Richard asked Melody Warnick:

My cousin and his family just announced they will be leaving Austin for Boston in June. Business decision.Your book seems interesting. What keeps you here? Live in the Hudson Valley, upstgateNY. My father loved coming to Austin for IBM back in the 60's and 70's.

Melody Warnick Hi, Richard, thanks for the question! My family left Austin ostensibly for the same reason your cousin is moving -- a job change. But there was a big part of me that had become addicted to the idea of starting over elsewhere. I was constantly hunting for some magical Shangri-La that would make my life better, and Blacksburg, Virginia, at first was not that. But I stay now because it's come to feel like home. How that happened for me is what the book explains, but here's a spoiler: It takes time and effort, but I think you can feel at home almost anywhere . . . if you want to.

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