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message 601: by Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required (new)

Sandra | 25908 comments Waves hi to Dallas!! via hIphotricraQs :)


message 602: by Ora (new)

Ora (oeamis) Where are you living now? North Carolina
Where are you originally from? California
Where would you like to retire to? IDK somewhere along the coast. I love the beach.


message 603: by Sennah (new)

Sennah Tate (Sennah_Tate) | 7 comments I've lived in Central Florida my entire life. While I love my home state, I'm a nomad at heart and my other half and I have plans to build a tiny house and travel the country while I write. Not exactly retirement, but good enough for me!


message 604: by Sonja (new)

Sonja Where are you living now? Toronto, Canada
Where are you originally from? Balkans
Where would you like to retire to? Dominican Republic


message 605: by Jo-Jo (new)

Jo-Jo | 113 comments Hi, I live in a small town called Williamsburg about 35 miles outside of Cincinnati, Ohio. I have lived in and around Cincinnati my entire life and actually really love it here. My favorite thing about living here is that we get to experience all four distinct seasons...in the summer it is hot and humid, perfect for swimming. When autumn comes around the air turns slightly cooler then the leaves change colors and everything is just beautiful. During winter the temperatures plummet, sometimes to below zero even, and we can count on getting plenty of snow and ice on the ground for sledding or snowball fights. Then it is spring's turn to come back, bringing with it warmer weather, rain showers, budding flowers and new leaves on the trees...also plenty of wind for the kids to fly their kites. I'm sure it is like this in plenty of other locations as well, but for me this is home, and i love it.


message 606: by Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required (new)

Sandra | 25908 comments Hi Joanne. Sounds ideal to experience all the seasons. Me, I love the warm sunshine and don't like the cold, though I do love the trees turning all the colours.

Does Williamsburg have a lot of historic buildings and such? I seem to remember seeing something about it, and I'm sure it was Williamsburg. Though as an Aussie I could be totally wrong.


message 607: by Jo-Jo (new)

Jo-Jo | 113 comments Sandra wrote: "Hi Joanne. Sounds ideal to experience all the seasons. Me, I love the warm sunshine and don't like the cold, though I do love the trees turning all the colours.

Does Williamsburg have a lot of his..."


You may be thinking of Colonial Williamsburg which if I'm correct is in the state of Virginia. My favorite seasons are definitely summer and spring when it is warmest, but I think I would miss the winters and autumns if I lived somewhere else.


message 608: by Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required (new)

Sandra | 25908 comments Well that makes sense :D

I like Autumn but I could live without Winter easily and it only gets to around 40F less wind chill. At the moment it is 61F (4.30pm Monday) and I'm rugged up and looking forward to the log fire tonight. LOL.


message 609: by Pam (new)

Pam (psteinke) Where are you living now?
SW North Dakota

Where are you originally from?
Los Angeles, but did 20 years in Vegas before ND

Where would you like to retire to?
Ireland or Scotland


☘Misericordia☘ ⚡ϟ⚡⛈⚡☁ ❇️❤❣ (misericordia) | 2 comments Living now in Russia. Originally from Ukraine. Want to retire in one of the following: 1. Russia. 2. Ukraine. 3. Antarctic. 4. China. 5. Australia. Weird, huh?


message 611: by Karitas (new)

Karitas | 2 comments Hi I'm from Iceland, i currently live in Iceland and want to retire in Iceland. I'm a home grown sort of person that once i know where the bookstore is i'm perfectly happy there with no aspirations to move to some place where i don't know where the bookstore is.


message 612: by Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required (new)

Sandra | 25908 comments Very eclectic Misericordia and totally understand Karitas that you are comfortable at home :)


message 613: by Mary Carolyn (new)

Mary Carolyn  (ivorybow) | 7 comments I retired to live in Bărlad, Romania, a small eastern town close to the border of the Ukraine, and Moldova

I was born in Amarillo, grew up in Houston, then spent most of my life in Austin, Rockford (close to Grand Rapids) MI, and Duluth MN.

