Since high school I've lived in Washington, DC, Winston-Salem, NC, and in three locations in the Baltimore area. I also spent one year abroad in western Europe, but I was peripatetic so didn't really "live" anywhere. The longest I stayed put was four weeks in Verona, otherwise it was just a day or so at each location.

Growing up, I lived in the same house my whole life, the same one my parents still live in. I longed to move anywhere--I loved going new places and getting to know new areas, so I would beg my parents to please, please, please move. I don't know if it would have been so much fun in reality, but I still think one of the most fun things to do is find a new city or town and wander around unfamiliar streets. I'm getting antsy in my current house--we intended it as a starter home and planned to live there for five years, but it's now been 12 years (housing bubble popped up just after we bought) and I spend a lot of time looking at real estate listings, just dreaming of going someplace new.

Sarah