Skylines

It's not everyday you can sit back and take in a city skyline like the one in this photo. What makes skylines to me so intriguing is the look and feel each one has. Each one has its own story and the reason for the way it is.  Some can be recognized at a moments glance like New York City and others take more time or research to figure out such as Knoxville. I look at the skyline in this photo and several things come to mind. Home is the first thought, it represents a place where I come from and part of who I am today. Scope is another, as you are driving through those streets or standing inside any one of those buildings sometimes you forget how large one area can be. This photo also represents the past to me, where my childhood took place. But as I get older an image like this may be all that reminds me where I came from. As my life progresses I will make life and career choices that may push me further away from this place. I consider the city I currently live in and the skyline that it has. While it may not be to the visual sight of the one from home, it has characteristics of what I love about Tallahassee so much. The skyline isn’t as big or as impressive but it also represents the small town feel that make it enjoyable. I think of Doak Campbell and Florida State University and all that the school and the football team represents in Tallahassee. It’s the heart and soul of this place, while the beach, palm trees and large city feel are the heart and soul of the place in the photo. They have very different skylines, but they are two skylines that are apart of my life and places that I can call home. I wonder as I get older what other skylines will one day have a special meaning to me as well…

“South Florida-Florida.” Chicago Booth Alumni Club of South Florida. Chicago Booth AlumniClub, n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2012. http://www.chicagobooth.edu/alumni/clubs/southflorida/