After leaving my rural hometown for a big city, I never thought I'd be back. Now that I am, I can't believe I ever left.

After leaving my rural hometown for a big city, I never thought I'd be back. Now that I am, I can't believe I ever left.

I never imagined I'd trade a big city for my rural hometown, but now I've never been happier.Abigail AliGrowing up in a small rural town, I couldn't wait to leave and move to a big city like Chicago.I loved living in Chicago, but couldn't find work there, and surprisingly missed my hometown.I thought I would regret moving back, but now, a year later, I can't imagine living anywhere else.Growing up, all I wanted was to leave my rural hometown of …