Cleveland Rocks!

I grow weary of people denigrating their hometown as if it is some festering cesspool. This is not a phenomenon exclusive to my own hometown- it seems to me to be the popular thing to put down wherever it is you grew up. Let's all stop being such Debbie Downers! We see enough negativity in the daily media. I think it's time to let everyone know the all the great things about your hometown!

10 Reasons I Love Cleveland

• We have beaches! Lake Erie is a great place to hang out, picnic, swim, boat, and fish!
• America's greatest amusement park- Cedar Point is a mere hours drive away
• We have four seasons- and they are all great for some reason
• The Cleveland Orchestra- one of the ten best orchestras in the world- right here at my doorstep
• The Metroparks- thousands of acres of parks- all beautiful and free to roam
• Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals- if you need healthcare, we've got world class health care
• Playhouse Square- the second largest theater district outside New York
• We have great festivals- thousands to choose from every year, from Duck Tape to Irish to Oktoberfest and everything in between- there's always some festival going on
• The Cleveland Museum of Art- it's free and has an impressive collection
• Our food choices are awesome and vast

It's easy to think of things that you dislike about where you live but by constantly putting your town down, you are creating a self fulfilling prophecy- who want's to visit somewhere that all of the locals say sucks?! So now I challenge you. If you read this- think of just three things that you love about your hometown and share it with the world!