I'd lived my entire life in cities; first San Francisco, then a small city in the Midwest. My uncle, however, lived in a New England suburb. Despite its size (pop. ~15,000), it was far more cosmopolitan than the city where I'd been living (pop. ~600,000). Its location, approximately one hour outside New York City, meant that many of its residents worked in "the city" and, in fact, many were (and still are) at least semi-famous: novelists, actors, politicians. One of my classmates-to-be was a child model and had, by 6th grade, already appeared in several magazines.
It was vastly different from what I was used to.
It was vastly different from what I was used to.
