“I grew up Catholic. It’s so censored in a lot of parts of the northeast that you couldn’t say in some spots, for someone whose family member had passed away, ‘You’re in my thoughts and prayers.’ You just say, ‘You’re in my thoughts.’ Something as small as that—not even some inherently large religious aspect. It’s nicer to be able to say to someone, ‘You’re in my thoughts and prayers.’”

               “What do you miss about home in Connecticut?”

“There’s not quite as much fresh seafood here.”