How far away from where you grew up do you live?

darkangelism · 12-22-2004, 03:20 PM

Do you live in the same town, state/province that you grew up in?

Did you go away for college and not go back?

Duke · 12-22-2004, 03:32 PM

I've been all over the place. Grew up in Nelson BC, went to the army in Trail then spent time in Waynrite Alberta and Chilliwack BC for army, then back to Nelson, then to Trail and Castlegar for work and college, then back to Nelson, then to Burnaby, New West, North Vancouver and finally settled back down in New West.

To answer your original question I'm about 650 km or 7 hours from where I was born.

Merika · 12-22-2004, 09:43 PM

I was born while my Dad was in the Army in Germany.....but I only live 2.5 hours from where I grew up and where most of my family lives. I lived further away once while living in Oklahoma, and short stays in LA and Vegas....but overall....I've never gotten too far from home.

There is a lot to be said for staying close up....there is also a time when you have to follow your own path and move on.

Stone · 12-22-2004, 09:52 PM

I'm in the same city where I grew up I moved to PA to go to college when I was 18 but came home quick I was homesick, the people up there we're diffrent they didn't like me, and it was to cold BRRRRR

Merika · 12-22-2004, 10:30 PM

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I'm in the same city where I grew up I moved to PA to go to college when I was 18 but came home quick I was homesick, the people up there we're diffrent they didn't like me, and it was to cold BRRRRR

I don't know what it is about PA....but the last three guys I was involved with were from there originally. Maybe there is a KARMA for states.....LOL!

Luba · 09-18-2005, 07:40 PM

Fourteen miles

Weiser · 09-18-2005, 08:13 PM

Geeze....

Niagara Falls, Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Banff, Alberta
Canmore, Alberta
Mesa, Arizona
Gilbert, Arizona
Chandler, Arizona
Tempe, Arizona
Windsor, Ontario

I'm 23...think I've moved enough times?

Merika · 09-18-2005, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Luba

Fourteen miles

I guess you are just a home-girl.

Luba · 09-18-2005, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Merika

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Originally Posted by Luba

Fourteen miles

I guess you are just a home-girl.

Or a country bumpkin (funny, I'm pretty sure I posted this already) :?

Animal · 09-18-2005, 09:00 PM

well i was born in Charlottetown PEI. lived in almost every small town on pei the ones i remember are
West royalty
malpeque
stratford
montague
murry river
and in about ten different houses in charlottetown
and now i live in hamilton ontario and i'm about to move to grande prairie alberta

darkangelism · 09-18-2005, 11:24 PM

weiser, have you lived in enough places? Do you like moving or something?

Vautrin · 09-19-2005, 03:26 AM

I was born in a hospital 9 miles (15 km) from my parental home (at that time). Lived there for 18 years. For university I moved about 50 miles (80km). That is where I still live.

so for me the answer is about 50 miles. Hopefully in a few years, the number will be completely different. :hearts:

Adonaicole · 09-19-2005, 09:49 AM

I live about 0 miles from where I was born. Actually from 3 on I grew up and went to school in Seattle which is about 200 miles from where I live now. Both sets of grandparents lived in the town I live in now so it has always felt like home. After I finished school I spent 4 years in San Diego (which is a perfect place for a young single guy) and then after that I spent 3 years in Germany in the Army. After I got out of the army I came back here. I love it, everybody knows me where ever I go, it's like being famous, ha, ha...

darkangelism · 09-19-2005, 10:08 AM

small town?

twinkle · 09-19-2005, 02:02 PM

My parents live in Eastern Europe. I went to the university (I was 18) in the capital and I lived there 4 years. It was 400 km away from my home town.

Went on a scholarship to Paris (at 22) and stayed here - on the 30-th of September it's gonna be 2 years, going on third. Now I'm a couple of thousand km away from home, but it takes only 3 hours in a plane, so I don't complain.

I would have loved to change countries again. Maybe I just might - we'll see what next year brings

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Adonaicole · 09-19-2005, 02:31 PM

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small town?

Yes, it's small, the downtown area is about 2 blocks square.
The population density for the county is 5 people per square mile...I'm not making this up. I don't know how many times I've been on a date only to hear, "Billy Bob's your Uncle? That's my dad!"