I thought it would be fun to have a post where everyone told us where they're from. I'm sure it's in people's "intro" post but who reads those after a while? I never know what to answer because I've lived in lots of places and not really "from" any of them in particular.

So I'll start. I was born in Goleta Valley Hospital in the Summer of '69. That's near Santa Barbara. It's one of the Cottage hospitals, now. Lived in Santa Barbara all of five weeks before moving to Japan. Stayed there for 17 years or so, minus sixth grade in Santa Barbara (went to Peabody Elem, for those of you who live in the San Roque area).

No, my parents weren't in the military. They're school teachers. Taught at the American School in Japan for 35 years or so (I wasn't there that long, though). So I pretty much grew up in Japan but in community with English-speaking people. Our life was the school, pretty much.

Went to Westmont in Santa Barbara for four years. Got an Art degree. Studied under Tony Askew, who I've known for my entire life (really). That August (1991) Lynn and I were married. Then we moved to Minnesota in September. Lived in the Minneapolis area for a while (6 years). For those of you who live there, remember what happened on October 31, 1991? Worst snowstorm in history for Minneapolis. Our car with California tires didn't like it too much. Our first experience with snow.

So anyway, after living in Minnesota for six years, we decided to move to California to give it another shot. Worked in the San Jose area (and Los Gatos), and proceeded to get laid off several times in the three years we were there. So we moved to San Diego (Oceanside, really). Lived there for three years and decided that it wasn't worth it to live in California.

So, back to the Midwest we went -- this time to Ohio. We've lived here for over four years. The longest we've ever been in the same house. It's weird because I got to thinking that everyone here thinks of us as being Ohioans. I've never thought of us that way, though.

Which brings me back to "where am I from?" I don't know. I suppose I have ties to Santa Barbara (my parents still have their house there and spend their Summers there). So that's what I usually tell people, but I never really lived there for any length of time, except for College. My grandfather was born there, as was my mom. Actually, my Grandfather hired Tony Askew (see above) at one time when he taught Art at Santa Barbara High School.

Sorry for the long and boring post.

So, where are you from?

we're native san diegans . it may be expensive to live here, but to us it's so worth it.

thanks for stoppin by.
but mainly stay classy

I'm from Florida, St. Pete/Clearwater (Tampa Bay) Area.

I was born in the Bronx but I steadfastly say I'm Dominican. I really miss it.
I miss the food and I miss the music.

ok, here goes:

born in lander, wyoming
moved to tampa florida at 2
moved to ohio temporarily at 4
moved back to tampa florida at 4
moved to tucson, az at 5
moved to houston at 16
moved to memphis tn at 25
moved back to houston at 28
moved to england at 37

but i will always consider houston as my home town.

Aiken, South Carolina. The small town in New Jersey where I now live reminds me a lot of Aiken. That's a good thing.

Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. Went to college at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio for 4 years. Then moved to DC for law school in 96 and I've been out here ever since.

I'm from a little town called North Webster, Indiana, about 40 minutes some direction from Ft. Wayne. I moved to San Antonio, TX November 2005. I'm moving back to Indiana hopefully next year. I miss my family.

Here goes,

Born in Newport Beach, CA
Moved to Billings, Montana when I was 2
Moved to Santa Barbara, CA later when I was still 2
Went to Westmont College for 4 years, when I was in college my mom left Santa Barbara and moved to Solana Beach, CA, so I spent part of one summer in Solana Beach (near San Diego). The rest of the summers I stayed in Santa Barbara.
Got married and moved to Minnesota and the rest is the same as Adam's list at the beginning.

ADAM - Holy Cow - we have more in common - but in different years!

1961 - born at Grossmont Hospital, San Diego (well, La Mesa)
1964 - moved to Corona del Mar, CA - learned to swim in the ocean, and bodysurf the Wedge (well, at 15 - not at 4...)
1967 - Moved to Irvine CA - still summered in Newport
1981 - Moved to Santa Barbara - for the next 14 years!!!!! Lots of scuba diving, surfing, wine tasting, gourmet cooking (I even lived on WESTMONT ROAD!!!)
1995 - Moved back to Irvine - Graphics Department Manager for Deloitte & Touche Mgmnt. Consulting
1996 - Met Curtis Benton on Match.com (yes, online folks).
1997 - Married Curtis Benton - moved to Mission Viejo - where we still live, in the same awesome house overlooking Lake MV.
2002 - Gave birth to Bevan & April Benton - the most awesome twins EVER! (yes, I'm biased!)

So - I guess you could say I'm a CA girl - born and bred right next to the beach. I swear I have gills.

...NEXT!!!!

Wow! No kidding? Lynn and I were at Westmont from the Fall of '87 until the Summer of '91 Well, during the school year, anyway. Summers were at my parents' place in hidden valley near Modoc and Veronica Springs. Who knows -- maybe we've met before.

