It was only supposed to be a temporary arrangement, but I stayed the entire two years there! She loved every second of it though. I could tell. Here is a brief run-down of those two formative years.
Living in Florida was so much fun. I really grew a lot there and learned a lot about myself. It was very different from my 22 years in the Bible belt. I made some really amazing friends and met some very interesting people. However, I knew before going there that it was a temporary situation, a sort of finishing school, if you will. The wind soon changed, and as a fresh faced 24-year-old, I was struck with the wanderlust again. From St. Petersburg, FL, the next logical step was... |
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