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This is a place where the
world spins as it should.

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It changes with the world.

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And in some cases, it
is changing the world.

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The university feels
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of this community and town.

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There is this separation
but also togetherness.

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The beauty of the
place and the intricacy

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and the complexity
of it struck me.

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There a lot of features
of a metropolitan place

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that we have here
in Charlottesville,

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but without some of the
metropolitan headaches.

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Activities outside with
friends and family,

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being able to eat at
great restaurants,

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hang out at coffee houses,
attend great art events.

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The cultural scene here
is way bigger than a town

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this size should have.

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There's always
something happening.

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The riches of that
are fantastic.

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Charlottesville is
literally nestled

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at the foot of the Blue Ridge.

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Any scale that you want to
be getting outside and seeing

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incredible sites, we're in a
place that can facilitate that.

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The beauty of the
outdoors around here

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is what drew me to
Charlottesville,

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but the people are
what made me stay.

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There are people that care
about you, your family, and care

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about your goals and
hopes and dreams.

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You want to be part of a
community that is constantly

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evolving, not in a
rush, but gradually,

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so you can piece the place
together and make it work you.

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I think Charlottesville has
a way of drawing people back.

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It's home.

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It becomes home pretty rapidly.

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I have a connection to
neighbors and friends

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that I've not had in any
other city I've lived in.

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After a while,
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could have lived anywhere else.

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I remember saying this to
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I'm never going to take
this place for granted.

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I'm never going to take for
granted what I'm seeing.

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It's just beautiful.

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