When I started working on this project, my goal was to find the "true south" in and around Atlanta, but what it morphed into was learning about all the culture the area has to offer. It is easy to categorize places into little stereotypical "bubbles" and assume that is how they always are, but when you do that your assumptions may not always be accurate. A geographical location does not define what everyone who lives there is like. Atlanta is a melting pot; people come from all over the world to live here, I saw that just by stepping into a market downtown, and going out to eat in the city. Being in the south, it does follow some of the culture you might expect, but it also holds a lot of surprises if you take the time to talk to different people and explore. I was thrilled to see how close I was to the mountains, and how quickly the atmosphere changed drastically driving from one town to the next. Yes, generally the city is slower paced, people are more polite, different food dishes are popular, southern accents are more present, and drivers are a lot nicer than they are in Boston, but the thing is, these are all blanket statements. While a lot of those things hold true, and are a large part of southern culture, I would be missing out on a lot of other wonderful cultural aspects of the city if I did not go and explore.