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Sunday, 13 May 07 ::
i'd rather have the explanation
it used to be that when people would ask me where i'm from, and i'd reply "blacksburg, va --> virginia tech" most of the time (except for with most of the academic types) people would ask for a further explanation -- "4.5 hours south west of d.c.; 35 miles southwest of roanoke."
this morning i was at quaker meeting someone asked me if i was born and raised in eugene (because, really, that's where i'm from now). when i told them that no "i was raised at virginia tech" (because, really, with all 4 parents working there, tech was as much a part of the surroundings of my upbringing as the town of blacksburg) i knew i would not have to go into any further explanation, and the questioner proved me right. this time the response was a gurgled, semi-horrified "oh."
maybe some would think that i'm glad i don't need to go into any further explanation about where i was born and raised, but frankly, i'd rather have to explain it. really, i'd rather that blacksburg was still the unmarred rural virginia town that no one had heard of.
posted by brooke at May 13, 2007 02:32 PM
