<p>When we were in upstate NY for other things, we drove thru Rochester, so we and the kids could get a feel for the area because S was thinking about colleges. When he saw the huge snow fences and tall snow poles, he finally admitted to himself that he is more of an urban, warm weather kid. He did not apply to any NY colleges. He also hadn’t really realized just how rural some of the Us were. He considered Rochester much more rural than he was used to. He ended up attending USoCal and now lives near DC (colder but not much snow and urban).</p>