[NAVY BRAThood]
-'72, born in Lemoore, CA (Naval Air Station)

-Moved to Mississippi when I was 4 when my dad was getting better at flying A7's in the "reserve air group", and my sister was born

-Back to Lemoore for Kindergarten & elementary school, Dad out on the aircraft carriers for long cruises all over the world. This was back in the "NO GIRLS" days, so I didn't get to go on Tiger Cruises (I'm still a little bitter)

-off to Japan when my dad was on the USS Midway (which is now a museum 20 minutes from my house -- funny to see it all the time). I was in Jr High, on the gymnastics team for my school, and I remember going to ASIJ for meets -- heck, I may have been in the same building with Adam!

-Back to Lemoore for a year. I really don't like that place. It's only redeeming quality is Harris Ranch close by -- the BEST steak on the planet!!!!

-Off to DC for my dad's "suck up to admirals" desk job that all Naval Officers have to go through.

-Moved to San Diego for my senior year of high school. My gymnastics coach in Virginia offered that I could live with them for my senior year so I wouldn't have to move away for my last year of high school. I wanted to go to college in CA, though, and I'd already moved so much, what was one more move, really?

-Graduated from Mt. Carmel High School in San Diego, 1990

-Got an NROTC scholarship and started at Pepperdine University

-Met this cute guy in my CalcIII class. He had taken CalcII at a community college back in Phoenix over the summer and did NOT learn all he needed (lazy teacher, gave everyone A's for showing up). He needed help with CalcIII BIG TIME. I helped

-Realized NROTC was a STUPID move. Driving to UCLA 3 days a week for PT & drills & weapons classes & inspections -- blech!!! So I dropped out. Dad was NOT happy. That was a VERY bad time in my life, but I knew I was making the right choice. NOW, my dad brags about me, about how strong & determined I was back then (back when they were threatening to disown me -- seriously)

-Got married to that cute guy in 1993 at Malibu Presbyterian Church
[/NAVY BRAThood]

-Moved to San Jose. hubby was computer science... that's what CS grads do: move to San Jose

-Got priced out of the housing market

-HATED the high-stress world of IPO's and crazy housing prices. We weren't in any jobs that had stock options or anything that would let us benefit from that world, so we high-tailed it out of there and moved to San Diego to be near family (my mom & my sister ... parents were divorced by now, mom stayed in SD).

So, what's my answer?
I have no idea.
Lemoore? NO NO NO NO
EVERYWHERE? possibly

I'll just say San Diego

Hey I'm from Cleveland too! Westside!! Hope DC is treating you well. One of my friends from High School is a lobbyist there. He said the housing market is nuts!!

Born and raised Bozeman, Montana
Moved to Sioux city, Iowa 92
Moved back to Bozeman 96
Moved to Kalispell, Mt 03
Moved to Billings, Mt 05 here to stay (I think)

Deb

Originally born in San Antonio, TX
lived in Baton Rouge, LA
then in Tulsa, OK
then in Arlington, TX
now in Colorado Springs, CO --- so lovely.

Yes, housing market is crazy nuts here! But I love it out here and it's just a very short plane trip back home or to visit one of my siblings who are spread out - Columbus, Boston, and Florida. I'm an Eastsider - grew up in South Euclid/Lyndhurst. I graduated from Brush in 92.

Roxane, I was in Santa Barbara from 1971 until 1991. I used to babysit for people that lived on Westmont Road in the 1980s. Did you know the Ludwick family? I babysat for others on that street, but that is the only one I can remember. I grew up at Montecito Presbyterian Church and know tons of people from the area you lived in. It really is a small world.

i'm boring.

born in Peoria, Il. in Nov. 1982 but lived in Emden, Il. (town of 250 people and 30 min from Peoria) so they didnt have a hospital.

moved to washington, Il.(10 min. from Peoria) at age of 2 and been here ever since and probably always will be.

i need to get out more.

Born in 1965 at the Methodist Hospital in Houston

Lived in town near the intersection of Gesner and Westheimer until I was 12

Moved to the suburbs and went to Jr and High School in Sugar Land Texas

Went to College at Brigham Young University ( voted#1 stone cold sober 12 years in a row, and still counting)

Spent most summers in Houston and most Falls and winters at BYU, then graduated, moved back and forth several times

Settled with my husband Stuart in Springville, Utah

We have a 2nd , 5th and 8th grader


Wow, that sounds like an obit!


You guys rock! Good idea Adam!

