Last summer when we got home from Korea, the possibilities were endless as to where we wanted to end up in America. We had the whole country at our fingertips....DC? Chicago? Boston? New York? LA? But we kept coming back to the idea of moving to Philadelphia. Not only do I have a great group of friends in Philly, it is also close to home. Two things I needed very badly after living abroad for 14 months. I wanted to be able to see my friends whenever I wanted and be able to get home to see my mama in less than 2 hours if I wanted. Also, did I mention that Philly is a lot cheaper than above mentioned cities? When I graduated from college in 2008, I knew I needed a big break from Philadelphia. But I felt very ready to come back after a 3 year hiatus. Philadelphia is an amazing city. There is so much culture and so many things to do here...I wish the city would get more credit. (Check out www.visitphilly.com and www.uwishunu.com for AWESOME things to do - seriously, I cannot keep up with everything!) The city feels different to me now - better and more mature. It no longer only reminds me of college. I needed to live in Philly again, but as an adult this time, and I am LOVING it. Lucky for me I found an apartment and a job pretty quickly. Everything seemed to fall into place to move back to this city. I have taken advantage of Philly far more in the past year, than I did in the 4 years during college.
So Thank you Philly for everything you have given me over the past year! I can't wait to see what this next year holds!
With Love,
Allyson
xoxo
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