I was born in 1940 in Minnesota and grew up in the country... dirt roads, swamps, lakes, woods.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I grew up in Minnesota.
I lived in Minnesota in a small town.
Growing up in a rural setting in Minnesota, I was raised with the outdoors and a sense of adventure.
I never felt like I belonged in Minnesota when I was growing up there. That's why I was out the door as soon as I turned 18.
Over the years, I've lived in a variety of places, including America, but I was born and raised in the Lake District, in Cumbria. Growing up in that rural, sodden, mountainous county has shaped my brain, perhaps even my temperament.
I was born in a very small town in North Dakota, a town of only about 350 people. I lived there until I was 13. It was a marvelous advantage to grow up in a small town where you knew everybody.
I was born in Washington, D.C., and I was raised in Milwaukee.
I was born and grew up in Fitzgerald, way down in south Georgia. It was a mill town and my family ran the cotton mill. My grandfather was mayor many times and my family felt deeply rooted to that spot.
I was born in New York City but grew up across the Hudson River in Alpine, New Jersey.
I was born in Evanston, Illinois. I spent my elementary and part of my junior high school years in a D.C. suburb. And then I spent my high school years in Minnesota. And then I spent my college years in Colorado. And then I spent some time living in China. And then I spent three years in Vermont before moving down to Nashville.