Athaiah Deshawn

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?

Imagine living surrounded by nature.

Ocean water and sandy beaches stretching to your doorstep.

With one step outside your home, your toes sink into the soft, uneven sand. The wind brushes across your face, carrying the scent of fresh ocean air.

No stench fills your nostrils. No scorching breeze. No sweat running down your face. No sirens blaring. No neighbors yelling and cursing at one another.

Instead, there’s a calm. Everything feels peaceful and still.

You run through the sand and into the water at the shoreline. You roll in the sand. You make sand angels. You build castles and pretend you’re the queen.

Life seems so simple, and stress never comes knocking at your door.

Where would this paradise be?

For me, that paradise would be Belize; a place where the pace slows down, the ocean speaks louder than the noise of the world, and life feels a little lighter.