Philadelphia

Simon moves from Georgia to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to start college. While Bram studies at NYU and Taylor studies at Harvard, no one else from his high school friend group studies in Pennsylvania. The most prominent location depicted within Philly is Simon's dorm room in which he spends a large portion of his time FaceTiming, calling, and emailing Bram. Simon also describes some of his university life including the people he meets and the classes he takes. The university is the most beautiful place that Simon has ever been. Bram visits Philly during spring break to explore the city with Simon.

New York City

Bram moves to New York City after high school to start his undergraduate degree at New York University. Simon drops Bram off in Manhattan and visits a couple of times throughout the school year. He is overwhelmed by the bustle of the Big Apple, but...