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<\/em><\/strong>5-Food<\/em><\/strong><\/span>– Florida, and where I am in Orlando especially, is not widely known as a food destination, but I think it should be.\u00a0 Maybe it’s just that I grew up in Tennessee, where I had access to one very bland variety of food (last TN bash, I promise), but the fact that we are such a global tourist destination as well as a prime place for people from all over the world to retire has given us some pretty great international cuisine.\u00a0 Of course, I don’t need to mention the seafood and key lime pie!\n
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<\/span>4- Day Drinking!<\/em><\/strong><\/span>– Florida is a peninsula, which means you’re never far that far from a beach.\u00a0 This means that most of the state has adopted a Jimmy Buffet-esque 5 o’clock somewhere approach to day drinking.\u00a0 If it has fruit juice in it, it’s appropriate for breakfast.\n
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<\/span>3- Island Time<\/strong><\/em><\/span>– This one goes hand in hand with day drinking, but the closer you get to the beach the less people care about most things.\u00a0 There’s a general laid back attitude from most of the locals, who are all local transplants by choice since no one is actually born here.\u00a0 No one is in a particular hurry, shorts and flip flops are appropriate attire for any occasion (though I have mixed feelings about this one), and again, fruity drinks are always welcome.\n
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<\/span>2- The Weather<\/strong><\/em><\/span>– This is a huge reason most people end up here.\u00a0 Sure, a lot of us complain about the heat and humidity, but it sure beats winter!\u00a0 You don’t want to be around a Floridian when the temperature dips below 70!\u00a0 I don’t miss the seasons at all, we have the best one all year!\u00a0 Trust me, short sleeve Christmas is the best. $\"Christmas$ <\/a> $\"Christmas$ <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/span>1- Day Trips<\/strong><\/em><\/span>–\u00a0 Perhaps one of the things I found most unsettling about living in Tennessee (I lied when I said I was done), was that two hours in any direction just got you\u00a0 further into Tennessee.\u00a0 I’m sure geographical claustrophobia is a real thing.\u00a0 That’s why this is number one for me.\u00a0 I get pretty antsy staying in one place, and Florida offers plenty of mini-escapes when you don’t have the resources to really travel.\u00a0 From Orlando, I can easily access beaches on the Atlantic or Gulf side with just a day to spare.\u00a0 In two hours or less I can also make it to historic St. Augustine<\/a>, quaint artsy Gulfport<\/a>, spooky <\/span>Cassadega<\/a> or the unequivocally bizarre <\/span>Weeki Wachee Springs<\/a>.\u00a0 If ghosts, psychic, and mermaids aren’t your thing there are plenty of parks and nature preserves around too.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/span>So here it is, the 10 greatest things about living in Florida!\u00a0 Hopefully I’ll remember to reference this list every couple days when I get the urge to quit my job, hop on a plane and never look back.<\/p>\n
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Wanderlust sets in pretty quickly after I return home from a trip.\u00a0 Unfortunately, Africa cleaned me out financially for a bit, not to mention the fact that it’s recital season and my directors would be none too happy about me leaving until after the mid-June show.\u00a0 Knowing I’m stuck here, even if it is just […]<\/p>\n
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