Born in Massachusetts, lived in : <BR>San Diego, Vallejo, CA, Naples, Italy, Va Beach, VA, and now live in northwestern PA. I love Italy!

Hello, <BR>I was born in the state of Florida, my family moved to California where I stayed for 12 years, then, I moved to Texas, where I have been for more than 20 years (near Dallas)

Hi everyone. I'm from the land of ten thousand lakes or more. Thats the great state of Minnesota. Born in Iowa and raised in Illinois. Lived in Mpls, Minnesota for most of my adult years.

To all my friends and to all you other Americans we say many prayers for you.

AmI the only person in Louisiana that likes to travel? Come on! This state has a lot to be desired in my opinion. Where are the rest of you?

30 miles from Ground Zero - the WTC.

Right now, in fear. God pray for all.

Marge, you didn't read well enough. I've said numerous times (including above) that I'm from Las Vegas--and I was raised outside Buffalo too. Concur wholeheartedly with your decision to give up the snow and cold. Why don't you e-mail me. It appears we are the only two from LV, but, fi we have a GTG we can then know we'll have 100% participation!

Can't believe I'm the only Fodorite who resides in San Diego. Are there enough for a get-together---like at lesast one more?

Born in Belgium . Live in Pennsylvania.

Hi, Mimi- <BR> Great post! I was born & raised & live in Edmonton, Alberta - the city with the largest urban "parks" area in North America (our river valley trails system- incredibly beautiful). My boyfriend was born & raised in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan but has been an Edmontonian since 1976. There's the rest of the prairies heard from, Maurice from Thompson!

We are all nervous, on edge here in Boston. To think they could easily hijack two planes is frightening. Like you, Mimi, I love France (Paris) and I am grateful to have visited early summer.

Pandora we are all frightened. That scare about the fire at Prudential put alot of people futher into depression. Luckily, it was caused by a mishap. But they have permanently closed the beautiful observation tower at John Hancock.

to perplexed: <BR> <BR>Kuala lumpur, Malaysia is in South East Asia and home to the world's tallest buildings, the Petronas twin towers. Ironically just 50km away is one of the oldest tropical rainforests in the world called Taman Negara. It is 100mil years old and there are still tribespeople and wildlife such as elephants and tigers there. <BR> <BR>Oh, I'm from Penang, Malaysia but now work in Singapore.

Those of you that answered this thread and do not live in the states. Is your country sympathetic toward us?

To sad for us, <BR>Yes. <BR>

<BR> <BR>Woo Yoo . . I get to be number 200! <BR> <BR>Houston Texas . .

Flyover <BR> <BR>It's called flyover, because when you travel from one coast to the other, you *flyover*, you don't want to stop where I live. We have about 60 nice days a year. <BR> <BR>I really hate where I live. You would too. Can you guess where?

Hello to whoever is still following this interesting thread. Born in Lynchburg, VA, grew up from age 6 in Danville, VA...between college and career, have lived in Charlotte and Winston-Salem, N.C., Waltham and West Newton, Mass (sub Boston) Annapolis, MD, suburban Philadelphia (actually Cherry Hill, NJ) Danville, California (east of San Fran) and now back in Danville, Virginia. Wife, Amelia, was born in Rhode Island, early years in Puerto Rico, teens and early 20's in Jacksonville, FL. (Not to start anything, but I could have saved a lot of space here by just saying, "American by birth, Southern by the grace of God." Anyway, we love to travel, and hope to get back to France late next spring, world events and personal finances permitting. P&gt;S&gt;If you know anyone who thinks the term "global village" is just some cutesy catch-phrase, refer them to this thread! Best to all, RobDaddy and Mamma Mia

Not my real name because I was flamed on another thread. I live in a town where people are nice to each other. My state of Maine is friendly. I may be only in my late teens but I am not nasty.