What city changed your life?

I've only lived in two cities in my entire life... Neither acted on me in a way that changed anything about me. Beautiful photo and avatar.

Electricity. That is one of the two cities that changed my life. Both are related. The other was Danbury, Wisconsin back in 1969. My parents had a cabin on a lake in Danbury. We lived in a city of 110k. Danbury listed 78 as it's population on the city limits sign. The cabin my parents bought was the house where a family lived for years. There was no electricity, no indoor plumbing and cardboard was the only thing that covered the studs of the walls. The cardboard walls were covered with stories like.... I Saw A Deer Today -John April, 16th 1953 or I Caught Two Bass Today -Tim October 1st 1959 or were several sentences describing their day. It was a diary of their lives there written on the walls of the cabin. Here I was a city kid with all the things a city kid had, reading about the hand pump for water being frozen for a week in the winter and a younger sister being lost in a snowstorm while walking to the outhouse and that they were happy with their new ice box. ICE BOX for crying out loud. I learned a lot reading those stories and knew very young what a hard life could be. I couldn't imagine no electricity or hot water. It was fun for a cabin but to LIVE that way? How did they survive? Whenever I catch myself complaining, I try to think back at how things were for that family and those kids. So I guess Danbury, Wisconsin changed my life too.

Every city I have lived in changed my life. The city where I studied nurtured me to be good in my profession. The city where I practiced my profession provided me the means to support my family, and the city where I'm retired right now, has kept me safe during this pandemic era. So, I can choose one. feliCity!

I was born and raised in NYC but the city that definitely changed my life was Riga, Latvia where I met my soulmate and stayed for 20 years and when he passed on it was so difficult to leave everything behind and return to the US but I had painful memories,

So what city are you in?

New Orleans, one of the places I dream of visiting.

I wish I could, but I can't. I've only been to/lived in a handful of places. And, all have had their ups and downs.

In order... 1. Oxford, England 2. Dublin, Ireland 3. Boston, MA 4. Rome, NY

Monte Carlo changed my life. We moved there when I was 24, I really loved our 31 years in that beautiful place. I remember you were in Japan for a long time. This is a beautiful photo.

I think the city that changed my life was the city where I did the university.

I think the city which had a big impact on me was going to college in Columbus, Ohio. Huge campus and a major city it made me more extroverted. I tried out new things, joined recreational activities with friends and grew up a lot. Definitely not Toxicity, lol.

That's a beautiful photo of you. I can also say scarcity but I have lived in around five cities in my town but I won't give them any credit of changing my life

What a great photo. Probably New Orleans. Many stories there.

I like your photo, looks happy

Chicago when I was 14, bad things happened to me there. Phoenix, when I was 47, I met the love of my life and wonderful things happened for 9 yrs.

I always believe in simpliCITY, I hate people who show off.

Japan is a pretty country. I am glad your life was changed.

Cities with beaches. I love the beach. My favorite is New Smyrna Beach in Florida.

Yes, my thoughts jumped straight to an urban setting. Some people are quite creative

What city are you in? Lovely photo too by the way :-) Yes, I agree - all of those things leaves imprint on us. I would need to think about the city... :-)