ladyskydiver 0 #51 September 12, 2003 You forgot the option of moved after 30. Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pegasus 0 #52 September 12, 2003 I have been all over the place, FL, LA, IN, TX, GA & I am only 28! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #53 September 12, 2003 QuoteThe "she" mentioned in the original post is me. And no, I don't think people are close-minded if they don't move away from their home state or city. I just thought it was strange that Bo had never moved away from Chicago. (besides a 8 week stay in Ireland while in school) In a way it must be nice b/c you can stay close with all your old friends, at least the ones that don't move away either. Pros and cons either way, I just thought it was "odd" to not have lived anywhere but Chicago. 30 Chicago winters. Yikes! If he still lived with his parents, then we'd have problems Yea, moved out from the parents place the day (literally, THAT day) I got my first real job (after I tired of that whole media/radio thing). So no worries there! Well, the winters aren't as bad as people think. Yea, it gets cold but it really makes you enjoy the summer that much more. I love that I have such a strong group of friends (some of them have made tandems) and I know they will always be there for me - easily one of the best "pro's" for staying in one place. It's not that I haven't traveled - been to a few countries, even some that don't speak English! I've seen a good portion of this country as well, and still have a passport. All that traveling has helped me appreciate and love Chicago even more. It's my kinda town!_________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #54 September 12, 2003 QuoteIt's not odd. Only 10% of US citizens hold passports. An even weirder statistic: The majority of Americans who have travelled overseas have never held a passport. This is because American military personnel overseas don't have to get passports (they travel by military transport), and can generally travel within the nation they are stationed (or the entire EU) in using military orders as ID. Sometimes it's a major pain, though, like when you want to hop across the Italian border to Croatia, and your travelling companion reveals that he doesn't have a passport at all--when he just flew in from Saudi Arabia.-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #55 September 12, 2003 I grew up in Montreal Quebec and thankfully left that mixed up place at age 26 for Calgary Alberta (it's a great place to visit, but as an English person living in a French province it got to be too much for me). In Calgary I purchased a nice house and ironically told someone in early '97 that I would never leave. But less than a year later, there I was in Denver, CO. Where do I go from here? God only knows ... but unless someone who's okay with skydivers wants to marry me, eventually INS is going to kick my ass out of the USA. I could easily go back to Canada, but the skydiving isn't as good there. So who knows, maybe I could sell my house and move to a DZ in FL, AZ or CA as an illegal alien. If the Mexicans can live in the states illegally, why can't I? Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScubaSteve 0 #56 September 12, 2003 In Illinois it is not odd to not move out of your home state. There are lots of jobs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KerMor 0 #57 September 12, 2003 Woww ... I just counted That makes 20 places I have called home in the last 26 years on 4 differnents continents !!! (and my parents are not in the military, just divorced ...) Since I live on my own, I have already lived in 6 different cities (4 different countries). And I am the "stable" element of my familly You can't determine the length of your life - but you can control its height and depth. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kai2k1 0 #58 September 12, 2003 9 states, 3 countries, all before I was 25. But the funny thing is, I always come back to the area I was born in. There's no truer sense of flying than sky diving," Scott Cowan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bill2 0 #59 September 12, 2003 Born in the bay area, moved from Oakland to Berkeley to Piedmont, then moved to Maryland, then Michigan then finished up high school in New Jersey. Spent a year in Denver at college before joining the Army and spent 3 years in Germany, got to almost all countries in Western Europe (including East Berlin back when it was East Berlin). Finished up the Army at Ft Ord, CA, got out and tried to be a ski bum in Colorado, came back to bay area in CA to go to night school and work and then finished up college in San Diego. Moved back to the bay area in 1982 and have been here ever since. Except for vacations in Canada (also been to Canada when I was much younger), Mexico, and the island of Martinique. A passport is definitely a good thing to have, and to use. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBachelor 5 #60 September 12, 2003 I moved 1600 miles away from Minnesota 3 weeks after high school, and I've never moved back. I noticed at my 10-year reunion that a high percentage of the people still lived in the state. It was good for me to go, although everyone's situation is unique.There are battered women? I've been eating 'em plain all of these years... