Consider the following sentence:
"There are websites through which you can get a 'pen-pall' to speak with, whether in person if you both live in the same SETTING, or via Skype."
a) Is 'setting' an appropriate noun if you want to refer to a place that could be a city, town or village?
b) Or/and is there a better word for that?
Christine Christie 'pen-pall' to speak with, That's not what it usually means. org/wiki/Pen_pal
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Christine Christie'pen-pall' to speak with,
That's not what it usually means. See this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pen_pal
Christine Christieb) Or/and is there a better word for that?
Location is a better choice.