It seems similar to Butler University, in that it’s not a closed campus but a discreet one which kind of blends out into a neighborhood of houses that are of the same vintage. We lived right near the University of Colorado.
Therefore, moving to Colorado, which is very white-at least in Boulder, though there are, of course, parts that are not-was quite a shock. So, it was diverse in the true sense of the word. So, most of my elementary- and middle-school classmates were South or East Asian or Eastern European or descendants of Jewish immigrants from various parts of Europe. Bell Labs is there it’s a bedroom community for a lot of the financial-service industries in Manhattan. The middle part of New Jersey, central New Jersey, is very, very diverse. Certainly, because I lived there until I was thirteen, going to elementary and middle school in a place like that certainly shaped my worldview. We’re the same age, so it was really kind of a touchstone for that character. She’s from Edison, while I’m from Monmouth County.
Marvel-because the co-creator, Sanna Amanat, and I are both from NJ. New Jersey has had a big influence on, probably, my most famous bit of writing-which is Ms. GWW: It’s interesting you should say that, because I’m not entirely sure how to answer that question. Where would you say you’re from? I know you’ve been all over the place. I’m also from the northeast originally, and being from a place and then leaving is an interesting thing for me in terms of trying to consider where I’m from.
Jeff Marvel: I saw that you were born in New Jersey.
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