If Romanian immigration ever revokes my residence visa, I would like to live out the rest of my life in NW New Mexico, in the mountains.


message 614: by Ruby (new)

Ruby (princessbookwrm) | 1 comments Hey all, Im from California! I live in the northern mountains.

I have been here my whole life. I live in a small town not too much more than 2,000. But the cities are not too far away.

I'd like to travel more, but that doesn't seem too be in the cards anytime soon.


message 615: by Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required (new)

Sandra | 25908 comments Carolyn, what made you think of moving to Romania?


message 616: by Mary Carolyn (new)

Mary Carolyn  (ivorybow) | 7 comments Hi Sandra,
I spiritually adopted two boys, whom the US Embassy refused to allow me to bring to the US. No orphans allowed! and Romania has disallowed adoptions by foreigners, so the only solution was for me to come here. They have since grown up, and I loved it and stayed after I retired. I now teach conversational English as a volunteer at a local middle school.


message 617: by Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required (new)

Sandra | 25908 comments Sounds like the perfect solution :)


message 618: by Natasha (new)

Natasha | 3 comments Hi
I live in a little town in the south Island of New Zealand.


message 619: by Mary Carolyn (new)

Mary Carolyn  (ivorybow) | 7 comments thank you Sandra, it was indeed the perfect solution. I do get homesick for America, often, especially for the beautiful Southwest. But I know I am in the right place, and I have my Kindle, so all is right with the world.


message 620: by Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required (new)

Sandra | 25908 comments Natasha, just across the ditch. I've been to both north & south islands, whereabouts are you?


message 621: by Tina (new)

Tina I live in Clyo Georgia. Pretty much country. 45 miles from Savannah Ga, where I grew up. Been out here for 12 years just before I got married. I was born in Iowa but my Dad went into military (Vietnam) and was stationed to Savannah Ga, so that's why I grew up there.


message 622: by Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required (new)

Sandra | 25908 comments Glad you enjoyed Aus Sebastian, my hubby meets lots of Irish girls, predominantly, doing traffic control. And they all say the same, except for Christmas. They all want to be home at Christmas. Family I can understand but it sounds so cold and wet then.

Hope you get to move to a city soon.


message 623: by Minuska (new)

Minuska (minuskaa) | 132 comments hmm it seems like my country is not represented in SOS yet.. I am from Czech Republic :) was born here and not sure where to retire yet.. but oh well I do have about 40 years to decide it :)


message 624: by Steph, Serious series addict (new)

Steph (angel4492) | 32697 comments Another first for us! :D Welcome Minuska from Czech Republic!


message 625: by Angelique (new)

Angelique  Holmberg (medusaswedeangel) | 14 comments Born and raised in Sweden, but I currently reside in Los Angeles, so.... What country do I represent? :D


message 626: by Steph, Serious series addict (new)

Steph (angel4492) | 32697 comments We track where members are currently living on the maps (in post 1). But we also like hearing where everyone's from as well. :)


message 627: by Steph, Serious series addict (new)

Steph (angel4492) | 32697 comments I've updated our maps, including the lists of US states and world countries where our members are located. Amazing! Thank you all for joining us!


message 628: by Linda C (new)

Linda C (libladynylindac) | 716 comments I live in Webster, New York, just outside of Rochester. I grew up in a small town about 35 miles from Rochester. I am retired and plan to stay right here, although we are planning on downsizing.

I love to travel and have been to many countries but always return to this area.


message 629: by Steph, Serious series addict (new)

Steph (angel4492) | 32697 comments Welcome Linda! :)


message 630: by Natasha (new)

Natasha | 3 comments Sandra wrote: "Natasha, just across the ditch. I've been to both north & south islands, whereabouts are you?"

Im in Temuka, 2hrs South of Christchurch :-)


message 631: by Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required (new)

Sandra | 25908 comments Natasha, I remember Christchurch as being a lovely city in the Autumn, with all the trees turning, we flew out from there.

Such a shame the earthquake & liquifaction ruined a lot of it :(

Hope you were far enough away not to be effected.


message 632: by Natasha (new)

Natasha | 3 comments Sandra wrote: "Natasha, I remember Christchurch as being a lovely city in the Autumn, with all the trees turning, we flew out from there.

