My response to this prompt has not changed one bit since last year because this really is the ultimate destination for me.
Moving somewhere warm, semi-tropical is and always has been the dream. Sometimes it seems so unattainable , but I’d like to think it’s something I could make happen.
I hate Michigan winters. I absolutely despise them. I hate not seeing the sun. I hate the longer, darker nights. I hate the cold temperatures. I hate the snow. One winter, when I was still in college I got the worst case of seasonal depression I’ve ever experienced. I dropped three of my four classes and very seriously consider dropping out of school together. The only time I left the house was for my part-time job. I’ve definitely gotten my depression and anxiety under control, I never want to experience anything like that again.
There’s a lot of people who never leave the state they were born in. There’s even some people who never even leave the town they grew up in! I know a lot of people always talk about starting over somewhere different. Or moving somewhere warmer and they never do it. The difference difference with me is that I did move to South Carolina. I did live there for eight years. I’ve proven that it can be done and I’ve proven that it is possible to come back home again. Why can’t I shoot for something bigger?
Below , I have embedded my original response to this prompt from last year. 
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