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #61 September 12, 2003 Born in Georgia. Joined the Air Force when I was 19. "Lived" in Texas, Illinois, Washington State, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Korea. When I was 29 I got out of the AF and moved back to Georgia. Stayed there for two years. Now I work for Uncle Sugar again and had to move to the ARMPIT of the USA. Cleveland, Ohio. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #62 September 12, 2003 QuoteThe majority of Americans who have travelled overseas have never held a passport. Then there are people like me......that hold 2. I guess I'm skewing the results. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airann 1 #63 September 13, 2003 QuoteMy work had taken me to about 10 different countries Hellooo, McFly . ...you came to Texas, after the math... That would be ...11 different countries, Sir. You are not in accounting are you? ~Miss and Love you much, kiss the offspring for me. BTW, who in here thought I was over freaking 30 anyway. Nobody answer that. ~AirAnn~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #64 September 22, 2003 Wow. Guess it makes sense though... I have no doubt that many military personel are in and out of countries without getting their passports stamped. tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AnnieB 0 #65 September 22, 2003 Wow, I've moved a lot and I'm not even military - Colorado Missouri Oklahome Colorado Missouri Texas Georgia California Lost soul? ANnie A sweet sound descends Through blue skies and clouds above Whispering my name Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raefordite 0 #66 September 23, 2003 I am also from Chicago. I moved to Florida a year out of college. Many of my friends felt I was crazy (they are still in Chicago today). My thought was if I didn't like it, I could always move back to Chicago! As it turns out, 4.5 years in Florida, now I've called North Carolina home for 13 years and love it. I don't miss the cost of living or the winter weather of Chicago! But I do take my family to Chicago at least once a year to visit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vdschoor 0 #67 September 23, 2003 Hmm, Several places in Holland California back to Holland United Kingdom back to California! Iwan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canuck278 0 #68 September 23, 2003 at 21 i moved from the Toronto area across the entire country to the pacific coast....movin back though in a little less than 10 months Steve Therapy is expensive, popping bubble wrap is cheap. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cuchulinn 0 #69 September 23, 2003 More times than I chose to remember! SMA#18 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #70 September 23, 2003 well i'm 23 and have lived in ohio, texas, florida, colorado, utah, germany... originaly from ohio............ ofcourse uncle sam did help me with my moving around.... i ain't complaining though...3 countries, 20+ dz's and way to many dz.commers met..... ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steel 0 #71 September 23, 2003 Haven't turned thirty so my world has yet to collapse. But I have lived in 3 different countries (Spain, USA, Germany) {Y España es la Mejor} and spent a month in a fourth (Italy). Also I have lived in 4 different states (NY, NJ,FL, TX) and seen like 24 or something like that.If I could make a wish, I think I'd pass. Can't think of anything I need No cigarettes, no sleep, no light, no sound. Nothing to eat, no books to read. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
juanesky 0 #72 September 23, 2003 Well, I can list England, Spain, France, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru (for about 4 months). Florida, Texas, Missouri, Mass, Rhode Island, Kansas..... Most of my closest friends are far from home..."According to some of the conservatives here, it sounds like it's fine to beat your wide - as long as she had it coming." -Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usmcdannyboy 0 #73 September 23, 2003 Quote It must be such a great and weird feeling to have people around you that have known you your entire life. They've seen you as a dorky kid, a messed up teenager, through all the trends and all the evolutions before you became who you are now. actually ive moved 15 times in 28 years, lived in3 states and lived on a ship at sea most of the time for over a year...I find it liberating that not many people really know me...I can do anything I want and be who ever I want and not many people can tell me "thats not like you"...plus I have tons of friends in many different countries and states, I try to write or call once every couple of months and they do the same..life is short and I for one dont plan on letting it pass me byI am the light my son...What you seek is fire Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian84 0 #74 September 23, 2003 Ireland USA (Virginia & Ohio) England St Lucia Grenada Bermuda Cayman Isalands .........I'm 18 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whocares 0 #75 September 23, 2003 I booked at 17 and never looked back. Got paid to see the country, just wish i was jumping back then... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
