Hi all, <BR>I was born in Sydney, New South Wales,Australia, have lived in Australia's Northern Territory and our island state of Tasmania but am now happily settled in the beautiful Blue Mountains, about 70 kilometres west of Sydney, where the weather is gorgeous at the moment. It is midwinter, but the sky is blue and the sun is bright.

<BR> <BR> <BR>Rosemary in Australia, how I envy you here in New Hampshire. <BR> <BR>

Because I have a legal problem here atMexico. <BR>.

grew up in cleveland,went to school in dayton oh. spent one year at the i.a.u. in aix-en-provence france. now in philly,pa for the past 20 years. will be going to rome in nov. need help on a reasonable hotel for 5 people. any suggestions?

Round Rock, Tx...near Crawford, TX home of our President! <BR> <BR>Tom

Atopper for Gary

Born: Milwaukee, WI <BR> <BR>Last 22 years in DeForest (Madison), WI <BR> <BR>Stationed 3 years outside of Trier, Germany.

Born in Odessa on a Black Sea, Ukraine. <BR>Lived in Vienna and near Rome in Italy. <BR>Now live in New York. <BR>Travelled to and explored places in Canada, Europe and some Turkey, South America, Panama Panal. Have visited a lot of europian capitals. <BR>Anything I haven't seen yet, is ahead. <BR>

I live with all of you, peace.

Born in Paris, France <BR>Live in Geneva, Switzerland. <BR>Heart in Tokyo, Japan

I live in The Netherlands.

Born: Enfield, North London <BR> <BR>Grew up (well got older): Winchester in God's kingdom of Hampshire <BR> <BR>Now: Southfields, South West London (Like a Salmon I have returned to spawn.) <BR> <BR>Future: Not sure but I am increasingly tiring of big city life. I am tired of London but not yet tired of life...

Born in Detroit, Michigan (about 3 years after my parents arrived there from Montreal), now live in Plymouth, Michigan. <BR> <BR>BC

Born in NYC, NY and lived in Queens (Rego Park) until I was 9. Moved to Highland Park, NJ where I lived until I went to college. Came down to Washington, DC for college and now live in Germantown, MD.

Hey Book Chick.....we're neighbors! I live in Clarkston, Michigan.

Texan by birth and by choice--born in Waco and living in Dallas (stops in San Antonio and Nassau Bay--NASA area). I love to travel and have made most of US, Canada & Europe.

Born in Graz, Austria. Other than 4 years in San Antonio, Texas, have always lived in Southeastern Pennsylvania.

Hey, Laura! Howdy, neighbor! <BR> <BR>BC

First 30 years in San Francisco but for the past 7 years I have been lucky enough to live in Siena Italy. <BR>

Born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota. Spent on year in Eugene, Oregon and have been living in Seattle since 1979. <BR> <BR>Many people only think Scandinavians when the hear Minnesota -- and, to be sure, there are plenty there -- but, interestingly, Minnesota also has quite a bit of French influence, due, in large part, to the French and French-Canadian voyageurs who explored that area. The state motto of Minnesota is French, the very beautiful "L'Etoile du Nord" (The Star of the North) and four main streets in downtown Minneapolis all have French names: Hennepin (after Father Louis Hennepin; Minneapolis is also in Hennepin County), Nicollet (after Jean Nicollet, an explorer, translator, and negotiator born in Normandy), LaSalle (after French explorer Robert de la Salle), and Marquette (after French missionary and explorer Jacques Marquette).

Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pa, after marrying moved to Orlando, Fl, then Dallas,Tx, back to Pgh, then to southfield, MI, then we decided we'd had enough of cold weather and snow after living in South and west for so long and moved back to Maitland,Fl, a suburb of Orlando. And fortunately home to an international airport !!

Like Capo, born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota. Interesting info about MN Capo! <BR> <BR>I spent one year in Spain during college and spent three years in the Dominican Republic before moving to New York City.

Ahhhhhhhhhh Capo -- but you didn't mention the MN "state bird":)

I didn't realize how many non_americans were on this board. Very very cool. Born in western Mass, grew up in Hawaii and have lived here in Portland, OR for about 20 years. <BR> <BR>great string mimi <BR>Amy

This is much more of a multi-cultural group than I had thought, and so much the better! <BR> <BR>I'm in Alexandria, VA, 9-10 months of the year, and the rest in the Dordogne. Hoping to reverse that equation in the not too distant future.

Hi Mimi, I was born in a small town in Leicestershire but now live, (and have done for the past 30 years), in Hampshire about eight miles from Winchester and close to the New Forest, a lovely part of England.

Born and raised in rural Huntingdon, Pa., school and work in Lancaster, Pa, New York City, married, school and work in Philly, then to Danville, Pa., Virginia Beach, Va. and now back to central Pa. Judy

Mimi, great post!! I posted something similar a few months back called: "What do you do for a living and how much vacation/holiday time do you get?" I also got some great replies. As for me.., born and raised in Philadelphia, PA. Moved around to Orlando, FL, San Francisco, CA, New York, NY and now back in Philadelphia, PA. Funny how we end up back where we started a lot of times.

Danny, not all of us move back. I wouldn't move back to the western NY area for anything in the world. Beautiful in spring, summer and fall, but they can keep that snow and cold in winter! :-0

Born in Michigan (lots of us out there, eh?) <BR> <BR>Spent time (from six months to years and years) in: <BR> <BR>Tennesee <BR>Eugene, OR (Go Ducks!) <BR>France (Paris and near Lyon) <BR>Massachusetts <BR>Durham, UK <BR>Oxford, UK <BR>Chicago <BR>New York (LI) <BR> <BR>Am now in Washington, D.C. <BR> <BR>I wish, wish, wish that I could go back to the UK (not forever, just 10 years or so)...but work permits are few and far between! <BR>

Born & raised in Chicago---where else?

Born and raised in Smithtown, NY. Spent four years in Pittsburgh. the last 13 in Ventura, California.

Born in Denver, Colorado. Lived in Mt. Clemens, Michigan, for a year and now live in the San Francisco Bay Area. <BR> <BR>Would love to live in Sorrento. <BR> <BR>Deborah and Capo is it true there are two seasons in Minneapolis/St. Paul: winter and road construction? <BR> <BR>J

<BR>I live in Fairview Heights in southwestern Illinois, about 15 miles from St. Louis. When I travel I always say I'm from St. Louis, because if you mention Illinois, everyone assumes you live near Chicago (it's 260 miles from me). I've been to London more times than I've been to Chicago!

Joanne, <BR>No, that's Michigan! (We're in "orange barrel", or non-construction season right now!) <BR>BC

Hi Cindy, StCirq, and ALW--We're practically neighbors,living in--or just outside of--D.C. Hope to meet you at one of Monica's "D.C. Fodorites" get-togethers, either this month or later this fall.

Nancy: <BR> <BR>What are Monica's DC get-togethers? Never heard of them, but would love to meet you all. Wendy's in DC, too, and she's a lot of fun! <BR> <BR>

JOdy: You are a "neighbor". I live in Downtown Orlando and my office in on Park Avenue in Winter Park (or as the locals pronounce it...Wintah Pah-k) <BR> <BR>Born in Ohio, like the majority of people who live in Florida.

hi, you all. <BR>I have lived since I was born some years ago in Sevilla, Spain.

Born in providence, RI. Live in Newton, Mass (Boston suburb)