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Why I Love The City Life

It's not for everyone, but it's for me

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Why I Love The City Life
Kassidy Wyman

Not one day is ever the same in the city, and that’s what I love. I love not knowing when you’re going to catch someone yelling at a car before they almost get hit, sprinting to a bus stop so they don’t miss their ride home, dressed up walking down the streets to go out to the theater shows and the different people you casually pass on your way to wherever you’re going. Every day is different and that’s all part of the excitement. Faster pace, exciting new places to eat everywhere, sports central and people from all over the world are all the things that make life in the city better than anywhere else.

Walking down the streets at night, the lights become more than what they are. As you look up the sparkle of office lights make the city feel more crowded and exhilarating. Almost as if you had been looking at the city from a distance you would feel as though you were missing out on something where those lights are shining. Without them, the city would be bare, dark and lonely.

The wind from buses blows through your hair as you stand on the curb waiting for the silhouette of a person to light up so you can cross. The constant honking of cars moving through traffic with no patience. Valet guys with their jackets running down the block to retrieve expensive cars for guests. Zip cars, Ubers, Lyfts, and taxis sprinkled all over the city waiting for their next customer. You also see the dim lights on top of the inclines and subway trains moving across the tracks to their next stop. Traffic is a major part of everyone’s everyday life in the city, but it also is a puzzle piece to the many things that make city life interesting.

One thing that stays the same are the buildings you pass walking down the street. They will always be there even if who is inside them changes. The different shades of black and gray steel buildings with floors and floors of windows that look out across the hustle and bustle of the streets. The blocks of brick buildings that have stayed standing for decades that add the vintage feel of the city bring the past and present together. Wherever you go there will always be a beautiful view to look at no matter if you’re standing in the dead center of downtown or looking at the city skyline from a distance.

City life isn’t for everyone but for those who love it I hope you are able to relate to the things I love about it. There’s always something to do, someone to meet, a great new place to eat, and a new adventure to explore.

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