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I grew up on the outskirts of big woods near a small town in northern Minnesota. I now live in the burgeoning metropolis of Durham, NC. Having seen both scenes, I definitely prefer the city. Small towns are so homogeneous, isolated, tend to be conservative and small-minded. I love the diversity of the city, and the fact that you can eat food from about 5 different continents on any given day. You don't have to wait 6 months to see first-run movies, you don't have to drive for 2 hours to find Chinese takeout, there's an indy arthouse theater somewhere, etc. I like to escape to nature often to remind myself of my literal and spiritual roots, away from the noise of traffic, where you can see the stars, but I prefer to make my home amongst the teeming masses of humanity.
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"If ten million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing."
- Anatole France
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