Town of 1500, in the eastern Midwest, or rather the Midlands (no one calls it that, but it's more fitting.)

It's hard to explain. It's nothing like the electrifying, incessantly loud, fast paced and highly socialized world of living in a city.

The place is vast, but nothing compared to the States in the Midwest and Great Plains, I have to drive twenty minutes to get to the neighboring minor cities. So it's somewhat isolated. I grew up with my extended family, all my cousins, aunt and uncles lived within a 15 mile radius. We were very close-knit.

The woods and farmlands are the only scenery. The woods are a second home, since when you walk outside, they're surrounding you, well, when it isn't farmlands. Growing up, my friends and I played video games (thank god for those)...when, you know, we weren't in the woods or playing the creek.

School was school, my class only consisted of 100, which was larger compared to the classes below us. It was fine, some were impatient to get out of the small town, others weren't so inclined to do so. The education was the best our teachers could give us. The kids who wanted to do well, did well and (so far) are succeeding. But most have molded into the "bell curve" of rural American society.

As for meeting friends, I'll make acquaintances with people I work with, but I've still got my friends from highschool and college I'm still very close with. As for romantic partners, there's plenty to go around, but again, living in the "bell curve", it leaves the choices as not very endearing. Also, there's an epidemic of heroin users (and overdoses) and methheads going around, so subsequently there's been a huge uptick of HIV going around. So one must be very careful with who you hang out with.

I do work with my family since dropping out of college, the construction, landscaping and part time jobs. I get by.

As for staying, I don't know. I probably should move to the City, much more opportunities. But having traveled around, I can't really stand many of the unsavory characters inside cities. Plus the close living quarters in the cities and suburbs has always drove me crazy. It's like there's no privacy whatsoever.

But anyways, I plan to visit London sometime, though. It seems like an interesting place.