I have spent the last three weeks in a small beach town in North Carolina. This was the first time in my life when I realized that I could spend the rest of my time here. Everywhere you went people waved or greeted you. Everything is honestly better in the South including the people and the weather. This beach town was the literal explanation of good vibes. When I tell you that the water was the color of the Caribbean, I mean it. It was a bright green color that emitted happiness. I could see myself settling down and starting a small business or life here. There is a bay here, but it is called the sound and it is beautiful. We would go to sandbars and islands on a boat and it was something I wanted to do every day. I love being in the water and could spend every day just sitting next to it. Then while on a sunset boat ride we saw dolphins and just like that I was officially sold.

My mom and I went home from these three weeks over the moon and knew we had to do something to get here. We had a whole family vacation planned for July fourth and knew that we needed to convince my dad. He grew up in Puerto Rico and has always wanted to get back on the beach. If my dad did not want to move here, I knew I needed to get here some day after I was done school. As soon as we got home, we started sharing picture after picture to my dad trying to convince him. This was something we were so excited about and we could not wait for him to see it himself.