Downtown sumter.
A lot of my fellow service members didn’t enjoy their time in Sumter. However, it ended up being a place to call home for me. I loved the Spring and Fall in Sumter, especially at the Swan Lake. Karaoke at J.O. Grady’s, trivia night at the brewery, and my first little home on Calhoun.
East coast.
Sumter happened to be two hours from multiple beaches, four hours to Atlanta, six hours to D.C. one way, and six hours to Orlando the other way. I may have visited Mystic Falls more than once.
Too many trees.
I remember driving into Sumter and feeling claustrophobic from all the trees. In Amarillo, you can see everything from here to the next state, it’s so flat. By the time I left Sumter, two years later, I missed the trees.
create wherever you are.
Even if you aren’t where you want to be, create. Who knows you may end up liking it more than you thought you would.