Tell us A Bit About Where You're From

[xSilverPhinx]

I am so envious right now. 

Make that two of us!

Three!

Add one more: four!

And here's the same area in color (but without the bird, which is a shame), proving that So. Cal. does still have some nice looking water:

Is that relatively close to a city? That is clean looking water, and no garbage washed up on shore...

[Sandra Craft]

Is that relatively close to a city? That is clean looking water, and no garbage washed up on shore...

It's relatively close to Ventura, but that area has no beach and is so rocky with little way of getting to the water without risking your life that's it's also relatively people-free, hence the purity.

[Amicale]

I am an absolute sucker for bodies of water, it's what's kept me living on the CA coast despite the expense.  I can't remember if I've posted this picture before but it's one of my favorites.  I took this on Pacific Coast Highway, just outside of Port Hueneme:



And here's the same area in color (but without the bird, which is a shame), proving that So. Cal. does still have some nice looking water:

I somehow JUST saw this now. Sigh. 3 and a half weeks late, and more than a dollar short. 

Those are GORGEOUS pics, BCE! Wow! I'd looooove to see that. Just gorgeous. You're quite the photographer!

[chris]

I moved to Oregon almost 20 years ago after spending most of my youth in San Francisco and Marin County, and most of my business career in Los Angeles, Chicago, Sacramento, and lots of travel to Boca Raton.  I had my fill of what cities had to offer.  I now live in the Siskiyou Mountain Range, a few hundred yards from the Rogue River, a fierce and wild river in an area still dangeous to those not careful of where they tread.  James Kim of Tech TV died a few miles from me in a sudden snowstorm, and his family was stranded a few years ago, while trying to take a shortcut to the coast.  Less famous people die every year for assuming civilization will protect them from the wilds.

But, with danger comes great beauty; the hills are alive with wild trout and salmon for those who know where to venture; massive redwoods tower above all just a few miles away, and the Pacific is just over this coastal range.  The Oregon coast reminds me of California before being overrun; rocky and fierce with patches of serenity and beaches, as gems to be found for the searching.

[Tom62]

I was born in this street

But didn't stay there for long, because 4 months later my family moved to the countryside.
This picture was taken not far away from our house . As a child I loved to row with my friends and to fish.

I lived in that village (De Kwakel) for more than three decades.

In 1992 I decided to accept a job offer in Paris, France so for 3,5 years I lived in a small apartment located at this square: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiLMFn1OzhQ

The company then decided to create an European administration center in the small town of Nyon at the Lake Geneva (here some impressions of the region http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qavrs5E2FkA). This is where I met my wife, at that time she worked for an European organization that does this kind of stuff
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In 2001 we both moved to the city of Jugendstil (Darmstadt, Germany)


My wife was however restless. So while, I remained in Darmstadt for awhile, she went to Lisbon, Portugal


and after that to Washington,D.C.

At the same time of her move to the USA, I moved a bit closer to my work in Oberusel. FYI: to coordinate two moves between three different countries at the same time, was the most stressful thing that I'd ever done in my entire life.

So, here is where I'll still live till the end of this month.


My wife joined me there for several months (till last February), until she found a job at this place:


But next month she'll start work in (and for) this city instead:


By then, I should already moved into our new house in Neu-Anspach

[Tank]

^^^ I'd really liked to have moved around like that but families tend to root one to a particular spot.

[Tom62]

^^^ I'd really liked to have moved around like that but families tend to root one to a particular spot.

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

[xSilverPhinx]

^^^ I'd really liked to have moved around like that but families tend to root one to a particular spot.

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

This^

You've really been around, Tom.

[lebrecht52]

I was born in Montreal Canada.
I came to Southern California in 1952.

[Amicale]

I was born in Montreal Canada.
I came to Southern California in 1952.

I'm in Ontario. Montreal's a beautiful city, and I'd love to see California sometime as well. I'm really looking forward to hearing more about your life.

Take care, Mrs. Lebrecht!

[musicality]

  I am from Southern California.
Nothing too special about it. But I am in love with the sunny skies and living near the beach aint have bad either!

[Tank]

I am from Southern California.
Nothing too special about it. But I am in love with the sunny skies and living near the beach aint have bad either!

I wish I lived a little closer to the coast. Not that I should complain because in the UK it's impossible to be more than 70 miles from the coast.

[Asmodean]

Coast without palms is overrated. There is a lot of wind and fish. Loads of fish.

[Firebird]

I grew up in the definition of suburbia, Long Island New York. Most of Long Island is pretty conservative, especially the area where I grew up. A lot of rich white trash, to be blunt. We were most famous for Amy Fisher, the high school girl who shot her boyfriend's wife in the head back in the 90's:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Fisher

I'm still not quite sure why my parents chose to live there; our liberal secular/Jewish family was horribly out of place.
I moved to the Boston area for school 14 years ago and never left, and met my wife here too. We live in Somerville, which is just north of the city. Love this town. There's a chance we may have to move soon, but it's not definite yet.



The lower right image is Prospect Hill, where the first US Flag was flown. If you look closely, it's got the Union Jack colors embedded in it.

[texasatheist]

I live in San Antonio TX.  More churches than gas stations (hypothetically but still debatable) and everything else is about religion.  Minor league team?  The Missions, after the missions that around the city of various historical significance (think Alamo!).  if the US is approximately 85% believers in general then here in TX it's probably closer to 95%.  Everybody is religious from the little fish on every small business' front sign or on every other car bumper across the state to religious culture coming up in discussions with complete strangers. 

On the street, I'll say what I believe and ask you not to discuss it with me.  With my family I'm a huge closet atheist afraid to lose them to some silly book.  Online I'm forced to conceal my identity due to repercussions with work and my clients or from my family discovering my true beliefs, or lack thereof. I don't fear for my life but I do fear loss of clients/income and never seeing my family again and in some ways I think that is worse.