Miami II
I'm staying in a lovely little house 10 minutes from the Miami airport thanks to airbnb - it's my first time as I am an airbnb virgin - and my hosts are SO nice, the room with a king-size bed is perfect and the location couldn't be better.
As I write on the back porch, sipping cafe cubano from a tiny porcelain cup, the far-off bustle of traffic can be heard and planes overhead almost, but just barely, drown out the songbirds in the shady avocado and mango trees in the backyard.
Thanks to primo Joaquin who is the consummate host and took me out for Asian dinner and a detailed tour of the new design district in midtown last night.
I'm feeling very thankful this morning. Life is very good indeed.