O anda Boston'da olmak müthiş heyecan vericiydi.
- It was tremendously exciting to be in Boston at that time.
Tom'un yerinde olmak istemem.
- I wouldn't like to be in Tom's shoes.
See here what it says in Wiktionary. So, you were in the wrong about the meaning of that word.
... is the wrong thing. It doesn't organize well that way. I don't know what does, but I know ...
... NO, DAD. DAD, YOU'RE WRONG. I CAN DO THIS. ...