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Belarusian woman in Miami - about the Russian region, problems with finding work and celebrities from Russia

What do the popular television series “Nip/Tuck” and “Dexter” have in common, as well as the cult films “Scarface”, “True Lies” and “Bodyguard”? Correct answer: the city of Miami is the place where the plot of all these films unfolds.

However, fabulous landscapes, a combination of bright sun and inviting beaches made this city popular not only among film directors and music video makers. Holidays on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, if desired, can always be combined with regularly held there numerous international business conferences, music festivals and beauty contests. In aggregate, all this attracts about 40 million people annually to Miami.

About everyday life in this truly paradise climate Lady.TYT.BY told a former resident of Belarus Catherine Benko, with her husband who moved to Miami a few years ago.

- My husband and I flew to Miami at the very beginning of summer, and the first thing I felt was the feeling of incredible heat combined with the humidity of the air. Then I realized that this place is just a dream!

And how could it be otherwise? The second name of the state of Florida is the “Sunshine State”. And this is one hundred percent true! The sun shines brightly here 365 days a year. The lowest temperature on a winter night does not fall below +10, but even at this time it will still be warm during the day - about +20. This “winter” can last 2-3 weeks (in December or February), and the rest of the year is surrounded by heat, ocean and endless beaches.

The first place we went to was, of course, the famous Miami Beach. In the daytime, this is a beach with white sand that goes beyond the limits of visibility and a huge number of beautiful tanned people, resting and enjoying life. And as soon as the sun sets, all kinds of bars and restaurants light their lights, and the fun goes on. Thus, it seems that Miami Beach never sleeps.

Ultra Music Festival

Of course, not to mention Downtown Miami with its glass skyscrapers and a different rhythm of life, quite different from ours. This is the central part of the city, where mainly business objects are located.

However, I confess, for me personally, Miami eventually became too much. That is, it is worth coming here for the purpose of having a good time, but as a place to live it is very busy for me. Therefore, we ourselves live half an hour from Downtown. But once you get out of the stone jungle, as soon as you get into the jungle real.

Beaches

On the beaches you can often see signs indicating that in the sand are the nests of turtles, and at certain times of the year you can watch the little turtles hatch from the eggs and crawl into the ocean. In Miami, the ocean is almost warm all year round. But in winter, tourists mostly swim in it.

By the way, a funny feature: if you see a tanned person, then he is most likely a tourist. The local population, although it is chosen for the beach, rarely sunbathes there. All beaches are free (as opposed to parking, the place on which stands 1-2 $ per hour), well-equipped and clean. Also along the coastline (and not only) there are a lot of parks (entry into them will cost 5-8 $, but for the whole day) with boat and kayak rental points, with rest areas and barbecue facilities. On weekends in such parks is always crowded.

Fauna

In Miami, there is a huge zoo, where a large number of animals and birds are collected. There, if you wish, you can ride a camel or feed a giraffe from your hands. But in general, in order to see wild animals, it is not necessary to go to the zoo.

A meeting on the street with a squirrel, lizard, iguana, or even a crocodile is considered to be commonplace for the residents of Florida. So, Once we met a crocodile in a small channel at a gas station on the way to the west coast. And in North Miami, for the first time in my life, I saw a black swan (or rather, a whole family of black swans) and about a dozen flamingos walking peacefully on a golf course. Wild animals here feel fine, and it seems that they do not pay attention to people at all and are not afraid of them. Sometimes it is even quite willing to contact them.

On the contrary, there are very few homeless pets on the streets. Many abandoned animals enter shelters and, with the active help of volunteers, eventually acquire new owners. In helping small animals, volunteers are helped by large supermarkets with goods for animals, in which, for example, together with food for your cat, you can purchase one more small friend for a nominal donation price. The animals there have already been washed, vaccinated and sterilized.

Animal shelter

Shopping

If we talk about buying clothes and household goods, they are usually made here in malls - these are huge territories with endless shops. They even have buses that help visitors move between shopping facilities. Prices for goods range from completely democratic to just crazy. For example: at a discount here you can buy Calvin Klein men's suede moccasins for about 60 $.

Also with the delivery absolutely everything can be bought on the Internet. The scale of online shopping is sometimes amazing. Once I heard the phrase: “You live in America if you use regular mail more often than email”. And indeed it is. With our postman, we became practically friends.

Any product purchased online or in a regular store can be returned without any problems within 30-90 days without much explanation. So, in principle, a reason such as “just changed my mind” for a return is quite suitable.

Roads

Comfortable. Here is the first definition that comes to mind. Rules of the road are a little different from ours. So, it is allowed to turn to the right from the extreme right lane to red (if this does not create traffic obstructions). For turns almost always there is an additional lane. Thus, the left turn does not interfere with the main movement. This rule is confirmed by crazy bridges, junctions, exits and transitions from one road to another.

Paid. A trip with a breeze on the fenced speed lane on the highway can cost from 0,5 to 10 $ (the price increases depending on the workload of the free road). Some roads are always paid (there are, however, not very many).

A driver's license is also an identity card. To get it, you do not need to undergo special training, you only need to pass a simple test (you can even with a translator) and a driving test. Local driver's license also entitles you to drive a boat, a boat or a small truck. By the way, the latter is a very convenient service for moving. If, say, you need to move from one city to another, then at an affordable price you can rent such a truck, and upon the completion of the move, return it to another city. Items like this are throughout America.

