One of my best friends is living in Lexington attending the UK right now Except he hates it - too big of a city for his taste, too many people, too much traffic

I've only lived in two cities thus far into my life, but my favorite has been my current one, Everett, WA, USA. When I first moved here 9 years ago I HATED it. I couldn't wait until I turned 18 so I could move the heck away from here. Well, I'm 20 now and I'm still in Everett It's right on Puget Sound's Port Gardner Bay. I absolutely love living so close to the bay. Most of Everett has gorgeous views of not on the Sound, but also both the Cascade and Olympic mountain ranges. This is probably one of the most gorgeous cities in all Washington state. It's decent sized, population around 95,000, but it's still rater quiet compared to Seattle. Nearly anything you could possibly want to do is within a short driving distance - hiking, boating, skiing, shopping, ANYTHING. And it's only about a 30 minute drive (give or take depending on traffic - one of our area's drawbacks ) to Seattle