I’m From West Milford, NJ.

I should have known from the beginning things where going to be complicated. That was always how you described them. “It’s complicated” you’d say. And it was, because even...

by Ken Wms

I’m From Gainesville, FL.

My first crush was on my best friend of nineteen years. We met back in middle school on the first day of school, and I knew I had an instant attraction to him. As time went on we ...

by Alan Silverman

I’m From New York, NY.

I went to graduate school at the University of Texas at Austin. Graduated in 1980. Since then, I have maintained contact with some of my classmates who became good friends and we ...

by Joseph Sheridan

I’m From Corte Madera, CA.

I was lucky. I grew up 10 minutes north of San Francisco, and went to school at the ultra-liberal (and pretty awesome) UC Santa Cruz. While I went through the internal struggles o...

by Oliver Browning

I’m From Cheshire, Manchester, UK.

As I sat on the campus of Oxford University, the sun shone over the crisp, green grass of the field. It was a typical English summer’s day, with a pleasant breeze tickling my fa...

by Zee Bdr

I’m From Turkey.

My high school years were the pitch black period of my life. Public humiliation, name calling and laughing at my face were part of my routine. Kids at school were brutal. Forget a...

by Blair Bryant Nichols

I’m From Greenville, SC.

When he told me he loved me I said, “You do?” my voice trailing up at the end to accentuate my surprise. We’d only been dating for two weeks. We were in high school so I gue...

by Patrick Lupinski

I’m From West Milford, NJ – Video Story.

If you’re interested in being in a Video Story, just let me know and we’ll set up a time and place to meet. Watch all the IFD Video Stories here. For the transcript, Contin...

by Dave S.

I’m From Fayetteville, NY.

I’m from Fayetteville, NY. Okay, I don’t usually like to admit that. I just say “I’m from New York,” and let people assume I mean the city. I mean, I was born in the cit...