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Featured Student Archive -- 2009 Featured Student for December 2009
Age: 44 Profession: I have been a licensed Public Insurance Adjuster for over 23 years, representing property owners and business owners when they have claims against their insurance company. We represent people for things such as fires, water damage, hurricanes, wind, etc. I am the insured's advocate, representing them and NOT the insurance company. Easiest explanation, if you get called to the IRS for an audit you take an accountant with you, there is no reason to deal with the insurance company for a property loss without someone to protect your interests. The company name is AJR Insurance Consultants after my three children, Ashleigh, Jamie & Ross. How long have you been practicing yoga? 2 months How did you start? I have played competitive sports my whole life, even ran a marathon last year. I got to the point where my body was starting to betray me. I started reading about the benefits of yoga and went on the web to check out studios in Mt. Pleasant. My intuition has never served me wrong and after immediately looking at the Serenity Now website and speaking with Noele I knew this was the place for me. The first class was downright scary, especially since I was the only man. At the end of my first class I was hooked. How has your practice changed over time? Since I have only been practicing for two months I can only tell you what I have noticed. I go three to four times a week, and if I had the time I would go seven times a week. It is an unbelievable way to deal with stress and get an aerobic-muscle toning workout. I have rediscovered that I actually have ab muscles. I no longer have chronic lower back pain. No matter how down I may be before class I always walk out feeling refreshed and upbeat. It's also a great benefit when your wife tells you that you are looking hot. What does your yoga practice mean to you now? I am so addicted I cannot live without it. It's a feeling that I cannot explain and I hope to do it for the rest of my life. What do you find most challenging? For me every pose is difficult. It is also not easy to find time four days a week for yoga when you have a family and run your own business What are your favorite classes/poses? So far I have taken the beginner classes and I have enjoyed each instructor. I also like when the instructors tie yoga into life. What do you like about Serenity Now? It is a perfect balance between performing the poses and spirituality. When I have told people that I am doing yoga the first response is, isn't it just stretching? And I tell them that if they come to Serenity Now they will get a complete workout. Yes, most men give me a strange look when I tell them I am doing yoga. Serenity Now has a perfect humbleness with regard to the instructors, classes and studio.
Featured Student for November 2009
Age: 56 Profession: Travel Journalist. I’ve written travel guidebooks on Seoul, Chicago, Santa Fe, Trinidad, and two books on Florida. I created “The Globetrotters,” a monthly first person travel essay on life changing adventures and astonishing destinations worldwide. My “Globetrotters” features are published by The Moultrie News, and various national publications. My goal: sharing my incredible adventures, and helping readers plan their own! Want to plan an unforgettable vacation? Twenty “Globetrotters” are online for you: www.moultrienews.com. Click TRAVEL, scroll the page and get ready to travel the world! How long have you been practicing yoga? I was a baby ballerina at age three. I studied at The Washington School of Ballet, until age 17 when I moved to Chicago to attend Northwestern University. As a Theatre/Journalism major, I studied jazz dance, and performed in college musicals like “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to The Forum.” My fantasy was to become a Las Vegas Showgirl! But sob! I was too short, too chubby, too shy, and didn’t have big enough boobs. So I went into journalism instead. In my twenties, thirties, and forties, I lifted weights and took aerobics classes.... but I was always searching for some kind of movement that would engage body, mind and soul. Finally, in my fifties, I discovered the joy of yoga. Goodbye ballet, hello down dog. How did you start? After we moved to Mt. Pleasant, I was driving down Coleman Boulevard. I spotted the sign “Serenity Now.” I’d been wrestling with lots of issues, and I thought “Hey, I am in dire need of serenity…. and I need it now!” So I stopped in and met Noele. This stunningly beautiful woman with blue eyes welcomed me to a lovely studio where I could try all sorts of yoga classes. I breathed a sign of relief: I knew my search was over and I got a class pass that day. I’ve been a regular student ever since. How has your practice changed over time? I studied beginning yoga with Noele for about two years. I loved learning the different poses and noticed after one month I was becoming stronger and suppler. Outside of class, I noticed I was calmer, more lighthearted and focused. I