Wynwood Art district, Miami

If you're ever in Miami and looking for something to do, check out the Wynwood art district. Whether you're a lover of art or not, you will appreciate the beauty on the walls of Wynwood. Wynwood is a neighborhood with walls of art that trail for miles. The neighborhood, though not residential is filled with tourist and natives that come to admire the works of many talented individuals big and small. The streets accommodate chains of restaurants, bars and outside sell marketers.

The Wynwood area is filled with life!! And you have inspirational quotes and remarks on the pathways to feed your mind as you explore the arts. It's honestly worth your time, great music, restaurants, bars, inspirational words and exquisite art.

 *check it out if you get a chance.

 

walk path quotes

FYI. Miami, Florida

If you're planning on visiting Miami there are a few things you need to know:

•  Pack a jacket or two. 
• Despite the fact that Miami is meant to be a warm city, it gets very windy and quite chilly. 
• Stay outside Miami. 
• Depending on how long you're staying and how much you're willing to spend, it might be a good idea to consider staying outside Miami.
•  Miami is a very expensive place to live, parking alone is 25 dollars anywhere near the beach. Apart from the cost, it is very noisy. Apartments near Ocean drive ( ocean drive is right off south beach) might seem luxurious but honestly living anywhere near ocean drive is a permanent headache sentence. Unless you're into 24/7 loud noise, loud music, loud yelling and everything else college students bring with them on vacation. 
• If you want to enjoy the full perks of south beach and living in Miami but don't want to live with the noises, move somewhere far from ocean drive. 
• If you want a cheaper alternative and you're willing to make a 25 to 30 minutes drive move outside Miami, somewhere like Miami gardens or Hialeah.
• Bring Money.
•  No matter how cheap you are, you are going to spend money in Miami. If your budget is low, you are going to break your bank. If your bank account isn't situated, choose a different destination.
• Restaurants: 
• You don't TIP by choice in Miami, you TIP by force. Gratuities are taken before you even decide to pay, even the biggest excuse of a restaurant still takes gratuities and then leave a space for additional tip. 
• I ordered a meal that came up about 70 dollars, it came time to pay, and my bill was 93 dollars and some change. I was shocked by the amount but didn't realize exactly what had happened. In my head, I was thinking "it might be the sea food, steak can't be that expensive." It wasn't the food, it was tip for services, services I barely received, and on top of that, I even added an additional tip for the guy not knowing I gave him almost 30 dollars. Moral of the story: Bring money or make your own meals.
• The worst wings I've ever had was from Miami at a bar/club/food place called Mangos. I got 8 wings for 14.85, it was just a waste, and I wanted to take it back.
• Clubs 
• The clubs in Miami are definitely better than clubs in Minnesota or Chicago but the lines are ridiculous and 60 dollars to get in a club is just not right.
• Club Story: club story seems to be popping when famous musician feature but 80 dollars to get in? That's like two pairs of shoes.
• Club Dream: Hip Hop Nights (Thursdays)  are the best to go to dream, and it's 40-60 dollars to get in.
• LIV: You pay for the chance to see someone famous. 75-120 dollars
• Club Icon: Same as dream, if not hip hop you get techno and I'm just not down for that. It's about 20-60 dollars.
• JASSID: My favorite club in Miami, JASSIS is a reggae club, that plays hip hop, RnB, Jazz music, anything but Techno and it runs from 10-60 dollars. I love this club, their VIP section is kinda small, but their bottle service is pretty legit. AND they play AFRO BEATS!! Doesn't get better than that. 

Miami Florida trip (day 1)

This spring break (spring 2016)  I decided to take a trip with my friends because the last time I got the impression that everyone had a good time, so why not do it again. The destination was not my first choice of places to visit but I went along with it because I can always take another trip sometime later. It was a majority ruling that the vacation site for this should be Miami Florida.  So far I don't regret the ruling or taking the trip, the first day has been a great start to what I hope will be a wonderful vacation.
 Before I talk about the first day in Miami, let me first express the unsatisfactory journey to Florida. we were all in agreement that the spirit airline was the cheapest airline to Florida, we can also agree that the flight was terrible. Out of all the airlines I've been on I can say that spirit is the noisiest airline of them all, it makes such awful noises when taking off and mind you this is after waiting for about 30 minutes for maintenance to repair the plane AFTER we all boarded.
Let me explain this better!!
Our flight was set to take off at 12:15 am, we arrived at the airport around 10:30, checked in, boarded the plane at 11:45 and then proceeded to wait for takeoff. The pilot now announced that they were having technical difficulties and the flight will take a few minutes before taking off. A few minutes turned into 30 minutes accompanied with uncomfortable annoying yelling and crying of kids. 30 minutes later, we finally took off.
 This was my first time taking the spirit airline and I can say this will be my last, on top of the delay, the ride was not a smooth one, the chairs were uncomfortable, it was so difficult to sleep, it was just horrible.
We landed at Fort Lauderdale, picked up the car rental and drove down into Miami Gardens where we rented a house for a week. So far today, we went food shopping (grocery shopping), and went out to eat. The food has been the highlight of the whole day and for a very good reason. The restaurant is called Sheri Restaurant. This restaurant is an African joint located right off of NW 27th ave in Miami Gardens. The food reminded me of the Mama Put joints in Nigeria, it was on point. I personally ordered Bitter leaf soup and pounded yam but the table was lined up with different styles of Egusi soup, pepper soup, fried plantains and most importantly Suya....... and all this for breakfast at 9:55 am.
It was a deadly Morning!!

Smile, God is in control

I’ve found that through all things my trust in God has been pushing me through, even when I don’t feel like getting up. For about a week now I’ve been so nonchalant about everything including schoolwork and other responsibilities. I just go to work, come back home and go straight to bed. I’ve been feeling a bit weighted down, and I’m always tired. Today, I woke up ready to finish the to do list I’ve been making since two weeks ago. Didn’t get through everything but it was a start, way more than I’ve been able in a while. If you’re going through a rough patch or just stressed out, take a moment to yourself, meditate and pray. God can pull you out of any slump and place a smile on your face.

So do not fear, for I am with you; for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you: I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10