Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Not an Urbanite!

Micky and I are anxious to get away from this city!
Even though Miami is one of the the prettiest cities on the planet with some of the most interesting people and cultures, I want out!
I've really enjoyed the Cuban and Hispanic culture and language. All that time learning Spanish has paid off in understanding the conversations and bi-lingual signage. And the Cubans we've met have been wonderful! So don't think that we're irritated by that. In fact, rude,chatterbox Canadians have been more grating than this cultural stewpot.
The daily friction of even the simplest tasks, like gassing the car, gets to me quickly. The constant 24/7 traffic and crowds, and the lack of a regular dose of "my stuff" is maddening!
The real problem is the tofu-eating moron at my credit union that decided to "purge" both of our ATM cards. And I did, indeed, call that person by that name in my emails complaining about the "policy". Seems that they have a "use it or lose it" deal going on, but they don't tell you that! I'm glad I wasn't international when they did this. Much of the world is still "cash only" and we stopped carrying trtaveler's cheques a while ago. But we'll always have a supply from now on!
I'm really looking forward to being back in my own bed in the motorhome and shutting the world right out. It's fun to visit, but I don't ever want to live in any major city or tourist area.
And I miss my friends and the regularity of small things like the birds out of my bathroom window.
We've been gone for a month now and I think I'm homesick. I know that once we pick up the motorhome and start going to Sun 'n Fun this will get much better.
We don't have to leave here until around 9 AM tomorow. Micky is frantically packing and we'll be out of here with the sunrise (or earlier)!
I'd much rather dally around on the way to Tampa than stay here longer.
Adios!

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