Rural

In my early 20s, I moved my life from the bustling metropolis of London to a quiet, scenic town in the mountains of Japan. I had been offered a job as an English teacher in a high school, and I was eager to take advantage of what I imagined would…

Growing up, all I wanted was to leave my rural hometown of Edenton, North Carolina, behind and move to a big city.Alongside a population of less than 5,000, Edenton has one big grocery store and a downtown that really just consists of a single short main street.Almost every bar and…