I've gone from very rural, to suburban, to very urban and I'm the opposite. When you're freed from the commute grind, life becomes much more quiet and laid back. I do have a little less space, but I also have an endless variety of things to do and one of the best parts of the big city is the multiculturalism. We have so many neighborhoods of immigrants that the cultural variety from food to entertainment is incredible. I've found that I'm much happier in my smaller home than I was in a four bed suburban nightmare. Spent a lot of my free time and a chunk of my income just keeping it clean and maintained. That's not the life I want lol.

I've never been as happy as when I could walk to my local soccer teams stadium and walk to my local grocery store. Although the massive international and farmers markets are very close too, so I always have every fresh ingredient I could ever need for every dish from every culture I've wanted to try. Especially if you don't get to travel much, being in a place where travel comes to you can be very rewarding and enriching.