I was born in New Bedford, MA, which is an hour south of Boston, and until I was 18, the furthest I moved was one street (the house where I was born and the house my parents still own have adjoining backyards). From 18-22, spent my academic years in Waltham, MA, a suburb of Boston at Brandeis University. Then I moved down to Baltimore for grad school @ Johns Hopkins for a year, moved back home to MA to look for work, found work in Kansas City, and I've been here three years. Although I'm from Boston, I do have trouble answering people when they ask me where I'm from, because my family is from Portugal and a lot of times I assume people are inquiring about my nationality because of my last name.

I was born in Argentina in 1972.
Been living in Los Angeles since February 1998... love it!

This is fun. I was born in 1972 in a very small town in Sweden called Säter. Lived there until I was 18 and moved to Stockholm, Swedens capital city. There I worked with children and went to school.
After a few years there I met this great guy named Joe that was a fullbright Scholar in Sweden for a year. Had a great fun year together. After he left we made plans and I came over here after six months to US to see if our relation ship would still work.
We got married six month later and then moved to Michigan-Kalamazoo for dh to work at Western Michigan University for a year and then we moved to Lansing so he could attend gradschool at MSU for two years.
After this we moved to Louisiana, because Joe got a job at LSU. We have been here since -98 and love it.
Have since been blessed with two great little boys and a booming photography business.
Life is good and our favorite past time is to travel.

Lynn - you and Adam - WOW!!! I lived in the MIL suite in the back of Marge Jarabin's house. Did you know them? Her daughter (one of them) is Paula. 1/2 way up the street on the right hand side. Yellow and white I believe. They built-in their garage for an art studio. BIG artists this family. Watercolor, oils, batiks, you name it. Oh - and TENNIS!!!!!!! Boy howdy did this family live for tennis!

TOO SMALL WORLD!!!!!! *grin*

Born in NY in 1982 and lived in Harrison, NY til i was 4
moved to Naperville, IL where I lived til I was 6
moved to Newtown, PA where I spent most of my growing up til I was 18 then
moved to Santa Barbara (such a common thread here) where I lived for three years while at Brooks

and now I've ended up here in Vegas... where my lease is up in December and planning my next move.. maybe back to SoCal or back east? not sure yet

I'm boring BWHAHHAA!!!

born in Seoul korea in nov of 82
adopted when i was 2...moved to Vegas...
Stayed in Vegas til i was 23...then moved cross country HERE....to FL...by myself...

But i'll always be a Vegas girl at heart!!

Very cool to see where everyone's lives have taken them!

I was born a California girl. Born in Fallbrook (near San Diego). Family moved to Central Kentucky (Lexington/Nicholasville) when I was three. Currently, I go to school in Western Kentucky (booooring).

Hopefully in the next few years my life will include a move to somewhere cool like Boulder or Colorado Springs. *crosses fingers*

cool...i wanna play....let's see

i was born in Burgaw, NC (outside of Wilmington) in 1971
moved to Washington DC in 1975
moved to Maryland in 1976
got married in 1991 and moved all around Maryland between 91 and 2004
moved to Katy (Houston) in 2004 and been here since
I'm a "City man with a country boy's heart"

Born in Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey

Moved to Jamestown, New York at age 3

Moved to Berkeley at age 18 and lived in Bay Area for next several years including:
Richmond
Redwood City

Have since lived in:

Carmichael, California
Biggs, California

Now in Roseville, California

Kansas City, Missouri

Medina, Ohio (born and raised until I was 18 and left to move to FL for school... except I lived in a round house for 4 months when I was 4 in Iowa)

... spent some time in NYC, Spain also then moved to GA in 04

Hey there!
My husband is Dominican! And my two little boys are obviously half! We've never taken the boys, but plan on it *every* summer and then get either too busy or something has happened where we don't go. What area of the Dominican Republic are your family from?
Angela

Hey all~
I can't remember all of the times and dates like you guys! Whenever I talk about growing up and traveling alot people always ask if my family was in the military.. nope, they were hippies who wanted to travel around alot. And we did. I loved it, embraced it, my brother hated it and became as normal as he possibly could in adulthood.
So, born in Houston TX.. moved to Rockport TX which we still go to every single summer, have family there etc,
moved to San Francisco
moved to Cambridge Massachusetts..
Somerset Mass
Somewhere in upstate NY
a house in Vermont
Denver Colorado
Chicago Illinois
Houston in between all of those. Houston definitely "Home"
Moved to London, lived there for 5 years, photography, rented darkroom space etc
Came home bc I felt guilty that my grandparents were getting older and what if something happened..
got very depressed bc I missed London so much
got a job at Continental in conjunction with freelance photography so that I could frequently see my non blood "family" in England.
Traveled ALOT working for Continental (all over the place)
met this cute Dominican guy who worked with me at continental, fell in love, got married, had two boys named Dominic and Julian
The End or The Beginning of my life now
!!
Angela

what a great thread!

