JFF Where in the World Are You From?

I'm from Menasha Wisconsin USA. I live about 200 miles north of Chicago.

It's funny I lived in California for 10 yrs and when I said that to people, they told me that was Canada --- I said 'no there is a State in between Chicago and Canada called Wisconsin and I am from there. They actually argued with me that Wisconsin wasn't between Chicago and Canada.

(so I guess I wasn't born here because it doesn't exist LOL)

Thought I'd add a giggle for today.

I was born in Athens, Greece when my parents were in the military but when I was 2 we moved to Las Vegas, NV. I've been out here since then. I do know that one of these days I'm going to go back but that may take a little while. I would love to bring my son with me so he can experience where I was born at and the history there.

I'm from Portland, Oregon, USA.

Ireland is one of the countries I'd like to visit :-)

I originally hail from Honolulu, but now life in tame and trendy Portland Oregon.

I think worldliness is what one brings with them to MP, and not exactly where one lives, if you know what I mean? I am Caucasian, yet I grew up in a Filipino household where parenting was fairly communal and bring that experience with me to this forum and to my perspectives on parenting and community. It was strange to move to the mainland when I was six, to see so many white faces (and so few darker ones), to not speak pidgin, to live away from the extended family and to see how many other families were not living multi-generationally. Growing up in two different cultures was very informative.:)

I love reading about families from other parts of the world and their perceptions of child-rearing. We all have something to learn from each other, don't we?

I grew up in unincorporated St Louis county in the north side Mehlville school district. I had planned on spreading my wings, instead I built a home on the south side of the same school district.

O well.

I guess I will live vicariously though my daughter. :p

From Springfield, MO currently residing in Florida. :)

I have moved so much growing up I'm not sure where I'm from! So, here we go:

I was born in upstate New York, my parents are from Beaumont, TX, I lived for several years in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, I went to high school in Westlake, OH and I moved to Beaumont, TX to go to college. I married my husband and we moved to Houston TX and then moved to Bowling Green, KY. About 7 years ago, we moved back to north Houston, (Spring) TX. I'm tired! And I didn't last 1/2 of the other places!

So, I have decided I'm from Texas!

Roswell, New Mexico. Alien country! :)

I live in the Dallas area, but am originally from Nebraska.

Western North Carolina, and I'm Scotch-Irish so I'd love to visit your part of the world someday!

Born, raised, and still live in Minnesota. I just moved from farm to city.

My father's parents came to MN from Sweden. My mother's came from England/Ireland/Norway/Germany via Canada.

I am from San Clemente, CA, but I live in Northern VA now. My husband is Filipino and lived there in the Philippines until he was 12 and then moved to Maryland. I am Irish, Scottish, Polish, German and Dutch

Mom was born in the Philippines, dad in iowa, me in charleston SC. Raised in west Seattle, now live just north of Seattle!

1st Generation American, living in Washington State.

Fun question B.! Hope you are feelin' a little better sweet lady. Wishing you well over the oceans blue.

hi~ i'm in beijing, china. i think we can assume all mamas from 'albany, ca' are somewhere overseas. :)

Born in Hollywood California, now living in Bend Oregon.

Ruby, when I grew up in So Cal, anything east of Nevada was a vast unknown territory. I could never keep Indiana, Iowa and Ohio straight. Wisconsin was easier to locate because it was in Canada.

I'm from Bradenton, Fl..Currently live in NH. I've never been to Ireland, but my family is from there. Always wanted to go there, though. From what I see in pictures , movies, and television it's beautiful!

I've lived in the Dallas area for 20+ years now. I'm in the Plano/Allen burn just North of Dallas and we LOVE it.

I grew up in MS, after college I was in NC and SC.

My heritage is Native American, (Mom and Dad, Choctaw and Cherokee respectively) and my ancestors have been traced back to the Trail of Tears.

Hi I'm all the way in Melbourne, Australia! Met my hubby on a visit to San Francisco in 1995 when I was 19, stayed 2.5yrs, got married at Redwood City courthouse! and lived in the Bay Area 8 years until I dragged him to Australia in 2002. Luckily he loves it here and we get to travel to USA almost every year and visit dear family and friends.

New jersey, but hubby is from Ireland.

Ok - those of you with Irish roots - where in Ireland? I would LOL if there is an outside chance we could be somehow related! My gr-gr-gma came over during the potato famine - she died in the summer of the year I was born.

So you Irish lasses - any from Donegal? If not, where?

I am a Celt. hailing from a place called Swansea, which is on the south coast of Wales (UK) I have lived in TX for about 5 years.

I find it funny when people say they are scotch. To a Celt that is a whiskey drink, you are more likely to be Scottish, or you could say Scot. But don't say scotch. It annoys the Scots.
My MIL calls me Welch, which is also amusing, and of course, being the annoying person that I am, I tell her that I am not part of the grape juice family.

Manitoba, Canada (just a couple hours across the border from Pembina, North Dakota). My entire family emigrated from Ireland between 1870 and 1890.