just felt happier. Then one day, Noele said “Hey Sharon, why don’t you try the Beginner/Intermediate class and challenge yourself? I know you are ready.” So I tried the Beginner/Intermediate class and found it harder…but I was ok with not being able to do all the poses. The teachers at Serenity Now help you understand that it’s ok to be where you are, and not get down on yourself when you can’t do it all. The idea is to learn new things about your abilities, explore your potential, and to take what you learn in yoga out into the real World. What does your yoga practice mean to you now? As a travel journalist, I travel about one week of every month. Then I’m home writing my stories, for The Moultrie News and other national publications. Surviving at noisy dirty airports, long flights, working 16-hour days on the road to gather information, conduct interviews, take photos, then writing my stories, creates physical and mental stress. The only way for me to relieve severe exhaustion and stress is through my yoga classes. I am so addicted to my classes, that if I miss an entire week, I become a seething tense creature no one can stand. Even my darling husband will notice that my sunny disposition evaporates when I can’t get to yoga. He’ ll say, “I suggest you turn off that computer and go to Serenity Now. Now.” What do you find most challenging? Well just getting to class is a commitment. We all have lives that are overfull and too busy. And do you notice that people ask you to do things at the same time as your exercise classes? So I’ve learned to say “Sorry, I have yoga that morning.” I make my classes a priority. And once I get to class, I have to work hard to be fully present. It’s tempting to be making your “to do list” during class…. but the goal is to be fully there. Listen to your body and mind and be open to what you might learn. I’ve found that if I give myself completely to the class, my mind often solves problems while I’m enjoying yoga! I always leave class feeling lighter and What are your favorite classes/poses? My favorite class is Yin Yoga, where we hold a variety of poses for several minutes. You can actually feel your body stretch further over time within this class. The teachers read texts that are interesting and helpful. Sometimes they’re humorous, other times philosophical. But I always leave this class relaxed, yet recharged. What do you like about Serenity Now?Three reasons for my loyalty to Serenity Now: the quality of the teachers, the diversity of classes, and the physical beauty of the studio. Each teacher is a master yogi, but they express their power in subtle ways. Some use humor, others stress discipline, others will physically make corrections on your body to improve a pose. Each teacher treats you with care and respect…. so just be open to what they are giving you. One thing that’s been wonderful: no one will make fun of you or force you to do anything. The diversity of classes is vast, from beginning to advanced, with expert national Teachers offering special workshops throughout the year. Serenity Now’s studio is a calm oasis, painted in soothing gold and green, illuminated with fanciful lights, offering blankets in rainbow colors of turquoise, red, yellow and blue. I will often look around and think “It’s blissful, just being here.”
Featured Students for October 2009
Age: Profession: How long have you been practicing yoga? How did you start? How has your practice changed over time? What does your yoga practice mean to you now? What do you find most challenging? What are your favorite classes/poses? What do you like about Serenity Now?
Featured Student for September 2009
Age: 58 Profession: I owned and operated a home interiors business for over twenty years. I sold Lost Creek in 2008 and moved to Mt. Pleasant. The only thing I miss about Virginia is my business....I loved what I did! How long have you been practicing yoga? I started practicing yoga about a year ago, just before moving to SC. I have been practicing at Serenity Now since February 2009. How did you start? I was encouraged by my chiropractor. She felt it was the perfect exercise to strengthen my core and to stretch and tone my muscles. How has your practice changed over time? I have a better mind/body connection, a stronger core and more flexibility. I am more confident to explore poses I may not have a few months ago. What does your yoga practice mean to you now? I have always believed in taking care of the mental and physical me, and yoga is a balance between the two. What do you find most challenging? Any posture requiring the use of hamstrings is challenging for me. I would like to someday get my heels to floor in downward dog position. What are your favorite classes/poses? I enjoy balancing poses and child's pose always leaves my back feeling so relaxed....and Savasana, of course. What do you like about Serenity Now? I really enjoy the morning classes. I am always impressed with the uniqueness of each teacher and their gentle posture encouragements. The camaraderie of the other students makes it a happy way to start the day.
