I lived here for most of the 1980s.

It was fun to have an apartment with a sliding glass door opening onto a balcony that faces onto woods. I used to look out it and watch birds, squirrels, and such. I would see them flitter and scurry about while I ate my breakfast – and sometimes lunches too.

In the 1980s, there was not much night life to speak of in Reston. Not nearly as many nice, upscale restaurants and bars there then as there are now.

I have worked in and near Reston a few times since I moved from there. It is a handy place to run over to if you need to pick up a book at a bookstore, grab a delicious meal, or go for a walk.

Lake Anne there is very beautiful. It is rung by a walkway which in turn is bordered by condominiums. If the weather is nice, you should go walking there and check it out. When I was super young my parents took me there one day and I got a balloon. When I worked in Reston, I used to get my hair cut there by Chanez, a hair dresser who used to live in Paris.