You were a lucky man then. It will be really difficult from where I'm from, living directly in the capital of my country. But oh well. Someday I hope I will. =).
There are good and bad points to living in the country. I really enjoyed the good aspects, but all things considered I'm glad I don't live in the middle of nowhere anymore.
And I can totally agree with that. I just wish that for once, I was able to watch the sunrise, previous on a night where I can watch the stars in all their glory...but, until then, smog and Playstation shall be part of my life XD.