Geography Lesson

[Roger Penn]

I think most people have said at one point or another during the advent calendar, but you’d have to go back and read every last post to put it all together! LOL.

I was born and raised in Portland, OR, USA, and am still here (close enough) but have lived in Texas, Alaska, and Panama.

[Michael Thompson]

I was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and have lived in this general area (mostly suburbs) most of my life except for a few years in the Pontiac, Michigan area and in Tulsa Oklahoma when I was very young.

[Jürgen]

A very nice idea Tom (even though I would have liked to sign the privacy policy beforehand).

Since you only live about 11 hours and 35 minutes away from me by plane, I won’t enter the whole address just to be on the safe side 🙂

Country: Germany / State: North Rhine-Westphalia (“Nordrhein-Westfalen”, that’s where most of us live, not in Bavaria as often wrongly assumed). That’s where I was born, that’s where I live and that’s probably where I’ll hand over the spoon („den Löffel abgeben“ / end my life).

Cheers and also to you Tom, all the best wishes for the new year !

[Jung Roe]

Tom, you’re only 12 hours away. Does that mean you will show up with the presents, food, drinks, and good cheer if we tell you where we live? LOL ????

I was born in Busan South Korea (the most southern port city, and 2nd largest city in Korea). Moved to Washington State USA and lived there from 1965 to 1969, and during those 4 or 5 years lived in half a dozen different places as my dad studied for his PHD at Washington State University in Pullman WA, and then worked at different hydro electric dams and PUDs (Public Utility Districts) throughout the state. Pullman, Bridgeport, Wenatchee, Ione, Tacoma, and Seattle WA are places I recall living in. I remember this huge German Shepard dog, that was much bigger than me, the landlord had in Seattle. We moved up to Vancouver Canada in 1969 when I enrolled into Kindergarten, and I’ve been here ever since, except for a couple of years I lived in Toronto in the 80s, but moved back to Vancouver.

[Jürgen]

A brilliant idea Jung: Tom comes over with drinks and some snacks („Pulle Bier und Schnittchen“ as we say) 🙂

PS: Do you really say “Kindergarten” ? How do you pronounce it ?

[Jung Roe]

Jurgen, I will have to remember that phrase Pulle Bier und Schnittchen for when I visit Germany one day. Kindergarten is pronounced pretty much the way it is spelt. Maybe “Kinder – Garden”.

[Tom Fones]

Uh guys, i was thinking more like me showing up and asking what’s for dinner.

If only i could get my car started.

Jung,
your parents moved to Canada in the sixtys to avoid our education system?

You clearly have benefited from very educated parents.

David H. i have many cousins in the Piedmont area. W.S. & Greensboro and thereabouts.

Diana it’s funny how you want to move to a more tax-friendly state.

I have well off friends who just left Northern California for the Lake Powell area. Now we are getting swamped this winter after so much drought and after
your governor said pray for rain. A long time ago Willie Nelson had a song about everyone moving to Mexico. Now everyone want’s to be Willie’s neighbor.

Juergen, we have said kindergarten at least since i was in kindergarten.

Cheers

[Ron Vickery]

I grew up in Minnetonka, MN (western suburb of Minneapolis, MN), and until recently I haven’t moved farther than 10 miles from there, going to Plymouth, Hopkins, and Eden Prairie, MN. In 2018, we purchased a place about an hour north of Minneapolis (by Cambridge, MN) and used it mainly for weekends. When the pandemic hit, we came up here permanently.

Happy New Year!

[Diana Geertsen]

Hi Tom,

I was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. In the sixties we moved to Houston, Texas because my dad worked for the Space Program. He helped program the simulator for the Gemini astronauts. I’ve spent most of my life in the Salt Lake Valley. However, I’ve lived in Nevada and Hawaii.

I currently live in the Salt Lake Valley, but am thinking of moving to a warm tax friendly state when I retire in just over a year.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

[David Herrick]

I was born and raised in Lexington, KY. I spent a couple of years apiece in graduate schools in Los Angeles, Rhode Island, and Indiana, and five years apiece at teaching jobs in two small towns in Kentucky. For most of the rest of the time I’ve lived in High Point, NC, initially just because of a job, and now also because of a wife who doesn’t want to leave.

[Jacki Hopper]

Though I’ve already previously have stated where I’m from on Advent Calendar, and in the ” Introduce Yourself” area on here, I’m just going to say, Onrario, Canada ????????????????….Gidday Eh !?