t-day special

at this time last year, i was miles away from family in the warm caribbean sun, walking the streets of the colonial zone in the domincan republic's capital city of santo domingo. with banks of the ozama river knifing through the heart of the over populated city and the caribbean sea forming the southern border i was far from the cold fronts that were passing through the midwest and the great lakes region.  by this time, i was still not fully acclimated to the humid climate of the south and was craving just the slightest hint of wind burn on my lips and my mother's sweet potato casserole that was sure to warm my insides.

a walk remembered

upon returning home from work today i realized that while living in southwest florida next to the most beautiful beaches in the world, surrounded by more ethnic restaurants choices my hometown of cincinnati could dream about, and some of the best and most corropertive weather patterns for the fall season, i was not happy with where i have settled down.  though the perks are nice, what i truely missed was the option of walking outside a downtown apartment and being in the cultural center of a country. i miss the feeling of significance that a capital city brings whether it be the classical music