Everyone knows that in the USA almost all cars have an automatic transmission. This undoubtedly adds comfort on the road. But the discovery for me was the road signs. Almost all of them are duplicated here or consist entirely of words. Thus, a sign with an arrow indicating that only right turns are permitted will be labeled “right only.” Thus, there is no need to remember the signs at all, just reading them is enough. Given the combination of all these conditions, even a child can drive a car here.

But for violating the rules of the road, the fines are substantial. Traveling to a red light will cost the violator 160 $, parking on the spot for disabled people is up to 250 $, while speeding and drunken driving are generally a separate topic. The police here do not take bribes (at all), and for trying to give a bribe you can easily go to jail.

In Florida, you don't need a front license plate on your car, and you can put any number in its place. It could be some kind of funny inscription, the emblem of your favorite baseball team, and in the “Russian region” you can see something like that.

Accomodation

Without knowledge of the language and special education or experience in Miami, you will be taken only to low-paying jobs: as service personnel in hotels, restaurants, and so on. Earnings there can range from 8 to 12 dollars per hour. It will not be difficult to find such a job, since the staff turnover is quite high (no one wants to stay in such posts for a long time). But with such an income, it will be difficult to rent a good apartment, and therefore it’s quite normal for singles to rent a house with a rumate (our neighbor). It comes out twice cheaper.

Housing prices, of course, depend on the area, the condition of the apartment, its square footage and many other factors. Our generally accepted concept of “city center” does not exist here. The most expensive housing is located directly on the beach, and as you move away from the water, apartments will become cheaper.

Miami also has a large community of interest. This is a certain area (usually fenced) with a barrier at the entrance and a person who records the names of the visiting guests. There are different numbers of houses in these territories (as a rule, not less than 100). The residents have a common pool, tennis courts, a gym. The essence of the community is that people who are passing by a certain age limit can be settled there.. For example, there is a community where only those who for 55 have lived for years (that is, if you have 50, then you will not be able to buy or rent housing there).

There are also separate buildings where tenants cannot have pets or some restrictions apply (for example, you can only have a cat and only one). To rent an apartment with our pet was somewhat problematic.

The cost of a communal will depend on the city in which you live. This, incidentally, applies to prices in stores. For example, here one retail chain of stores sets absolutely the same prices for its products, but a tax is always added to the final cost of goods at the checkout, which is different in each city. Thus, it turns out that living in a certain place (with, at first glance, the same prices) turns out to be either more expensive or cheaper.

In Florida, there is no gas stove, only electric. Hot water is not supplied centrally, a boiler is installed in each apartment. It is practically impossible to do without an air conditioner, so the main component of the bill for a communal flat will be the amount for electricity (for a one-bedroom apartment this value will be about 100 $).

It may seem strange that, talking about Miami, I constantly draw parallels with other cities. This all becomes clear if you look at the map. Central Miami smoothly flows into the north, south and so on. It could be called areas, but, in fact, these are separate cities (with the various taxes and prices mentioned above). Where exactly are the boundaries of Miami, knows only google maps.

Below you can see the prices for a one-room apartment (a one-room apartment is considered a one-bedroom apartment, that is, in fact it will be a bedroom and a kitchen separate or combined with a living room). In winter, rental prices go up a bit (due to the tourist season).

Sunny Isles Beach or “Russian District”

There is a large Russian-speaking population in Miami and its environs. But the Sunny Isles is rightfully considered the most densely populated Russian region. This is a small town north of Miami. Here, a Russian is considered to be someone who speaks Russian or simply has a Slavic appearance. So representatives of all nationalities of the former USSR one way or another fall into this category. And there are more than enough of them here: Russians, Kazakhs, Georgians, Ukrainians and Belarusians, of course, too. It is worth noting that the share of our fellow countrymen among the “Russian” population is really large.

In Sunny Isles Beach it is quite possible to get by without knowing English. Restaurants, shops, kindergartens, post offices, pharmacies - your Russian will be understood everywhere. In “Russian” stores you can find almost any product familiar to our people. Belarusian goods include, of course, condensed milk, herring, and sweets.

There are also bulletin boards in stores. There you can find commercial and private advertisements: “For rent”, “For rent”, “Looking for work” and others. Russian newspapers, radio and even television channels - all this is also there.

Many tourists come to Florida in the winter, and based on road traffic, the population roughly doubles. These are mainly retirees from the northern states and Canada who come for the winter. Among the local population they received the nickname “Snow bird”. Sunny Isles also has its own “Snow Birds” - mostly wealthy Russians who come to relax or have a baby in the winter. This, by the way, is a very popular occupation: there are a lot of pregnant women and young mothers. Demand creates supply, so in Miami, there are entire organizations with Russian-speaking staff that provide a full range of services: from pregnancy and childbirth to paperwork for a newborn.

On the streets and beaches of Sunny Isles and Miami, you can easily meet representatives of the Russian pop music. So, a surprise for me was to meet Igor Nikolayev here in the Russian Church.

Although Americans are considered to be great lovers of tasty food, in Miami the situation with food consumption culture is different. Fat (by American standards) is rare here, most people diet, monitor their health, run in the mornings and go to the gym.

However, Miami is still more a tourist area, so there are open a huge number of bars and restaurants for every taste and budget. The cuisine is varied: European, Asian and, of course, typically American with steaks and burgers on the menu. My subjective opinion is that sushi is tastier in Minsk (or maybe I just want to think so?).

In conclusion, I should say that for which I personally fell in love with Miami and Florida as a whole, but perhaps no words to describe all this will be enough. All this is better to see once than read a hundred times about it.

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