I grew up in Mount Airy, a middle-class enclave in the Northwestern area of Philadelphia.
I never grew up in the Valley. I lived in Compton/Gardena my whole life.
I grew up just outside of Austin, and my upbringing was fairly rural.
I grew up in a town called Cornwall, Ontario, which is about an hour outside of Montreal.
I'm not West Coast at all. I was born in Atlanta, but I grew up in Kentucky, outside of Lexington, in Winchester.
I was born in New York, but I was only here for two months. My parents are German, and I grew up in Germany for my first 10 years.
I was born in Washington, D.C., where my father was working for the Federal Trade Commission, and my mom was editor for the National Council of Catholic Women, but my parents were simply awaiting my birth before moving back to their roots in Rhode Island to raise their family.
I grew up in Birmingham, but my parents are originally from Barbados. My dad, Romeo, was a long-distance lorry driver, and my mother, Mayleen, worked in catering.