Such a shame the earthquake & liquifaction ruined a lot of it :(

Hope yo..."


Yeah it was a shame I grew up around Christchurch city so I have a lot of friends in and around the area. Thankfully they were ok. we felt both quakes was a little surreal, don't realise what is happening till it was over.


message 633: by Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required (new)

Sandra | 25908 comments Glad to hear they were ok!


message 634: by Natasha (new)

Natasha Where are you living now? New Jersey
Where are you originally from? New Jersey
Where would you like to retire to? New Jersey

I'm sensing a theme here. There are plenty of places I would love to visit and maybe even live for a few years, but New Jersey will always be my home.


message 635: by Brittany (new)

Brittany (wulfgirl) | 90 comments I currently live in the middle of nowhere, Michigan

I was born and raised in Chicago, IL

I think I'd like to retire somewhere in Canada


message 636: by Nelta (new)

Nelta I live in the midlands of South Carolina....born and raised here...I also spend a lot if time at our beach cottage on Edisto Island, SC. Great place to sit on the beach and read!


message 637: by Natina (new)

Natina El | 3 comments Where I live now? Virginia beach USA
Where I was born? Camden, NJ ( but I consider Philadelphia my hometown)
Retire ... Hmmm I'm thinking Arizona ...


message 638: by Cee (new)

Cee (simplystrange) *I'm from California and have always been here except for when I studied abroad in Japan.

*Retire... I'm not sure yet. Hopefully I have the opportunity to travel around the US more so I can figure it out.


message 639: by Jules (new)

Jules Tai (jtai) | 4 comments I currently live in MA
Originally from NY but never really lived there
Where would I retire...it'll not likely happen due to cost but San Francisco would be my choice.


message 640: by ♎ Nereta♎ (new)

♎ Nereta♎  (littlecleo) | 2 comments Hi, I live in Lithuania


message 641: by Deborah (new)

Deborah Dixon (deboracracy) I live in New Orleans, y'all. Yeah you rite!!
Originally, I'm from Kingston, Jamaica. Add JA to the list, man!
As for where I'll retire: I won't, unfortunately. But the place I'll end up at the end of my life will hopefully be Jamaica with my mother. :)


message 642: by Tiffany (new)

Tiffany Rogers | 80 comments I grew up in Bartonville, IL, a small village that is famous for an insane asylum. It was closed in the '70s but it still stands. I currently live in Mapleton, IL. I didn't go far...literally the other side of my street is Bartonville.

In a perfect world, I will retire to somewhere in the countryside of Ireland and you'll find my nearly every day in a little pub with a book in hand drinking lots and lots of Smithwick's. In reality, I can probably only get my husband as far as southern Maryland so that will have to do :)


message 643: by Graeme (new)

Graeme Rodaughan Born, living and happy to retire (one day) in Australia


message 644: by Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required (new)

Sandra | 25908 comments Me too Graeme :)


message 645: by Graeme (last edited Jun 11, 2016 01:45PM) (new)

Graeme Rodaughan Sandra wrote: "Me too Graeme :)"

Hi Sandra, from your profile, you are a huge, voracious reader - around a book a day. That's amazing.


message 646: by Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required (new)

Sandra | 25908 comments Thanks Graeme, I've been slack this yr, but generally you're right :D


message 647: by Lekeisha (new)

Lekeisha | 466 comments Born, raised and currently still living in Tennessee. Since the majority of my family is here , this will more than likely be my retirement spot as well.


message 648: by Elaine (new)

Elaine Howlin (elainehowlinbooks) | 0 comments I live in Cork, Ireland.

I grew up in Kilkenny, Ireland.

I would like to retire somewhere in Italy


message 649: by MaWhit (last edited Aug 03, 2016 11:14PM) (new)

MaWhit  (mawhit) I live in Colorado.

I grew up half in Colorado and half in Texas. (Texas from birth-age 3, Colorado from 3-13, Texas from 13-20, Colorado 20+).

I'm now nearly 41 and have lived in Colorado most of my life.

I expect to retire here. I love where I live.


message 650: by Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required (new)

Sandra | 25908 comments Always nice to love where you live. I do too :D


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