Featured Student for August 2009
Age: 55 Profession: Retired and active in several non-profits. Formerly, my business was in commercial real estate, primarily in the national retail sector. How long have you been practicing yoga? 6 years How did you start? Well, it was a process. I started by joining a gym when I was 18 and set out to master that “going for the burn”. I was competitive, so a disciplined work-out was natural for me. But as the years wore on, I started wearing out. Literally! A childhood disability revisited me and started to take its toll. I felt it was time to stop listening to my trainer and start listening to myself! I began researching different modalities, and yoga piqued my interest. How has your practice changed over time? As you can imagine, I started yoga with a vengeance. I attended classes at Studio Bliss (Noele was one of my instructors). In awe of my teachers, I worked hard. I loved it, but I didn’t get it. Not until Noele opened Serenity Now, did I finally feel able to give up control and truly surrender to the practice. What does your yoga practice mean to you now? I am at ease to explore my edge without compromising myself and have learned to really listen to my body. What do you find most challenging? Practicing yoga outside of the studio. What are your favorite classes/poses? The morning classes! Especially the caring, professionalism that Jordan, Tricia and Noele bring to the mat. Every day I learn something new. Thanks for always keeping it fresh (and making Lizzie, my golden retriever, feel so welcome)!
Featured Student for July 2009
Age: I am 34. I was diagnosed with MS when I was 16. I didn't have many problems for five years but then I went to a cane and then crutches and now I am in a wheelchair. Profession: Because of my MS I have gone through many different routes in my life, however at the moment I am unemployed. I am a co-leader of the Mt Pleasant MS support group and I have been a volunteer at East Cooper Community Outreach and the Mt Pleasant Jones Center Special Olympics swim team. How Long Have You Been Practicing Yoga? Before I moved here, I would visit my parents in the summers and my mother had contacted Serenity Now Yoga to see if they would work with somebody who had MS. Noele Pace said that she had not worked with anybody who had MS but was willing to try. She actually got onto the floor with me during classes and would manipulate my body into the different yoga positions. That was probably in 2004. How Did You Start? After I moved here and got involved with the MS support group I asked Noele to be a speaker at one of our meetings. The group was very enthusiastic and Noele offered to start an MS yoga group twice a month. At a good session we have at least 6 participants with MS and at least three volunteers that help with the class. How Has Your Practice Changed Over Time? Personally, my physical ability has diminished, therefore I require two people to help me with the yoga positions. And Noele has modified the positions to accommodate my disabilities. What Does Yoga Mean To You Now? Yoga has been found to be beneficial to people living with MS. I have found that after a Yoga session I am more relaxed and sleep better. What Do You Find Most Challenging? Because I don't stand, the different positions have to be posed on the floor, but Noele and her staff have met the challenge! What Do You Like About Serenity Now? The friendly atmosphere is relaxing and the social aspect is good for me emotionally, mentally and physically. The end of a session is one of my favorite times because of the neck or foot massage.
Featured Student for June 2009
Age: 28... 30 is just around the corner... Noele tells me that a supple spine is the fountain of youth, so I'm starting early. Profession: I'm the Executive Director of a non profit called Operation Home. We make critical home repairs and modifications for people who live on very low incomes. We build lots of wheelchair ramps, fix lots of leaky roofs, and do almost anything else necessary to keep people in homes that are safe and accessible. I love my job, and I am very grateful to get to do what I love everyday. How long have you been practicing yoga? I started practicing my senior year of college (2003). I took about a 2 year hiatus that ended in late 2006, and I think I'm back on the mat forever now. How did you start? I was stressed, and I was trying to shed the extra weight that being in college put on me. I took yoga as a class at the College of Charleston; it was at 8:00 am, which was really early for me back then! At the time I was developing an interest in complementary medicine and Eastern philosophy, which further led me down the path towards yoga. Yoga was accessible to me, so I started practicing. It was love from the first downward facing dog. How has your practice changed over time? More of my yoga practice takes place off the mat now. As it relates to my body I am more flexible, stronger, and not quite as afraid to be upside down as I once was. And now if I don't practice for a week or so, my body feels creaky. I wonder if it felt like that all the time before I was practicing consistently and I just didn't know it?! What does your yoga practice mean to you now? I always say that it's the nicest thing I do for myself. I love that at least an hour of most of my days will be dedicated to totally focusing on the present moment (or trying to anyway) and strengthening my mind and my body. Plus, I think practicing yoga makes me a nicer, more compassionate citizen of the world. What do you find most challenging? Lots