Born in Lafayette, LA
Moved to Memphis, TN at age 2 (lived across the street from Elvis)
Moved to Athens, AL age 3
Moved to Auburn University for college, Auburn, AL age 18
Moved to Gulf Breeze, FL after marriage age 22
Moved to Athens, AL age 28 to present (with husband and 2 girls) and love it!

I live in Utah. Born in West Plains, MO....then moved to Delta, CO when I was 12 & then moved here to Utah 3 years ago!

Born and raised in Liverpool England
Now on the Wirral Peninsula
Have worked all over the UK

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio ... Entire family is from Southeast Ohio (about 40 miles East of Cincy). Lived in SE Ohio until age 2, then moved to Northern KY when my mom married my step dad. Lived in NKY until about 3 years ago, when I moved to Hamilton, Ohio (which is 30 miles North of Cincy, and 30 miles South of Dayton). I am happy here!

My boyfriend is born & raised in a very small town in West Virginia. We hope to move near Charleston, WV in 3 years, and start our family

I think I would get the prize for being the most boring...

Born in Ogden, UT first home was Clearfield until I was 2
Then moved 2 miles to West Point
Lived there 19 years until I got married
moved to the city next door for 3 years
Bought my parents house and I am back in the same house I lived in for 19 years.
Been here for almost 5 years

no plans to move...yet : )

Nope, I think I win. Born in San Diego. Still live in the very same house. Never moved. Ever.

However this will change in October...I'm finally moving out! Yippee!

I was born in Mcallen Texas (but I was supposed to born in mexico) Lived between Mcallen Texas and Reynosa Mexico until I was 19.

moved to Miami at 19 not knowing anyone just following my dreams to become a Model or photographer.
moved to Naples FL @ 20
Lived for a little bit in missoula Mt for photography school
then move to Dallas texas @ 27
Moving to California @29 will be moving to california soon.

Born and raised inthe same town my dad was borna dn raised in...Newhall, CA (City of Santa Clarita now)
Moved to Columbia, MO in 93 (went to Mizzou)
Moved to St. Louis in 2001
December 2001 met a San Diego girl in our church's parking lot
2003 Married San Diego girl in St. Louis

Now my wife is pregnant with twins and our family is nearby in Missouri so we don't dare move from here. We'll need the help once the twins are born!

Me Too ! I am from Cleveland (Lakewood). Went to University of Dayton Then Wright State - Then moved to Chicago - been here 18 years.

Patrick

Born in LOMA LINDA

Moved to LOMA LINDA when I was 2

Moved to another house in LOMA LINDA when I was 8

Went to grade school in LOMA LINDA

Went to high school in LOMA LINDA

(OK, so I was a 13-year student at one school in LOMA LINDA)

Went to University at Cal Poly Pomona (ha!)

Got married and moved into an apartment in LOMA LINDA

Bought my first house in LOMA LINDA six months later

I have been working from home in LOMA LINDA for the last seven years

My wife works at the hospital where I was born here in LOMA LINDA

My two boys (3 and 5) were born in LOMA LINDA

My oldest son goes to school in LOMA LINDA (different school)

I just ate lunch at one of my favorite spaghetti places in LOMA LINDA



Some facts about LOMA LINDA:
*Population = ~20,000
*Median age = 34 years
*Has of only a couple of post offices in the entire nation that delivers mail on Sunday instead of Saturday due to the predominantly Seventh-day Adventist population
*Loma Linda was featured by National Geographic Magazine as one of the three places in the world with the highest longevity rate

hey, there's nothing boring about San Diego, Alyssa!

congrats on the big move!!!

sing it nely!!!

lolI meant that I've lived in the same house my whole life. I love SD and would never move away!Thank you!!! I'm so excited!

sunny san diego! born and raised!

graduated from colorado state university....moved back to SD...met my husband...followed him to the caribbean and england for school...and followed him to utah for work...in 2 years...we better be moving back to SD!











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i was told i'm from the stork but i don't believe my parents.
born in nj (n.plainfield)
lived in manville nj for 19 years-ish.
moved all around nj and a bit into pa (the nj side)
moved to nc in 1997.
moved to MD in 2007
here i am.

here is my travel list:

Born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan (former republic of the "mighty" USSR) in 1980
moved to Moscow, Russia in 1995 (for a short period of time)
moved back to Tashkent to become a lawyer
1998 figured that I didnt want to be a lawyer and live there, moved to Greensboro NC to attend UNCG
1999 ran out of money to pay for tuition (no financial aid for international students), moved to Miami FL
2000 decided that I wanted to see some snow for a change and flew to Boston, MA with a friend (fell in love with beantown and decided to stay)
2002 got offered a job in Jersey City NJ, moved to Brooklyn NY
2002 (3 months later) decided that it wasn't for me and moved back to Boston.

The answer:
I am from Russian, but I am Korean (even though I wasn't born there )