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.
... A lot of people see things which are obviously wrong. ...
... is the wrong thing. It doesn't organize well that way. I don't know what does, but I know ...