I haven't done a lot of moving since finishing high school...attended college in the same state but different city, and have stayed in that same city since college (my family did move to NJ my freshman year, but I only spent summers and breaks there so I'm not really counting that). It looks like I will have to move soon though, once I find a job in whichever state that may be; current possibilities in the pipeline are in upstate NY, PA, WI and MN...there are very few possibilities here in MA for a new grad acute care NP (and the ones I do see are in completely different parts of the state anyway, so would still require a move). Actually, not a whole lot in New England in general (bummer...I wouldn't mind being in NH or VT at all!). Looking forward to starting to practice but nervous about having to start over in an entirely new place. As far as before high school, I did have to move a few times as a kid: born in SF bay area, lived in VA for a few years, then moved to MA and lived in two different towns (right next to each other, but still required changing schools in 6th grade which was not fun) before college. Hopefully when I have kids someday I won't have to put them through moving and changing schools...in my experience, that sucked; I got picked on a lot and I think coming in as a new kid was part of the reason. Guess I'd better stay away from military guys or others who have to move around for work; heck, even without kids in the picture I still don't want to be forced to move around! I'd much rather find a place I like and stick around; I can still travel and see other places on vacation etc. but then come back to something familiar.