Most people rarely contemplate the place they call HOME—even less question it. Many people move away from someone else, while others move to be with a loved one. We are transferred by our employers (members of the military expect it). We move to attend university and when obtaining a new job. Retirees move to live closer to their children or grandchildren. Elderly move to warmer climates. Recreational vehicle residents pick-up and go because they can do it fast and the weather is nicer in that direction. Gamblers relocate to where it's legal. Farmers flee to get the seeds out of their bones. Victims of cataclysms depart because they've got no homes. Homeless vagrants jump-town because the police don't know them there, yet. Upgrade-moves are made when more elbowroom can be afforded; downgrade-moves, when that space is no longer needed. The world moves to The City because they have a need to be crushed, in a good way; and leave once they realize getting crushed—even voluntarily—can be unpleasant. Porn stars gravitate toward the San Fernando Valley, white supremacists to Idaho and bicycle enthusiasts move to Portland (platinum rated since 2003 by LAB).
Many people never move. Ever. They were born in the same hospital as their momma, went to school seven blocks over, graduated, got married, and their children were born there too. They still are friends with the same people they pushed down at recess. They drive out of their neighborhood, but only to the nearest market. And they say, "A one-hour drive?..there better be front-row seats."
Why do you live where you do? Do you aspire to move to fulfill a dream or goal? Have you always loved your environs? If not, where do you want to move?
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