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Where do you call home?
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Andrea AKA Catsos Person
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Jan 06, 2015 05:06AM
I was born in Rochester, NY where I lived until I was 21. After that, lived in Washington, DC, where I still reside today.
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Andrea (Catsos Person) wrote: " After that, lived in Washington, DC, where I still reside today."ooh lucky! I went to American and LOVED DC so much! I worked at the zoo after college but had to return home because I couldn't find a real job. I'm dying to go back.
Qnpoohbear, you really sound as if you had a great experience in DC. A lot of people who live here are grads from the local Uni's.There are a lot of free cultural-type of things to take advantage of, but sometimes it feels like a third world country. I miss some of the conveniences that I was used to in NY, like snow removal. ;)
I also hate the climate here, but DC has been good to me.
Andrea (Catsos Person) wrote: "There are a lot of free cultural-type of things to take advantage of, but sometimes it feels like a third world country. I miss some of the conveniences that I was used to in NY, like snow removal. ;)I also hate the climate here, but DC has been good to me.
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Summers are unbearable at times especially working in the zoo gift shops the year they got the pandas. Winters were more mild than here in New England. It didn't snow so much back in the 90s/2000. Getting home on the bus during snow was a nightmare though.
Yesterday, here we had what I consider a very small amt of snow and most of the bus routes had no service.I consider these "winters" in DC are not really be winters at all compared to my childhood home in W NY and where you are in New England.
Paging in from the country in Missouri, USA. :)
California! The San Francisco Bay Area, which I love! (And which is also too expensive...lol)
I live right outside of Winston Salem, North Carolina. A southern gal!
Southwestern Alberta, Canada. right in the beautiful mountains!
A small coastal town in Kerala, India ☺️☺️
Tucson, Arizona, USA since November, 2011. Lived in suburban Chicago, Illinois, most of my 60 years. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Madrid, Spain. Lived in London and Dublín, though I am from San Sebastian, in Northern Spain.
I live in Putten, a small village in the Netherlands (Europe)
I (we) now live in the Pioneer Valley in Western Massachusetts, USA, (a long way from Boston) surrounded by asparagus, strawberry, parsnip and pumpkin fields, quaint New England homes and 30,000 college students within 25 miles.Before that, for 15+ years, I lived in New Mexico, where the flag that is my avatar comes from. Along the way, I've called NYC, the Adirondacks, CT, MA (both ends), OH, NM, CO, MT, all in the USA, and London, Ontario, Canada, home.
Osceola Indiana. It is near South Bend!!!
Originally I am from Northeast Pennsylvania, USA but I now call home Bournemouth, Dorset, UK.
Originally from California but now live in Stillwater Oklahoma!
My Dad is from Stillwater! We love Eskimo Joe's.
Tess, by memory from something I read years ago Kerala is a land of beautiful beaches. True?
I'm in a small town on the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand.
I live in Katy, TX about 35 minutes west of Houston! Originally from Fort Smith, AR! :-}
Britt wrote: "I live in Katy, TX about 35 minutes west of Houston! Originally from Fort Smith, AR! :-}"Welcome Britt! :)
Wow, all these amazing places you all have lived! I'm from Bucks County, PA. I lived near Cincoteague Island a little after college, LOVED it there. Now I've settled down in central NJ.
I teach English in Shandong Province, China. Otherwise, we live in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada.
I currently live in San Antonio, Texas.
A little village in Cornwall - where Poldark is set and filmed in - not sure if Poldark is well-known in the US...?
Nina wrote: "A little village in Cornwall - where Poldark is set and filmed in - not sure if Poldark is well-known in the US...?"oh yes it is! Thanks to the remake with Aidan Turner frequently appearing shirtless on the TV. Cornwall looks amazing on the TV and it's such a character in the novels that I would like to see it for myself someday.
QNPoohBear wrote: "Nina wrote: "A little village in Cornwall - where Poldark is set and filmed in - not sure if Poldark is well-known in the US...?"oh yes it is! Thanks to the remake with Aidan Turner frequently ap..."
I think Aidan Turner does a great job at portraying the feisty Ross Poldark, and Cornwall is well worth seeing if you're visiting the UK- the coastline is as rugged and beautiful as it looks on film.
I grew up in the Appalachian Mountains in Southeastern Kentucky, but I, more recently, live in South Central Tennessee and worked for the last ten years at The University of the South, aka Sewanee. Beautiful campus and looks more like it should be found somewhere in England rather than a small town on the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee. I have been blessed to live in some of the most beautiful places I could imagine. I have enjoyed reading where others have lived! Thanks for this post. ;-)
I like how many have addressed stereotypes in this question.I am from Kansas, and like Princess Katie, I feel I must explain that further to dispel most preconceived notions. I do live in the city, but I did grow up on a crop farm that has been in my family for generations. I have never seen a tornado. When threat of one was there, my dad would stand outside watching the weather. I would sometimes join him, but my mom was completely distraught about it, so I had to respect that. In the city, I follow the rules and go to the basement, because you can't see for miles here. Anyways, now I have focused so much on tornadoes that I am probably just contributing to the legend.
Joanna wrote: "I like how many have addressed stereotypes in this question.I am from Kansas, and like Princess Katie, I feel I must explain that further to dispel most preconceived notions. I do live in the cit..."
Where in Kansas do you live? I grew up in Olathe.
Isabelle wrote: "Maryland, USA!"Same here!! Where in Maryland? I'm around Silver Spring.
Kelli wrote: "Joanna wrote: "I like how many have addressed stereotypes in this question.I am from Kansas, and like Princess Katie, I feel I must explain that further to dispel most preconceived notions. I do ..."
Topeka :-)
Carolin,I have always wanted to visit Sweden. My son and daughter in law were just there in Stockholm two weeks ago for a visit.
Minneapolis Minnesota, by way of North- and South Dakota, Maryland (20+ years), Germany, and England.
I am from a city called Duque de Caxias, near Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. It is an urban area, not as glamourous as Rio though. I would like to move to a greener place.
Stephanie wrote: "I live in Munich, Germany." near my brother! I so want to visit Germany and München!
I live in a small town called Apple Creek Ohio. Its the heart of Amish Country in Ohio. I love it but I do miss the cities as well. Guess you can't have it all!!
I never knew there were Amish in Ohio too! I can recall, years ago, visiting Pensylvania, and driving out into Amish country. I was intrigued to hear their version of German spoken. I could 'almost' understand it!
Beth-In-UK wrote: "I never knew there were Amish in Ohio too! I can recall, years ago, visiting Pensylvania, and driving out into Amish country. I was intrigued to hear their version of German spoken. I could 'almost..." We have a huge Amish Community here. Almost as big as Pensylania. I live in a town that has more Amish that English. (English is what you call a non Amish). If you ever want to visit a Amish community come to Ohio!! Its beautiful here!!
Christine, it's such a shame that so much of the USA is neglected by tourists. We just tend to do New England/Florida/West Coast/Las Vegas, and sometimes New Orleans/'the Deep South' and maybe Niagara. Oh, and Aspen etc, plus maybe Washington DC/Virginia/Pensylvania. Almost everywhere else is 'flyover'....and we know almost nothing about those places.....such a shame.
I have a penfriend in Arkansas, and the photos she sends shows a beautiful landscape - yet I can't imagine any British tourists ever go there!!
