Born and raised in South Jersey (12 miles outside of Philly). Married and moved to central Ohio 30 years ago (I was about 10 when I married...)

Born in Canada but have lived most of my life in Rhode Island.

I am posting here because I think telling one's age invites assumptions. I am from the old school,where no one asks one's age and you will most likely be receptive to whoever. And, oh yes, I forgot, I am from Conn.

At this point of the this thread - does anybody still care or read this far? Allright, I live in a van down by the river.

Born in Brooklyn, lived in southeastern Pa. and various parts of NJ, now live in central NJ.

Great question, Mimi-- <BR> <BR>Born in Bay Shore, Long Island, NY, raised in Babylon and West Islip. <BR> <BR>Went to Boston College then came home and married life of 19 years, with lots of traveling inbetween, has been here, Garden City, Long Island.

Thanks for asking! <BR>Born and raised in Rio Grande do Sul, southeast of Brazil. <BR>Lived 2 years in São Paulo, Brazil. <BR>Now living in Boston, MA, and almost melting with the heat wave here! <BR> <BR>

Have been living for many years in South Florida...now living right by the ocean near Hollywood, FL (not too far from Ft. Lauderdale)

Born in Vaqncouver, but grew up in Toronto (eh?). <BR>For the last 24 years I have lived in the middle of nowhere, a.k.a. the armpit of heck. <BR>Actually, I live in Thompson, Manitoba, a small mining town in the north of Manitoba. If you like outdoor sports (canoeing, snowmobiling, 4-wheeler ATV, hunting, fishing, etc.) it is ideal. US residents come 1500 miles to visit here, at the end of the paved roads, and beyond. I enjoy cross country skiing, and down-hill skiing at -20C, but my preferred travelling is civilization - New York, London, Paris; and we are heading for Italy next month. This is an area where the town is only 40 years old (before that, wilderness) and the nearest big city (Winnipeg)treasures its oldest buildings from 1900 as a unique treasure. It is great visiting an area where evidence of civilization goes back millenia, and the "new" buildings are from the 1700's.

Another European here: I was born in Turku, Finland and live now in Espoo (right next to Helsinki).

.. and another one! <BR> <BR>Born and raised in Basel. Lived in Paris, London and Florence now settled down in Zurich, Switzerland.

Hyvaa huomentaa, Katja. I was born in Helsinki too but left when really little. <BR>Finnish is beyond me now, although I will always be proud of my birth country. (Cool...highest per capita internet usage.) <BR> <BR>My parents were academes and their work took our family to South America, where I spent my childhood. After research years in many countries and summers in Europe, Dad took a tenured position at....K.U.! <BR> <BR>A nice progressive college town, but I still craved the exotic so I escaped to college in Hawaii....and stayed. It's lovely here. Katja, if your travels ever bring you to Hawaii, let me know. BTW I have cousins in Helsinki and Porvoo. Hyvaa paiva, aloha and choos!

Kalena...Lucky you live Hawaii! I lived there for ten years - it is still in my blood... <BR> <BR>I was born in Lincoln, Nebraska and lived there for six whole months. <BR> <BR>Now I live in Worthington, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus.

Hi Mimi, I too am an New Englander, living in Derry, N.H.

Jody and Nancy, We're all neighbors, I live in South Orlando near Florida Mall. <BR>Have been here 33 years. Came from Ohio.

Born and raised in the Detroit metro area, college too. <BR>After spending the last several years working in the San Francisco, CA Bay area we moved to Colorado last fall. Starting to think of moving back to Michigan to be near all our family... For now I'm enjoying the skiing and natual beauty of Colorado.

Born in Stuttgart, (when it use to be know as) West Germany - my father was in the Air Force. Grew up in Tampa, Florida and moved to NYC when I was 25. I hope to work / live abroad for a few years of my life - in Central Europe.

Hello everybody! <BR>Another European speaking: <BR>I was born, raised and still live in Greece (up in the north).

Hi Deborah. Very nice to make the acquaintence of another St. Paulite! (You may know this already, but I forgot to mention St. Paul's "French Connection". St. Paul was originally called "Pig's Eye", taking its name from Pierre "Pig's Eye" Parrant, a French-Canadian trapper and whiskey trader who moved a group of squatters to a river landing near Fort Snelling in the 1800s. The name changed in 1841 when another Frenchman, a French priest named Father Lucien Galtier, built a log chapel to honor St. Paul.) <BR> <BR>Sally, are you implying my sense of humor is akin to the name of the Minnesota state bird? :~) <BR> <BR>Joanne, that's funny; there's a similar joke out here in Seattle, about there being four seasons: fall, winter, spring, and road construction. When we were in Sorrento this past April, we met a woman from New York named Nancy Robinson who runs the Grace Gallery in the old part of Sorrento. She told us she fell in love with Sorrento on a visit and vowed one day to return there to live. If you're interested, check out her website at: http://www.gracegallery.it/ <BR>

So nice to see that people at this site are from many countries. Usually I visit The Lonely Planet and that seems to be mainly Aussies.

Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. Moved to Jacksonville, Florida at age 15. Spent four years of college in central Pennsylvania (Penn State). Have been back in Jacksonville for the past few years and am SO ready to move on! :)

I live in Thunder Bay,Ontario,Canada.And what a great place to live.

Mimi, <BR> <BR>what a cool thread, everyone wants to say something, but more importantly, everyone wants to read each others' story. Well spotted. <BR> <BR>I'm from Sydney, and have been stuck in Frankfurt for two years, after Bielefeld, Hannover and London. <BR> <BR>It would be really cool for people to be able to ask others where to go and what to do in a given city or town - if they give their consent. <BR> <BR>You have mine. <BR>Happy travelling <BR>Peter

Born in San Fracisco, grew up across the Bay in Berkeley and Oakland, lived there and nearby in Santa Cruz until six years ago...been in Manhattan for the past six years and at least four more. Eventually will move back to the Bay Area, though.

<BR>Born in Joplin, Missouri <BR>Raised in Boston, Massachusetts <BR>Now living in Alexandria, Virginia just outside of Washington, D.C. <BR> <BR>

Just the reverse of Caitlin. Born in New York, New York. Grew up in Pennsylvania, uni in D.C., lived a long time in Chicago then LA and now Palo Alto. Don't know where I want to end up, but for sure, somewhere in California. Lived a bit in Barrow in Furness, northern England!! Husband has close relatives in Tuscany so that feels like a second home.

Born in Mexico but lived in the Windy City (Chicago) all my life.

For Peter from Sidney: I think that is wonerful but if someone does not give their true email like you and I do, than it is hit and miss when the thread goes to the bottom. I don't have a printer but some posters have been very generous sending me printouts.And this is a good time to thank them. They know who they are. I woill not name them because I don't want to promote a buddy clubby atmosphere and want to make all new comers to the site feel welcome, because I had problen <BR>ms here in the beginning. Everyone who has responded to this site has been so loving, eager when you read all <BR> <BR>This has been a wonderful response from people who really CARE about other people, which enriches their travel experiences. And for you , <BR>PETER FROM SIDNEY-the idea is great but is someone does not give their real email address like we do, than you must wait for a post and it may sink to the bottom.I am going this weekend to see two Koala bears on tempoary laon to our Museum. I will think of you. <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>

Born, raised and live in Long Island, <BR>New York, but I can't wait to see Europe,Israel,Egypt,Alaska,Hawaii, California and Colorado

What's this got to do with travel? and who cares? ????

Capo: <BR> <BR>Thank you for the internet site. Scanned it quickly and will most certainly go back and browse it more thoroughly. Recognized several places in Sorrento in the photos. <BR> <BR>I remember once years ago on our way to a dog show (we used to show Afghan Hounds) in Mt. Baker we passed through Seattle. We stopped for gas and it was pouring rain. One of the locals commented that we were a day late and missed it, summer was yesterday! <BR> <BR>Doubt my dream of living in Sorrento will ever come to pass. Young in spirit but I'm afraid we are too old to make such a move. We certainly will go there at every opportunity though!! <BR> <BR>J

Well the thread went a long way before the unpleasantness hit!

And we can all see who it came from, naturally it would be her

North Finchley, London, England. <BR> <BR>/&lt;avey

Hey, Bjorn, <BR> Where do you really live?

I have been on a rampage and raping since age six. It is somthing in our water.

Let's get back on track here! <BR> <BR>Born and spent childhood in Melbourne, Australia. Lived a short time in Hamburg, Germany. Then lived Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and am back in Sydney (for good we hope!).

Los Angeles (Culver City really) then Oregon, then LA again, then Oregon again (ALW - Beavers & Ducks both ranked? Are we dreaming?) then San Francisco, then Seattle, then Edinburgh and points Euro, then Alaska, then Seattle. I will need a couple of extra lifetimes in order to live everywhere I'd like. Also more money. Can anyone help?

I'm amazed by the number of non-Americans on this website - it's great to see such a broad community represented on this board! I myself am born and still living in (gulp!) NJ, the only U.S. state that continues to draw laughs and groans (though quite lovely if you get out of the Newark Airport area!!)

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