About a month ago, I moved out of my parents' house in New England and headed down to Tennessee. I want to work in music, which was not happening up north, so I figured I'd give Nashville a try. New York is too fast and LA is too far, so Nashville seemed like it might be a good fit. I expected it to be a bit of a culture shock, but so far it's really not. I guess people are a little bit friendlier, but not as much as I thought they would be. Service is a little bit slower whether I'm out to eat or trying to switch over my license (though the DMV pretty much sucks everywhere, I guess), but that's not the worst thing in the world. I'll just learn to slow down a bit.
The biggest difference I notice between here and home is the music. I find it weirder than I probably should that there's country music playing everywhere from the bars and restaurants to the mall. The mall! Aren't mall crowds supposed to be more Justin Bieber than Eric Church?
And speaking of churches, they're everywhere! I don't know where they could possibly find the people to fill them all, but they must. I swear I could walk two blocks in any direction and hit one, including one that has a banner out front for "Saturday Night." That's it, just "Saturday Night." What happens on Saturday night?? It's either the worst marketing effort ever, or a truly brilliant one. I wonder how many people have showed up just to see what's going to happen.
Anyway, I digress. The point is that for the first time, I'm on my own (with a roommate, but still) in a way that feels real and permanent, and it's terrifying and exhilarating, and I can't wait to make it everything I thought adulthood would be. I've been waiting since I graduated college for my life to start and now, here, I feel like I'm finally on my way.
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