So, I have a personal project I want to get started once my commissions are done and I ACTUALLY HAVE TIME!!!
The project was inspired by two books, one I read and loved a looooong time ago called "I was a Teenage Fairy" (don't judge a book by its title), and a more recent read; American Gods.
"I was a Teenage Fairy" starts off by describing personified versions of the city its characters live in, and repeats that process for every city they visit. It was a wonderful way of giving the reader an idea of the "personality" of a place.  "American Gods" features deities who, in many cases, are personifications of different ideas and things which hold sway over our lives.
So, I want to do a series of character designs/portraits that are personifications of different cities. My wanderlust has kicked in, and this is my way of satiating the urge to travel.
Some of the cities are ones I've been to, many are not.  
Either way, as preparation, I want the opinions and impressions of residents and frequent travelers to these cities.
So, if you have the time and are familiar with any of the places listed below, tell me the first few things that come to your mind when you think of the place, and whatever else you want to say about it. These responses can be as simple or as in-depth as you want. Every little bit of info helps
I've also decided I'll be depicting every city (at least to start out with) as a woman. This is mainly because I'm doing this project to relax and enjoy myself, and I loooooove drawing women! The other reason is to limit myself. These cities are so multi-faceted that it will be hard enough depicting each as one person, without first having to decided if they are male or female, young, old, or even human.

If I have fun with these, I'll probably do more. For now, I'm starting with these places:

-New York City, New York (huge and incredibly diverse, I know, but I'm still going to try and depict it as one person)

-Savannah, Georgia

-Chicago, Illinois

-Seattle, Washington

-Austin, Texas

-Boston, Massachusetts

-New Orleans, Louisiana

-Paris, France

-Amsterdam, Netherlands

Also, if anyone has any good name suggestions for my two new baby rats (they're both girls), I'd like to hear them