Quote Originally Posted by Alysser View Post
My hometown is Staten Island, NY. I hate it, and always will.
Wow! I lived on Staten Island for about 5 years and I loved it. For me, it was a fabulous change from Brooklyn, where I grew up. I sang with my cousin while I lived there and there was a fabulous, active musician's community, lots of great Italian food shops, the best fried chicken place, Clove Lake Park where my dog and I went for walks. . .it was nice there.

My hometown is, Brooklyn, NY, in neighborhood of Bath Beach, near Bensonhurst where "Saturday Night Fever" was filmed! ROTFL! I was a very closed-minded community and you could really get stuck there if you allowed yourself. But the HS I went to was "experimental" and I met kids from all over the city there. All races and backgrounds. It opened my eyes. I like the fact that I grew up in the NYC metro area and got to experience that first, then find my way to a quieter life that suits me more.