Living in FloridaI lived in Buffalo, NY for just about all my life until I thought it would be a good idea to move away from my family and friends, to start a new life in Florida. At the idea of it was great, I said to myself "who dosen't want to live in Florida" there is a lot of opportunity there especially coming from a dieing city like Buffalo. At the time the only this I valued is my family, friends and my girlfriend of course. With the move down here my best friend moved down here with me. Everything was so surreal, like waking up in the morning and seeing a palm tree in front of the house I bought, instead of seeing snow infront of the house I rented. Finding a job was not the easiest thing to do because I didn't know but 3 people and they were all in mortgages, however I made it happen.
Needless to say my friend decided it would be a good idea for him to move back to Buffalo cause he had things going on with his music. My girlfriend moved down and I now have been here for about 3 years. Boy time goes by fast. I was right about the oppertunity, little as i knew at the time. However finding things that I find inspiring is hard down here because I like that urban look, old archatecture and lots and lots of styles of graffiti. Living in a area just outside of Tampa you don't find any of that.
Once you move from what you know you really do appriciate a lot more than whet you think you will prior to moving and it might take some time, but it will catch up. I can't tell you when the last time I decied to take a walk with my camera and shoot some graffiti or some abstract photos of buildings that look run down. Now I find myself walking park trails and and taking pictures of light coming threw the trees or some crazy looking bird. However the change is nice but it is not the joy that photography gives me.
They say "home is where the heart is" I guess even though I love it down here, my true home is and probally always be Buffalo, NY.
Gloomy
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