As someone raised in the United States Midwest, attended school in the East and entered her professional career as a West Coast transplant, I was constantly fascinated by the range of accents, colloquialisms and communication styles that characterize each region within just one country. Even the little things. Do we drink pop? Soda? Coke? A soft drink? No one seems to agree (though I’m team pop). You can often find me sneaking off to the outdoors for a run in the woods, a visit to the ski slopes, a bike ride through the city, or a trek into the backcountry.
