My Hometown

Today is Day Three of the Plenty to Be THANKful for Blog Challenge and I am excited about today's challenge: My Hometown.  How fun to read about where everyone grew up!

My hometown as a topic is a bit of a challenge for me because I don't have a real hometown.  I grew up all over the world.  So, take a seat, relax, and enjoy this flight through my many hometowns.  These are not any any particular order - I was too lazy to do that!

First Stop: Greece

There is where I was almost born:

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Zeus's Cave.  Yup, where the Greek God Zeus was allegedly born.  Luckily, I wasn't.  However, I born shortly thereafter.

Although I don't remember Greece that much at all, I'm sure it was a nice place to start off my life!  Look at how cute it is!

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Next Stop: New Hampshire

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New Hampshire was a beautiful place to spend some time.  We lived with my aunt and uncle and cousins and so the house was filled with kiddos.  There were five of us (me, my two sisters, and my two cousins).  We had a great time and got into lots of trouble.  Think mountains, forts, hiking, big boulders, and a typical New England town.

 

Next Stop: Japan

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Another place I consider my hometown is Japan.  Although Greece was probably nice, I'm not sure how much of a hometown it really was.  I don't really remember it and although it probably played a small role in my development - I'm not sure what.

Now, Japan I remember.  Japan is a great place!  Although we lived in northern Japan, we traveled a lot and saw many different parts of the country. 

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Things I remember most are the cherry blossoms, the beautiful temples, Buddha statues, SNOW, watching the Japanese street festivals, and going to the hot baths.  A wonderful hometown!

Next Stop: Italy

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I lived in the "heel" of Italy.  It was not the same as living in Rome or Florence.  However, it was home and it was great.  Here is a picture of our house:

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Courtesy of Google Earth

Italy was also an amazing hometown.  Our house was on a farm that grew tomotoes one year, wheat another, and grapes another.  There were nut and fruit trees everywhere.  I ate my first fig and pomogranate from trees that grew on the side of our house along with fresh picked almonds and olives (don't eat fresh picked olives - they are gross).  During the summer an Italian family lived below us and we played with the kids all summer long.  Great times and great memories!

Next Stop: England

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We spent a good three years in England and it was great.  London is amazing and the British countryside is beautiful.  Here was our house for the first year we were there:

Isn't it fun!  What I remember most about England is thatched-roofed houses, jacket potatoes, Indian food, trips to London, foot paths, going to the London theatre, and not having to learn a language.  All things that make a hometown great.

The End.

Ok, I'm kinda tired of describing all my hometowns.  I have a few more in there but that's enough.  You get the idea, right!  I grew up in many places and had different experiences in all of them.  Although it was hard at times, I wouldn't change it for anything.  I definitely appreciate other cultures and countries and I have a love of travel.  Nothing wrong with that!

What was your hometown like?