I used to think if I could live in a different location, I would be so happy, and I’d be different.

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15. Shit happens, wherever you are

but sometimes a change in location can precipitate a huge personal change for the better. I agree with wherever you go, there you are - but in some places, YOU may be much more in tune with the people around you.

I made a radical change last year, got out of a city that I hated for years, and moved to a city where I finally feel like I've come home. The first time in my 40 odd years on the planet that I'm living in a place in which I can see myself settling down. I went from ultra conservative (by Canadian standards, mind you, but I did have my lefty bubble) to a very progressive city. Not that I need to fit in, but I went from being a freak to being 'normal'; these are my people! It's not perfect, but I can do - and have done - far worse.

However, if your true nature is at odds with who you want to be, or want to be seen as, or what society wants you to be - you'll either be untrue to yourself faking it, or realize it's who you are, and leave it at that.