Roll Call: Where Do You Live?
@Kouponkaren (5503)
United States
June 11, 2021 10:36am CST
I have only been on myLot for a few days and I am fascinated by all of the many places members call home.
So I was thinking it would be fun to do a roll call and share not only what country we live in, but a bit more detail about where we live. I know some people don't want to get too personal, so if you don't want to share your exact city, could you please describe the type of area you live in?
I will go first:
I live in the United States, in the Southeast, in the state of Georgia. I live in the northern part of the state, in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. I don't like the summers because they are very hot and humid, but the rest of the year is beautiful and I can get out for hikes and nature walks with my dog the other 3 seasons.
Okay, your turn: where do you live?
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
11 Jun 21
@Kouponkaren
I live in Jerusalem, which to me is the most beautiful city in the world. it is the Capital of Israel. It is very beautiful. We just moved to a new location and love it very much.. I can do more walking and things are closer now.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
11 Jun 21
@Hannihar I would love to go there someday. It's been a dream of mine for a long time to go there and see the sights mentioned in the Bible.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
13 Jun 21
@Kouponkaren
I hope some day you will be able to come here and see what a beautiful country this is,
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
13 Jun 21
@Hannihar I hope so too. We have thought about touring with a church group, or maybe going on a cruise to the Holy Land.
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@Juliaacv (51485)
• Canada
11 Jun 21
@Kouponkaren Montreal is in Quebec, and is beautiful, although we have not visited.
We haven't been to Banff, visiting the East Coast is first on our bucket list once we retire.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
11 Jun 21
@Juliaacv Oh, how long have you lived in Canada? I think I meant Quebec City? Is there a Quebec City and a Quebec province?
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
11 Jun 21
@Juliaacv My ancestors on my dad's side come from Canada. I have only been there a few times, once to Montreal and once to Quebec. I think my dad's ancestors come from the Quebec area but I haven't researched it enough to know. Someday I want to go to Banff. Have you ever been there?
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@sallypup (61575)
• Centralia, Washington
11 Jun 21
Georgia? Hubby and I visited Savannah and did some proper tourist things. Hubby wants to go back. I want to return to Beaufort cause its smaller but we had a fun, hot and humid time. Me? Live where? Right now I live on three weedy acres in the middle of Washington state. I probably am moving to a kind of old house, same state but west side across the Cascade mountains. Its green over there. And there is more chance of me bumping into fellow poets. And fur persons? I'm kind of Dr. Doolittle.
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@sallypup (61575)
• Centralia, Washington
11 Jun 21
@Kouponkaren I was a Vet helper for about five years with different docs. I live on the drier side of WA state. When I move I will move to the wetter, greener side. I live with 4 cats, 2 Blue Heeler dogs, 5 chickens and 2 ducks.
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@sallypup (61575)
• Centralia, Washington
12 Jun 21
@Kouponkaren Yes. The nickname for the Australian Cattle Dog is Blue Heeler. Very smart dogs and that's where the trouble starts. And the fun. Many folks who have never been to WA state realize that there are at least two distinct parts to it. I'm on the dry side, like I said. Then clear over by the ocean there is the wetter rain forest. Lovely state.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
12 Jun 21
@sallypup Aw, we used to have an Australian cattle dog. Is that the same as a blue heeler? And I didn't know there was a dry and a wet side to WA state!
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@Dena91 (16692)
• United States
11 Jun 21
I am your neighbor, 
I live in a very rural county in western North Carolina. Like you from April til September the heat and humidity are bad but autumn and winter are my favorite. Mike and I enjoy going on hikes as well though we haven't been able to the past few years taking care of his parents, his dad passed last year. One day we will go again.
It's nice meeting you, neighbor
I live in a very rural county in western North Carolina. Like you from April til September the heat and humidity are bad but autumn and winter are my favorite. Mike and I enjoy going on hikes as well though we haven't been able to the past few years taking care of his parents, his dad passed last year. One day we will go again.
It's nice meeting you, neighbor2 people like this
@Dena91 (16692)
• United States
12 Jun 21
@Kouponkaren I have heard of it. I am sure Mike and I drove through it at some point in some of our adventures.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
11 Jun 21
@Dena91 Nice to meet you too. I am sorry about the passing of your father-in-law. Yes, I think we are neighbors. We often go to the Bairsville, GA area and last time we were there we went to a cute little town called Murphy, NC. Have you ever been there?
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
14 Jun 21
@ladyhero Oh no, they all sounded interesting until you got to the "extraordinary forest fire smoke season." That makes me very sad. A few years ago, there were lot of fires in our nearby state of TN as well as here in GA. We could see and smell smoke from the fires all summer long and it made me sad. I love forests so hate to see them burn, not to mention the people that were affected by fire and smoke.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
15 Jun 21
@ladyhero Okay. I will have to check them out. Always so sad.
