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The WBFO Community Essay Project
Why do you choose to live in the Buffalo area? WBFO listeners share their stories.
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From Pamela Ybanez:
As a recent college graduate I find myself to be one of those rare people who didn’t act as if fleeing from a crime scene soon after finishing school. Some may ask why and even more would gasp when I tell them where I had moved here from. "Hawaii," I explain and an astonished look always comes over their faces. Yes, right now I find Buffalo to offer more to me than so-called paradise. Read more.
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From Brandon Moran:
Why do I choose to live in the Buffalo area? I could be pithy and say that I moved here a few months ago to be closer to my girlfriend, who is currently a graduate student at UB studying public health. I could say that, but I would not be doing justice to the city that I now call home. Read more.
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From Stephen Shepherd:
A friend of mine once saw Dave Matthews, yes the Dave Matthews, the pop star, at Spot Coffee after a gig in the surrounding area. When my buddy told him how much he appreciated his music, Dave responded, quite emphatically, by saying, “Man, you’ve got to love living in Buffalo--next to such a large body of water fresh.” Read more.
From Shannon Shepherd:
I am not sure that I chose to live in Buffalo. I became a teacher thinking I’d be marketable just about anywhere, but in my heart I knew I wanted to be near my family. I grew up in Burt and Buffalo just happens to be the closest metropolis. I immigrated for college. I never left. I hope I never will. I love Buffalo for what it is not. Read more.
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From Diane O'Donnel:
Next to Chicago, Buffalo has the friendliest, warm-hearted group of people living here in the entire United States. I travel extensively, and it is so great to come home, say "Hi" to each and everyone of the walkers going around Delaware Park every morning, knowing my mailman, dry cleaner, corner grocer by name and having courteous drivers who will give you a break! Read more.
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From Ralph Wahlstrom:
We moved to the Buffalo area nearly ten years ago. We came from northern Wisconsin and, almost by default, ended up buying a home just outside of Hamburg. We had property, a few good friends, a good school system — we had a life. It took us seven years to realize we didn’t quite belong in the suburbs, so we bought a house off of the Elmwood strip and moved, all five of us, two cats, a greyhound and a goldfish, into the city. Read more.
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From John Loder:
Our family minus one Upper West Side daughter has lived in downtown Buffalo since 1990 after first testing the area by living in Eden for a decade. Read more.
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From Shasti O'Leary Soudant:
The first time, things didn't exactly spark. To be fair, we didn't get to see much. It was our show-off-the-baby-tour of my mother-in- law's family. We didn't really get out of the suburbs for most of the visit and our passions were not aroused by perfectly manicured lawns in pristine cul-de-sacs. The second time, there was a guided tour, a raised eyebrow, a sustained glance. I smiled my sexiest smile. Read more.
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From Vicki Lukhaup:
Five years ago, living in the Rochester, NY, area, we had no plans at all to move to Buffalo. My husband was conducting an intensive job search, and he had interviews from Bakersfield, California, to Richmond, Virginia. We had a map on the wall over our computer desk with pins stuck in all the possible places we might end up moving to so that he could continue his employment, thus supporting us in the style that we’d become so sweetly accustomed to. Read more.
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From Kate Loder Neaverth:
I very willingly and happily have chosen to live in Buffalo, NY since April of 1989. This is such a livable and friendly city. I can afford to attend a concert featuring a top-notch philharmonic with a classy leading lady, JoAnn Falletta, as our conductor. Our architecture is second to none and we have some beautiful parks for our children. Read more.
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From Keturah Erhardt:
I hail from the beautiful mountain town of Missoula, Montana. In Missoula there are mountains on all sides, much like a bowl… a fish bowl. There are only 50,000 people there, which means that everyone knows everyone else. It’s cozy and pretty, but like many 18 year olds, I had decided that it was boring. I had also decided that my family sucked, and the only obvious solution to this problem was to move to Los Angeles. Read more.
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From Timothy J. Noonan:
Because Summer turns to Fall drenched in that funky perfume of plants getting woozy in the fields. They've drunk a little too much sunlight, a little too much rain again. It’s time to sleep it off; pull that old blanket up over their never-gonna-learn seed-heads. Read more.
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