Growing up in a small town.

Ever since I was younger, I have grown up in a small town in northern NJ. It is nice growing up in a town where everyone is so close and everyone knows each other. You spend your life growing up with the people that have known you since you were born.

Also, it is awesome to be able to find your close friends and be able to experience your youth with them and stay close through all that time. Don't get me wrong it is nice to be able to go other places and meet new people however, it is even nicer to be able to come back home to your small town and know that your friends and family will always be there supporting you.

There are 3 benefits of growing up in a small town.

1. You know everyone.

2. You and your friends grow up together, from elementary school through high school.

3. This place will always be your home.

There is no better place to come home to and be able to still feel like you are at home. Additionally, living in a small town is nice because you don't have to drive a great distance to get too the grocery store or other convent store.

There is everything that you need in the small town. There are so many community events where everyone comes together for the same cause. Community is an a important aspect of a small town because everyone is so close, and supports one and other.

One of my favorite things about growing up in a small town was that my friends live so close. The farthest drive was two minutes. I have made some of the best friends growing up in this small town.

Being close to so many people, and living in such a small town has shaped me into the person I am today. I have had the opportunity to go to college outside the state, but be able to come home to this beautiful town.

I will forever be a girl from a small town.