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I grew up visiting the Jackson area, and I completed my undergraduate degree at Mississippi College. I am currently in physical-therapy school and am still drawn to the metro. One year, each Sunday my friends and I would try a new restaurant for lunch. Jackson has a special charm and so many restaurants and businesses to support, with new ones popping up every time I blink, it seems!