He abandoned the comfortable milieu of his hometown to study medicine and anatomy in Amsterdam.
"He's very interested in New York," said Tellem, who mentioned that, in keeping with the pitcher's criterion, both the Yankees and the Mets have shown a commitment to winning, and both are within a comfortable driving distance of his hometown.
The site also works as a fun way to find local pals that'll give you free tours of their hometown -- get comfortable with the system before you travel by attending a Couchsurfing meet-up in your city.
By the age of 24, Alex Martyn had all but resigned himself to a comfortable but boring life in his hometown of Gloucester, Massachusetts.
He was comfortable spending a season in Nashville, his hometown, but mystified that the Brewers never promoted him.
"Being so closely associated with [R Kelly], especially here in our own hometown, is something we are not comfortable with," they wrote on their website.
None of this means, however, that Brewer is entirely comfortable selling pulsing orbiters and Nubby G's in her hometown.
But Ms. Solis Doyle, who is working at the Obama campaign headquarters in her hometown, Chicago, with many longtime political allies, said she was comfortable with the move.
Wilco decided to use concerts from their hometown of Chicago "because [they] wanted to be really comfortable".
"If you are uncertain about an issue," wrote Mr. Sokol, quoting Mr. Buffett, "it's useful to ask yourself, 'Would I be absolutely comfortable for my actions to be disclosed on the front page of my hometown newspaper?' ".
