After two decades in Manhattan, no one was more surprised than I was when I pretty seamlessly acclimated to suburban life. Despite growing up in the city (of Philadelphia), I was raised in the suburbs—so the return, despite it being a full 25 years later, still felt as if I were being restored to factory settings.
Things that helped? Rye is a beautiful,…
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