Travel Guide

• Princeton, NJ (1992-1999).. Princeton is a small town, about 50,000 people, located in central NJ. It's well located between Philadelphia and New York, and the train system is quite good. The town itself is quite pretty, and of course Princeton University is historic and attractive. If you like hiking, try a walk along the Tow Path. The down side is that it's a pretty quiet town, and the people can be somewhat snooty. Most of my friends who left Princeton were pretty happy to leave, actually.
• Urbana-Champaign, IL. (1999-2000). The Urbana-Champaign towns have about 100,000 people and are a cultural and educational center of central Illinois. It takes about 4 hours to get from Chicago to Urbana, which means that it's kind of in the middle of nowhere. And besides the University, there is not too much going on. Pretty quiet town. On the other hand, the people are intriguingly diverse, and quite nice. The University (UIUC) is world-renowned. So I'm not sure if it is a tourist hot spot, but it certainly has many excellent points to it!
• Beaverton, OR. (2001). Well, no one would actually want to live in Beaverton- it's a congested suburb of Portland. But Portland is very cool. Some people say it's a very European city. Public transportation is excellent, and I found it pretty safe to walk around. If you like nature, there are plenty of parks and wilderness areas. The people are very eclectic- there is a real Northwest spirit which you have to visit to appreciate. Not too many Jews, though. Overall, I would rate Portland a great place to visit!
• Lexington, MA (1970-1983).. Lexington is a great place to visit and to live. It has beautiful trees and paths to walk on. Of course, it is a historic town- it's where the Revolutionary War started! Nearby, you will find MIT and Harvard, not to mention the many activities in Boston. People in Massachussetts are very friendly, in their own way!
• Santa Monica, CA (2001-2003).. Ah, if you are lucky enough to live in Santa Monica. It's a small city, about 60,000. I would say it's one of the top tourist destinations in the world! You've got the beach, the fresh air, the shopping. Also, it's a very liberal culture, with many different people doing their own thing.
  
• Durham, NC(2003).. Durham is a university town, dominated by Duke University. You will also find many other universities in the area, as well as Research Triangle Park. It's a very woodsy area, with plenty of hiking and recreation. Also a lot of smart, liberal people live there. Not a bad place to visit!