<p>^^^ I find the people who are actually FROM “my town” so fascinating! My kids godparents for example. The town I live in had maybe 20 k people and no streetlights when they grew up. There are streets and stadiums named after some of their parents. Outlets named for orchards that were important. And many of them STAY here! Come on! That is such a different experience than I had. My mother said she would NEVER leave NYC, and she didn’t. But her siblings did, after she died.</p>
<p>It’s interesting.</p>
<p>I left when I was maybe 22. Looking back, I don’t think I knew what I was doing. I had no sense of what it would mean if I had kids. I thought , hey! It’s a six hour flight! On the other hand, my moms family got on a BOAT, and moved across oceans, knowing they might NEVER see their family again. Wow.</p>