Every now and again, I'll meet someone with an Old Man Of The Mountain (RIP) or 'Live Free or Die' slogan tattoo - and we instantly become. The friendly people, the chain restaurants, the Dunkin Donuts on every corner, and even the gun ranges that used to leave me with a slew of gripes soon left a sparkle in my eye. The things I hated became little quirks about my hometown that were unique. Through adult eyes that had seen other places, I fell back in love with my town. I moved around to many different cities and finally, as 'luck' would have it, ended up back in New Hampshire after Hurricane Sandy. When I found myself faced with going back after college, I chose to live out of my car instead of going back to a place without the diversity I had become so used to. I couldn't wait to get out of my small town in New Hampshire. What better way to keep that pride alive than getting a state outline tattoo or other piece of permanent ink to rep your hometown? When you move away from your hometown, whether for college, a better way of life, or business, you can't help become nostalgic whenever you see a reference to the place you grew up.
