Time to get some more European cities on the map....

I grew up in Trondheim, Norway. Back in the middle ages it was the capital of Norway and the third largest catholic pilgrimage site in Europe. I grew up thinking I was living in a large city. I now realize it really is just a little village and I would love to move back. A great university town with easy access to the outdoors. And only a few miles from Hell where my dad was born....

Since leaving high school, I have lived in a variety of places: College in Madison (WI), fieldwork near Gaborone (Botswana), graduate school in Urbana (IL).

I am now living in Colchester (UK), which claims to be the oldest recorded town in England. It was established as the Roman capital of England before they moved on to London as the capital. It should be an interesting place to live, but really isn't. Far too busy, full of people, garbage and dust. Just too far away from London to have any exciting culture going on but close enough to be a commuter town. And it is in the flattest part of England. Proper mountains are many hours away. But I do live in an interesting house. Built in the early 16th century.