Now that I'm home with the benefit of distance, I can finally say, of all the American cities I've been to so far - NYC, Portland, LA and even San Francisco - I enjoyed Boston the most. I liked that it was clean, bookish, calm, and yet still bursting with endless creative energy. A town for writers jazz musicians scholars spoken word poets bookstore owners street artists internet entrepreneurs and anyone in between, but still managing not to descend into the chaos that so characterizes New York. What a pleasant surprise.