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@Laurakemunto (12862)
• Kenya
11 Jun 21
Where i live has been listed on my profile
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@Laurakemunto (12862)
• Kenya
11 Jun 21
@Kouponkaren city,here the weather is cold ,very cloudy with some alternate of sunshine
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
11 Jun 21
@Laurakemunto Wow, not see, I never thought of Kenya as cold. I thought it was always hot there. Thanks for sharing.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
11 Jun 21
@Laurakemunto Yes I know but just wanted to know a bit more about it...do you live in a city? Country? Dessert? What's the weather like there/ That's why I was asking.
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@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
13 Jun 21
Well hello there and welcome to myLot! This site has changed a lot since I first got here. These days it's more like post anything and then some. Haha~ It used to be a place where people post more questions and then people will answer the poster. 
Anyway I am from the Quezon City in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. Of course ours is a tropical country. Summer just ended so hello rainy season! And that's it for me. Lol.
Nice to see you here. I've just logged in today after more than 2 yrs of non-activity. 
Hope you have fun interacting here. Lots of discussions to see around here.
Anyway I am from the Quezon City in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. Of course ours is a tropical country. Summer just ended so hello rainy season! And that's it for me. Lol.
Nice to see you here. I've just logged in today after more than 2 yrs of non-activity. Hope you have fun interacting here. Lots of discussions to see around here.1 person likes this
@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
15 Jun 21
@Kouponkaren Yup, been coming and going around here for years and I like how it is still here despite all the other sites closing down and such.
@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
14 Jun 21
@owstalaga Wow, 2 years of no activity? You have a lot of catching up to do! I am glad you are back on myLot. It does seem like some people just pop on to say anything. And then there are others with real questions and interesting things to say. I guess it takes all kinds to make a community.
@wolfgirl569 (107932)
• Marion, Ohio
12 Jun 21
Mine are by my name. But I actually live close to a small town called LaRue
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@lovebuglena (44717)
• Staten Island, New York
15 Jun 21
I live in NYC in the borough of Staten Island. Originally I am from Minsk, Belarus. I lived there for 9 years before I moved to the US.
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@lovebuglena (44717)
• Staten Island, New York
15 Jun 21
@Kouponkaren I left Belarus at the end of 1992 and have not been back there since. I love living in NYC. I don't think I'd move anywhere else.
@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
15 Jun 21
@lovebuglena Hi Lena! What is Belarus like? Do you like living in the US?
@porwest (92463)
• United States
15 Jun 21
@Kouponkaren I do not currently write on HubPages. But I have in the past. Although my "handle" there is different. It has been many years since I have done anything on that site.
But yes. Lived many, many places. Too many to list here. I am both a navy brat and a navy veteran which explains some of it.
@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
12 Jun 21
@porwest Wow, you have lived in a lot of places. I didn't know St. Louis is close to Illinois. But then again, I have never looked at St. Louis on a map. Your name sounds familiar. Do you write on HubPages?
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
12 Jun 21
@Rashnag Yum, the food sounds good, and so do the diamonds. Thanks for sharing a bit about where you live.
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@cabuyogty (3053)
• Philippines
12 Jun 21
Hello, guys! :) I live in Metro Manila , Philippines
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@cabuyogty (3053)
• Philippines
16 Jun 21
@Kouponkaren Yes , I love to live in the city because atleast i have my work here :)
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
12 Jun 21
@cabuyogty So "metro" must mean the city? Do you enjoy living in the city? I prefer the country myself. But my daughter lives in Philadelphia and loves the city life.
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@Prabhatsingh (3537)
• India
12 Jun 21
@Kouponkaren
LOL
like every other place,
in summer it is hot.
in the monsoon we have rain, in winter it is cold.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
12 Jun 21
@Prabhatsingh What is the weather like there? I think of India as always being hot.
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@AnneUser (22)
• United States
15 Jun 21
We live in Miami. Prior to that France, and originally from South Africa. Miami reminds me a lot of Cape Town, RSA, where I grew up. A mix of cultures. In fact, South Africa is known also as 'the Rainbow Nation', for all it's mix of cultures. In Miami, as most of you already know, they speak mostly Spanish, which is difficult sometimes, as I speak English and French. But I am slowly picking up a few phrases here and there. Miami is fun, and the nature is so beautiful. It's also very very hot in summer, too hot, with loads of rain (which I love), and the threat of hurricanes (which I love less). For once, I find that winter is my favorite season.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
16 Jun 21
@AnneUser I wouldn't like the heat or the rain. I didn't know it rained much in Miami. I thought it was just hot. Well, the rain ought to cool things down, right?
@mythociate (21432)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
12 Jun 21
I live in the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area, right in the center of the state ... a city that's too big for the relatively few people who live in it.
That's a GOOD THING because it means we're not crowded here. It's a BAD THING (at least when I live in the middle of the neighborhood, about an hour's walk away from 'the business district' (or 'the nearest hospital' or 'the store' or 'any restaurant') because I can't BE 'where the people are' without wearing myself out.
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