Although it has a reputation for being the belly of the beast that is Detroit, it was the best 4 years of my life. In the thirteen or so places I have lived around metro Detroit and the country, it was the most incredible, diverse, vibrant community I’d ever lived in. It’s changed quite a bit in the 12 years or so I’ve been away, but I think I’d move back in a heart beat if I had the opportunity. Although, the old adage, “you can never go back,” is probably painfully true even in this case.