Moving/living in different cities/countries in life

[bmccasland]

I'm considering Tuscon for grad school. While I like the program, I'm not sure I could handle the landscape. I need trees and grass.

There are grass and trees on UA campus. And not even counting the palm trees! Little known fact is it's a tree botanical garden. Look for the Monkey Puzzle and the Ginko trees. (I'm a UA College of Agricultre alumnus) Wanna know where the Bay Laurel is?

And go to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum on the west side of the Tucson Mountains for an appreciation of the desert flora and fauna. The Sonoran Desert is the lushest desert in the world because it has two rainy seasons.

[evangundy]

Air Force brat here (Canadian) born in Manitoba, lived on Cdn Airbase and towns in Germany from age 2 to 6, (my bro spoke German before he spoke English), then new school each grade 1, 2, 3, then 3 schools in 4th grade (in 3 different provinces) settling in Red Deer, Alberta, but moving around in town. Different school again in 5th, and different again in 6th and stayed in that home and school district thru 6th, 7th grade. Moved to Penticton BC summer before 8th grade - parents split so moved back to Red Deer (same house, Fall of 8th grade - lived there until leaving home at 18-1/2 - to Penticton, BC, then to Vancouver, BC from 19 - 21 (living in 3 different places there). whew!! At age 21, met my American DH while on vacation in Penticton, and moved here to Portland and have lived in the same house since 1978. I've been told I'm not the norm - same husband, same house, job at same company for 28 years. Left that job for current one in 2007, but still have same husband and live in same house. And over the years we both turned down job offers to move to other towns. We both want to stay here in Portland. We don't want to live anywhere else.

All the moving around when I was younger made me able to make friends easily but I found I did not get too attached, such as "best" friends. Made it easier on me when we moved. Even now, I have lots and lots of good friends, but very few that I confide in and feel extremely close to. I surprised myself when I met and married Dave so quickly. Met in August, married in December after long distance relationship. And it's lasted 33 years so far. Even though I seem to embrace stability now, I enjoy changes. I don't worry or stress about changes, but look for the best way to adapt and make the most out of what's new. In my 28 year job, I worked in 4 different departments, went through 3 different computer systems, and a buyout, new computer system again, a move to a new building on other side of town.

In our marriage, we've done many things - square dancing (how we met), tried skiing a couple years, bowling (for over 20 years now) ballroom dance and country dance lessons, raised dogs (instead of kids), put addition on house, remodeled a couple rooms, painted many times, became cyclists, the list goes on. Change ..... it can be good :-)

Edna