of things: bearing weight on 2 points of my body that aren't my feet (this explains my ongoing struggle with half moon pose and kicking up into handstand), overcoming my fear of certain poses, overcoming my flat feet in a balancing pose, and maintaining a steady breath. What are you working on in your yoga practice? See above. I'm also working on not being intimidated by the intermediate classes. What are your favorite classes/poses? I love cobbler's pose, supported bridge (it just feels so much better with a block underneath!), wheel, and any shoulder stretch. Headstand is starting to grow on me, now that I can get up. What do you like about Serenity Now? I love that I've met so many good friends through the studio. I also think Serenity Now has amazing teachers who are very dedicated. I really love that Gus, my dog, has practiced yoga there too. And I love that it's not over the top fancy. It's just this simple, peaceful place where real people come together to practice yoga. Featured Student for May 2009
Age: Just had my 48th birthday - celebrated with a yoga class and a head stand. Profession: I consult with non profit organizations, helping them with board governance, strategic planning, operations and development. How long have you been practicing yoga? I don' t remember when or where I took my first class, but I have never had a serious practive till recently. How did you start? I've been attending classes at Serenity for 3 or 4 years on an off. The Yoga Challenge helped me take my practice seriously. I participated in February and again in March. For April I set my own goal of 25 classes. As of the 29th I have two classes to go. I plan to go 25 times in May as well. I am loving it. I have lost a few pounds and most importantly I am maintained my sanity while campaigning for Sullivan's Island Town Council. How has your practice changed over time? It is still evolving and I am just now able to do headstands. I now realize my body will do things when it is ready and not before and that is ok. What does your yoga practice mean to you now? I think I have greater patience and calm in my everyday life because of my yoga practice. I really hope to practice this consistently the rest of my life. What do you find most challenging? Inversions. What are you working on in your yoga practice? Everything. What are your favorite classes/poses? Pigeon and headstand. What do you like about Serenity Now? I love the people, the teachers, that they let dogs visit too, the special classes - though I don't get to as many as I would like, and its proximity to the beach!! Featured Student for April 2009
Age: Officially, by "land-lubbers'" standards, 53. However, I'd rather believe the sea-faring Phoenicians who used to say: "The Gods do not deduct from Man's allotted span those hours spent sailing". Profession: Entrepreneur How long have you been practicing yoga? I discovered yoga 23 years ago. How did you start? I started in Los Angeles, at the Voight Center. There was a great and very friendly teacher there, Frank DiAngelo. A close friend of ours had recently started experimenting with yoga and suggested that we gave it a try. In those fast-paced, caffeine and cigarettes driven years of my life, living in one of the most hectic cities on earth, it was "love at first sight": I found that I'd derive from 90 minutes on the mat the same lasting inner peace that I would find in the middle of the ocean. There has been no turning back since. How has your practice changed over time? My practice has followed the drastic changes in my lifestyle! In 1990, we sold all our possessions (except our books), bought a sailboat and headed towards the horizon on the Pacific Ocean with our 2 babies onboard. Obviously, in the remote What does your yoga practice mean to you now? Yoga is very much like sailing: it is an exercise that involves both the mind and the body; it is very challenging, can be sometimes very frustrating but also genuinely blissful. At all times, regardless of challenges or difficulties, both sailing and yoga leave me in perfect serenity, with What do you find most challenging? I discovered a long time ago that I had no hips flexibility whatsoever! I am in awe when I see fellow-practitioners laying flat on their belly in Upavistha Konasana (Wide-Angle Seated Forward Bend) What are you working on in your yoga practice? Besides these highly frustrating hip-opening poses where I don't seem to make any progress, I am practicing forearm stand and wheel, poses that I could not do a year ago. I also recently discovered acro-yoga, thanks to Jordan and What are your favorite classes/poses? I love inversions and balancing poses! Inversions, because they give you a very different perspective on the world around you (ever noticed that everyone smiles in an inversion? Amazing what a little reverse gravity can do), and balancing poses because living on a boat is a constant balancing act. What do you like about Serenity Now? After 2 years of attending classes pretty much every day, there is a real element of comfort for me to practice in the company of the same people. I personally do not enjoy those large and anonymous studios where yogis come in and out for their yoga fix but seem completely confined within the limits of their mat. Yoga for me is as much a personal exercise of the mind and the body, as it is a two-way exchange of energy with the surrounding group. I thoroughly enjoy every class at Serenity Yoga, and will have fond memories of the time spent there when we cast off again next Summer. Featured Student for March 2009
