Goodbyes, Home Visit & Little Havana

Today I woke up after a short night. The reason: constantly changing hostel guests in our 6-bed room. Hostels are really great for meeting people and being able to travel relatively affordably. On the other hand, it's quite difficult for me to have almost no privacy at night and to be constantly woken up.

Nevertheless, I made the best of the tired day with the other interesting hostel guests. Admittedly, breakfast culture in the USA may not be the best and doesn't really keep you full for long.

The police are much cooler here than they are at home ;) By the way, you're allowed to cross the street on red here, the police don't mind at all.

I was surprised to see that Americans also commemorate the Holocaust victims and draw attention to the brutal history of war. I visited the memorial with a Jewish woman who had family members murdered in the war. This situation made the Holocaust come even closer to me.

We also visited a botanical garden in Miami Beach. With the heat, there's no need for greenhouses for the most unusual plant species.

Miami Beach Botanical Garden

Afterwards, it was time for me to say goodbye to the first hostel and the great people I met. Even though we didn't know each other for long and couldn't have been more different culturally, we still had deep conversations in the short time we had and understood each other so well on a level that saying goodbye was sad. But this way I can also practice living in the moment and letting go afterwards.