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This is a place where the world spins as it should.
It changes with the world.
And in some cases, it is changing the world.
The university feels like a major part
of this community and town.
There is this separation but also togetherness.
The beauty of the place and the intricacy
and the complexity of it struck me.
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There a lot of features of a metropolitan place
that we have here in Charlottesville,
but without some of the metropolitan headaches.
Activities outside with friends and family,
being able to eat at great restaurants,
hang out at coffee houses, attend great art events.
The cultural scene here is way bigger than a town
this size should have.
There's always something happening.
The riches of that are fantastic.
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Charlottesville is literally nestled
at the foot of the Blue Ridge.
Any scale that you want to be getting outside and seeing
incredible sites, we're in a place that can facilitate that.
The beauty of the outdoors around here
is what drew me to Charlottesville,
but the people are what made me stay.
There are people that care about you, your family, and care
about your goals and hopes and dreams.
You want to be part of a community that is constantly
evolving, not in a rush, but gradually,
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.
It's home.
It becomes home pretty rapidly.
I have a connection to neighbors and friends
that I've not had in any other city I've lived in.
After a while, you wonder how you
could have lived anywhere else.
I remember saying this to myself after my first year--
I'm never going to take this place for granted.
I'm never going to take for granted what I'm seeing.
It's just beautiful.
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