I waffled for a long time about signing up for the Hometwon exchange. And, selfish though it may sound, imagining who I might get matched with was what finally tipped the scales for me. You see, I moved a lot growing up, so "Hometown" has to be really vague in my book. But I'd hoped to get matched with someone who was engrossed in their community. I wanted to see that side of the coin.

I couldn't have gotten a better match, that being said. My box came all the way from Grapevine, Texas. I'd never heard of it (though, fun fact, my roommate came out of her room while I was unpacking and said "Hey, I've been there!" She's from Dallas). But I was excited to learn more! Thank you so much, WordEGirl, for being such an excellent match. You really took this exchange to heart, and put your heart into this exchange.