This series will detail different areas and topics about the city of Birmingham and my love for the city. I write this series in a course during my time at UA and I want to share this article with others!
Here is the introduction, keep looking for the next post which discusses the culture of Birmingham!
As I look across the sky at the sunset, the city looked like everyone was smiling and no one ever suffered. The white lines streaked delicately across the blue sky just as a painter’s paintbrush when he begins his masterpiece. As I look out atop Red Mountain in Birmingham, Alabama, I vacationed away from all the worries of life into my own little world. This beauty is all I see when I think of my hometown. There are so many memories this city holds for me. Times when I laughed with family at one of our weekly movie nights and times when tears rolled down my cheeks that weren't due to laughter. It was not until I entered college until I began to realize this love. The culture here seems to be built on family, on good times and on the opportunity to make it out of life's everyday struggle. Southern culture will always have a pulse that beats in the heart of my city, but Birmingham has some things you just can't find in other southern cities. This view atop Red Mountain is more than an escape for me, I am able to see UAB where amazing research is happening. I am able to see Vulcan glowing in the distance and although I was high up on this mountain if I looked hard enough I could see my grandmother's house. This place is more than just a city to me, it chronicles the chapters of my personal history as well as a history of its own. Growing up in Birmingham, I have developed a love for this city and for what it has made me become. When I sit atop Red Mountain, I feel as though I am on top of Birmingham in my own escape....
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