last week i took the plunge and moved from the cosmopolitan east coast to a town of 30,000 outside of lexington, KY. at the request of some friends, this blog is taking a slightly more personal turn as i chronicle life in the bluegrass...
call it cliche, but the biggest difference i've seen so far between here and DC/NY/other places i've been living recently is that people are just so nice. it's a little hard for my hustle-bustle-east-coast-mind to get used to: people smile and wave on the streets (even when i don't know them...and i definitely don't know them, i only know about 5 people in this whole town!), cashiers seem like they actually mean it when they say, "have a good day!," and everyone makes conversation (last week it was mostly about who would be hired as the new University of Kentucky basketball coach - one of the area's great passions...).
anyway, i've been trying to adjust to all of this niceness while unpacking and slowly learning my way around. a wrong turn the other day took me on a 5-mile (urban) hike out of my way, but it did show me where a couple of key things are in town (like the drive-through liquor store. ummm). oh, right, the other adjustment i have to make is to car culture: for the last decade i've been living in cities big enough (and with enough public transportation options) to make owning a car unnecessary. not so any longer. i must have been the only person on foot for most of that 5-mile loop. hey, maybe i can start a counter-culture movement! (maybe not. i still need to get to the grocery store...)
adjustments or not, so far this feels like a great move - the right one for now. keep tuned for descriptions of gorgeous scenery and the chance for me to dispel some of the stereotypes i know you all have about this place...
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