Age: 28 Profession: I am an automation engineer for nucor steel. How long have you been practicing yoga? Roughly 2 years How did you start? I started practicing yoga about two years ago when my wife asked I attend a partner yoga class with her as a birthday present. We have an idea that it could very well be the night we conceived our son. I enjoy practicing immensely and try to get to as many classes as my work and family time allow. How has your practice changed over time? I was pretty rigid and inflexible when I began but I hear all the time that I am pretty graceful for a big guy. My wife teases me that I am winning at yoga. I like challenging myself and getting to the more complicated classes and seeing just how far i can take my practice. I have come to realize that whether it is a beginner or more advanced class, it can be equally challenging if you have the right frame of mind. What does your yoga practice mean to you now? My practice is very relaxing. You're challenging yourself to exert yourself so much, but the point is to do it with a meditative state of mind. When I can keep that frame of reference throughout class, I feel such a sense of ease with whatever is going on for the rest of the day. What do you find most challenging? I tend to get frustrated easily when I can't get into something that I previously did. Keeping that peaceful state of mind when things aren't coming easy is very difficult. What are you working on in your yoga practice? Inversions. I wish I were more stable when upside down. I also need to lose my gut. It inhibits a lot of my forward folds. What are your favorite classes/poses? Inversions because they are so challenging. You're using almost every muscle if done properly. Its like learning to stand all over again. (Is it obvious I like inversions?) What do you like about Serenity Now? I like the vibe in general at the studio. I work in a very conservative environment and find Charleston in general to be very conservative. I like the sense of kindred spirits at Serenity and the fact that when topics are discussed here more often than not I find agreement and insight. When there isn't agreement there is understanding and respect. At times I feel like I am hard pressed to find that anywhere else. Featured Student for February 2009
Hometown: I live on the Isle of Palms with my husband Jack, from Jack's Cosmic Dogs. We moved here in 1991 from Burlington, VT to be close to the ocean and have warm sunny weather! I can not imagine living anywhere else. Age: I am 56 and loving every birthday! Profession: I am a senior national trainer for the Bob Pike Group. I train trainers on how to be a better presenter, speaker and facilitator. How long have you been practicing yoga? I think it has been about 5 years now. How did you start? I started at Studio Bliss which is where I met Noele. Once she opened Serenity Now I became more consistent in my practice. Because I travel so much for work, I have enjoyed taking classes all over the country. How has your practice changed over time? I think I have relaxed into it more. I have done a lot of reading about Yoga and realized that my practice is so much more than what happens on the mat. What has resonated with me most is the way of living, noticing, and being aware of what is happening in the moment. I have found that there are times when a 10 minute session in a hotel room before I go into a class of 25 people can be just as fabulous as a full hour, as long as my intention is set. What does your yoga practice mean to you now? I remember a day when I was on my way to a yoga class and I got a call from one of my sons who was moving and needed to me moved out and have the house cleaned by the end of the day. I began by getting upset at missing my class but I then realized that perhaps this chance to help him was to be my practice for the day. When I got there I spent the day with him and several of his buddies who I had known since they were 8. It was such a lovely day with these wonderful young guys. THAT was my Yoga for the day. I have learned Yoga from watching the ducks swim around me as I practiced on a dock in VT as well as from Donna Farhi at a retreat in Canada! What do you find most challenging? I wrestle with pushing myself to take more of the Intermediate classes (and being sore) or continuing with beginners classes, where I can have a good stretch but not try new poses. My goal for 2009 is to explore my edge a bit more. What are you working on in your yoga practice? Trying to be more consistent with my practice when I can not get to a class. Developing a private practice on my own, carving out the time, and being disciplined! What are your favorite classes/poses? I love partner poses. Having someone to help you in a pose, like supported wheel, is great. What do you like about Serenity Now? The community. I love being in a class with people of like minds. When I have been away for a while because of work, it is lovely to see these friends again. To re-center myself on the mat, take a deep breath and know that I am...home. Featured Student for January 2009
