![Teenage years visiting Boston](http://peregringo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/boston1980s.jpg)
My mother moved to the Boston area after my first year of high school and I happily spent my summers and holidays in New England. Mom was great about taking full advantage of the region’s culture and history, it was wonderful introduction to living elsewhere.
![Walden Pond](http://peregringo.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/walden_pond.jpg)
Despite sharing a larger national identity, there are distinct differences between the Midwest and New England. I discovered new friends, new ways of talking and interacting, found new things to learn and new landscapes to explore.
![Cape Cod National Seashore, 1980's](http://peregringo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/me-frisbee.jpg)