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"I grew up in a small town where you&amp;#039;re far more likely to see cows than skyscrapers. It&amp;#039;s only an hour away from New York City, but it might as well be on a different planet. The barn in the photo? That&amp;#039;s in my backyard. In high school, I thought I was going to die of boredom; there was absolutely nothing to do. The closest mall is 20 minutes away, and the coolest place to hang out is the local Applebee&amp;#039;s. Needless to say, I was counting down the days until I&amp;#039;d leave for college in New York City. It had always been my dream to live in NYC. I was fascinated by the idea of living in a place with endless possibilities. How could you ever get bored in the city that never sleeps? It&amp;#039;d be a complete change from my boring hometown life. My first year, I took full advantage of everything the city had to offer\u2014Broadway, museums, nightlife, the Yankees\u2014but after a year, my love for the city was growing weary. Instead of seeing it as an exciting and beautiful, I started seeing it as frustrating and dirty. Simply put, the city had lost its magic. I started missing the little things about living in a small town\u2026 like driving to the mall. And seeing a deer walk through the snow in your backyard. And grass!  Last month, I moved out of the city and back to the suburbs. And honestly, I doubt I&amp;#039;ll ever live in the city again. I guess I&amp;#039;m just not the city girl that I thought I would be. I moved to a cute little town right on the New Jersey coast, just a short bus or ferry ride away from NYC. It&amp;#039;s the best of both worlds\u2014I have the city at my fingertips when I want it, but I get to go home to a gorgeous (and clean) town at night. I never thought that I would crave the small-town life again after living in NYC, but that&amp;#039;s definitely what happened. Sometimes things just don&amp;#039;t work out like you expected. Has something like this ever happened to you? Have you ever followed a dream only to learn that it&amp;#039;s not so perfect after all? xoxo Kristen CG! Editorial Intern "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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