• Age: 39 • Profession: Professor. I teach contemporary British lit and cultural theory at the College of Charleston. • How long have you been practicing yoga? 7 years • How did you start practicing? I'm embarrassed to say I started practicing because my friend Sara had drop dead gorgeous arms and legs (okay, drop dead gorgeous everything), and told me she got 'em from yoga. So when the rec center where I went to grad school started offering yoga classes, I signed up (secretly fearing I'd have to wear a unitard like that long-and-dark haired woman on PBS in the 70s--what was her name?). • How has your practice changed over time? In terms of physical practice, for the first year or so, I sought out classes that felt like the most strenuous workout. But later (with some gentle nudging by some excellent teachers--thank you!) I became increasingly interested in the subtleties of different poses/ asanas . I wanted to learn to practice more mindfully--to be more attentive to what I was doing on the mat and why I was doing it. This intention went hand-in-hand with my desire to learn much more about the history, philosophy, and science of yoga, given that the bits and pieces I picked up from my teachers, along with my own recognition that my yoga on the mat was inflecting my life off the mat, suggested that here was a practice worth dedicating your life to. I can't say that my practice has always (ever?) matched my intention, but I can say that it's always about trying. This may sound a bit grim, but lately a line from a Samuel Beckett novel has been flitting through my head: "Try again. Fail again. Fail better." • What does your yoga practice mean to you now/how is it important in your life? This is a hard one to answer, as my practice means a great many things at different times for different reasons, from the physical to the spiritual. One of the Yoga Sutras says something like, "When transgressions hinder, the weight of the imagination should be thrown on the opposite side." I think this means overcoming a personal transgression, like conquering a lack of truthfulness by a movement toward honesty, or something like that. But I've also been tweaking the statement a bit because a similar sentiment could apply to overcoming particular obstacles by creatively thinking of ways to counter them. In this sense, if I had to say what my practice means to me right this minute, I'd say it means the hope of finding ways to throw the weight of my imagination to that "opposite" side--seeking creative ways, for example, to compensate on the mat for some physical limitations I'm facing right now, and to compensate off the mat for personal ones. • What do you find most challenging about yoga? Commitment! I find it's far too easy to miss practicing for a day or two--or ten or twelve--when I get caught up in especially frenzied periods at work, and then to think, "I'll get back to yoga when things settle down." And of course, things never settle down--and my life off the mat then gets as knotted up as my poor forgotten hamstrings. So I have to keep (re)making the commitment to practice even when it seems like there's no time, or when I'm hella-stressed. • What are you working on in your yoga practice? Coming back to the breath so I can quiet my mind. This helps me withdraw my attention from all the little things that are distracting me so that I can focus my attention where it needs to be, whether that means attending to the alignment of a particular pose, or paying more attention to how I'm living on a daily basis. (Okay, and on a purely physical level, I'm working on not being terrified to do a handstand in the middle of the room. Will this be the year that I lose the terror? Will this be the lifetime?) • What are your favorite classes/favorite pose(s)? I love arm balances--something about trying to get the physics right so I don't tip over and kiss the floor (which I've done numerous times--the floor must be sure we're going to get to third base any day now). • What do you like about practicing at Serenity Now? The teachers. I appreciate their integrity, especially how committed they are to coming up with creative and thoughtful sequences directed toward a purpose, and to developing their own practices in ways that they then offer to us as students. And it's inspiring to walk into the studio and see teachers practicing in each other's classes alongside their erstwhile students. • Anything you want to add? I've written too much already! But many thanks to Noele and all the teachers for making the studio such a wonderful place to practice. |
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Hometown: Grew up in Philadelphia, PA. Graduated from Philadelphia University with Business Management degree, minor Sociology. I have been married to Stacy for 16 years. We have three children, Ashleigh 13, Jamie 10, and Ross 6. We also rescued our dog Buddy. We moved here in March of 2005.
Hometown: I grew up in the Washington, D.C. area, studied at Northwestern University and worked twenty years in Chicago as a video and TV producer. Then my photographer husband Warren Lieb and I moved to New Mexico for seven years. After a devastating fire almost destroyed our town of Los Alamos, we moved to Mt. Pleasant. We didn’t know a soul, just picked up and moved here on faith that we could create a happy life. Seven years later, we’ve found our true Home.
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Hometown: I was raised in Maine, and moved to Northern Virginia in the early 1970's. 
Hometown: Originally from Buffalo, NY. I moved here in 2006 to live with my parents because I have multiple sclerosis.
Hometown: Columbia, SC. I went to College of Charleston, and I never looked back. 
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• Hometown: I've lived roughly the same amount of time in about seven different places all across the country--from Reston, VA to Seattle, WA--so I'm pretty much "from" wherever I am at the moment. But I was born in Billings, Montana (for some reason, people who know me always find this amusing.)