I came to Madison, Wis., for the first time in 2001, intending to stay a year but privately hoping to find a home of the heart, since otherwise I had no particular place to go. I?d lived most of my life in Miami and New York City, and couldn?t envision a future in either place. I was in my late 20s, torn between wanting to romp around on unspecified adventures and wanting to build the kind of life?spouse, kids, writing career?that benefits from a home base.
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