I have made 23 moves, 4 here in Omaha, soooo 19 different locations. Among the places I've lived are: Germany twice; Stuttgart and Augsburg, and Okinawa. Seattle, Tacoma, and Bothell, WA. Hampton, VA, Rosepine, LA. Overland Park, KS. Seattle and Overland Park were favorites. Least favorite was Rosepine.

I've lived in Southern Illinois, Northern Indiana, Florida, Arizona, California, Tennessee, Nevada and Colorado. I think Phoenix and Las Vegas were my least favorite places... No... Yuma was worse. I hated the heat.

So far, Colorado is my second favorite. Nashville, TN wins. It was close enough to visit the Great Smokey Mountains which is my favorite place.

Born in California, but I've lived in Arizona almost all my life. Within Arizona, I've lived in Phoenix, Flagstaff, and Tempe, Mesa, Chandler and Gilbert. I also lived in Dresden, Germany for three years, from 2005 -2008. Germany felt like home.

10 different places. They were in West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, California, and Oregon. The longest I was in one house was 13 years, from the time I was 36 to 49 years old. I've lived here in Huntington the longest, and since this is where all my family is, I'm probably staying.

Let's see: early life - Denver, CO; mid and high school - Longmont, CO; junior college - Littleton, CO; undergraduate one - Tucson, AZ; paleontology- Wray, CO; Archaeology - back to Longmont, CO; 2nd undergraduate - Boulder, CO; oil field - Houston, Tx; 1st teaching position- Hopi Indian Reservation, Az; second teaching assignment - Santa Fe, NM; Masters degree- Champaign-Urbana, Il; 4th teaching assignment - Pueblo, CO, 5th assignment -Pueblo West, CO; 6th assignment - Manzanola, CO: present - Navajo Reservation. This does not include short term living situations for archaeological and geolgy contracts. A few places I would say. Lol

Six areas, 11 homes, in four countries. Stopped in 1992, threw out the anchor and have no real interest in another move. I am not even crazy about traveling at this point, thought with the right person I could be talked into a few more trips. ?

I lived and worked in Plžen in the Czech Republic for two years while I was in my late 20s. Not good for my health, but I had a great time.

Cheaper by the Dozen

1. Born prematurely in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where I spent two months in an incubator.
2. Oak Park, Michigan until the 2nd grade.
3. Our family moved to a lakeside home in Union Lake, Michigan, where I lived until age 18. Swimming, sailing and ice skating.

Sunsets filled the sky with glowing colors, reflected in the lake and flowing into our living room.

I went to college in:

4. Ann Arbor, Michigan. Bachelor degree, University of Michigan.

5. At age 21, I moved West to climb mountains, and stayed. Fell in love with the mountains of Washington State. Lived in Olalla, WA, on the Puget Sound, looking across to the glittering lights of Seattle. Took the ferry to Seattle for graduate school.

Meanwhile, I was hiking, running, swimming, lifting weights, downhill skiing and cross-country skiing. An intellectual jock. Here I am at 26, high in the Olympic Mountains.

6-10. While in graduate school at the University of Washington, I worked as a YMCA program director. Being recruited by different YMCAs took me to Tacoma, West Seattle, Ballard and Auburn. Cheap digs. Paid for graduate school with cash.

11. Fell in love with a Wenatchee man who sucked me over the mountains like a romantic vacuum cleaner.
12. After our divorce, moved to Vancouver, WA. Record-breaking rain for four years. I was delighted to return to sunny Wenatchee!

10 or 11. Some repeats. Where in Germany did you live?

40 ( +/- 3)
No military reasons.

No favorites. Yet.

Please define ‘place,’ and for that matter, ‘live.’ Do you consider a period of less than a year ‘living in a place?’ And is a ‘place’ a region, state, country, ZIP Code or a particular dwelling?

1.) Born in Detroit, MI.

2.) Pontiac, MI / Waterford, MI area for 1 year.

3.) Warren, MI for 1 year.

4.) Fair Haven, MI (40-ish miles northeast of Detroit) Grew up and lived there for 17 years.

5.) Houghton, MI (Nortwestern Upper Peninsula) for 5 years to attend Michigan Technological University and earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Engineering Enterprise.

6.) Cedar Rapids, IA for 7 months. Lived in the area for a co-op / internship at Rockwell Collins.

7.) Virginia Beach, VA since June 2009 for first Electrical Engineering job out of college.

OKC, OK
Newcastle, OK
Corpus Christie, Tx
Alice, Tx.
Odessa, Tx.
Jowel, NM
Enid, OK
Norman, OK
Edmond, OK
Orlando, Fl
Kings Bay, Ga
Jacksonville, Fl
Saratoga Springs, NY
Virginia Beach, Va
San Diego, Ca
Alameda, Ca
Treasure Island, Ca
Port Orchard, Wa
Seattle, Wa
Moore, OK

I've moved 43 times so far. But I've only lived in Colorado, Kansas and Oklahoma. I've never had a driver's license expire with my correct address printed on it.

Lived? I'll set my criteria for lived, then you decide. Long enough to unpack, learn about the local culture, work for a living/finish a contract, travel around the area enough to be familiar, make a few friends (some close), buy some local clothing/souvenirs/art, learn at least the basic local language, and go on a few dates (anything in excess of 10 weeks).

Under those conditions, I've lived in 35 countries outside the US, 12 states in the US and 5 territories of the US. Places I've seen (as in brushing my teeth a few times after eating at some local restaurants and flirting with at least one waitress), probably another 20+ countries, including most of the Pacific and Caribbean islands, all the Canadian provinces, and the remaining 38 states.

2 countries, 9 American states, 15 different towns or cities (smallest 250 people and largest 1.1 million people.).

11 towns, 17 places (houses, apartments). Favorite was Falmouth on Cape Cod (the "armpit" of the Cape) when I was a kid.

Ohio, Kentucky, Oregon and California. Ohio is my home state lived in Kentucky and Oregon only 1 year and almost 3 years in California, all by the age of 22. I would love to live in a better state but my children are rooted here in Ohio.

New York City, Korea, Germany, Maryland, DC. Not too many. Would love to love over seas again some day.

9 cities/towns in 5 states (Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Iowa, Ohio, then back to Iowa) over the first 29 years of my life. Now I've been in the same house for 18 years.

I have lived in five states and it’s not nearly enough

Think I have run out of flanges to count them on.

Utah ( SLC), California (San Diego, Oxnard, Ventura, Monterey), Florida (Orlando), Virginia (Ft. Belvoir), Puerto Rico (Roosevelt Roads NS), Bermuda (St. George), Saudi Arabia (Al Jubail), Italy (La Maddalena), Texas (Lorena, Marfa, Iraan).

Italy

Let's see...Muckleshoot Native American reservation--though I was an infant and don't remember,
Olympia, WA,
Poulsbo, WA,
Seattle, WA,
Hamburg, West Germany (now just Germany)
Seeheim W. Germany
New Orleans, LA,
Tuscaloosa, AL,
Mobile, AL,
& Baton Rouge, LA.

Without question my favorite was Seeheim. Charming 1100 year old German village, cobblestone streets, streetcars, charming old houses, clean, charming stable European lifestyle. AND mostly just nominal religious presence, rather than the devout, aggressive fundy stuff we see so much of in so much of the U.S.

Born in the Caribbean... lived in USA (East Coast, West Coast, South), Spain, Greece, Germany. With 20 years in the Navy. I had been around many lands and nations and my resume includes many ladies of many countries. Just relocated Sunday to Las Vegas (2nd time). I am a Gypsy. But is not about getting there... it is about what you do once you are there.