I live in Miami and I absolutely love the city, it is somewhat of a different world from the rest of the United States, basically 90% of the population is Hispanic and there is pretty much always something to do. We have nice weather year round (the lowest it will go is 60) and we can pretty much go to the beach or swimming whenever we want. The food is awesome with high diversity of Latin American food everywhere, but there also plenty of other ethnic places around. I am such a Sushi lover and there are so many great sushi places around. I love living in Miami because it had such a different feel from the rest of the states, if you like clubbing you will find some of the best clubs around here. Also, house prices are relatively low right now, so it is definitely a time to buy around here. If you are looking to live with people that are completely different Miami is definitely the place...If you like shopping there are over 10 huge shopping malls within a 15 mile radius, two of them being within half a mile apart. Miami is also very casual most people just hang around all year in shorts tank tops and flip flops and its pretty much acceptable everywhere. There are a lot of bargain shops if you know where to look. Also Miami is relatively safe, it is a big city and crimes do occur but most of the time if you mind to yourself no one will really mess with you.
Cons... it is a big city lifestyle so most of the time you have no clue who your neighbors are, people can be rude, when you go to most places you will probably encounter people that don't speak English, and you definitely need a car, there is always the possibility of a hurricane, but our last major storm was Andrew in 1992, humidity can get high in the summer, and it is a very fast paced lifestyle.
I love Miami, I have traveled and would like to travel more but I really know in my heart that I will always come back to Miami. I just can't imagine myself living anywhere in the world... |