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50 questions that free your mind: No. 19

February 22, 2012

As part of my Day Zero Project, I will be answering the 50 Questions That Free Your Mind. For each of these, I will blog an answer and then it will be linked here as well. Some of these will have longer responses, some will be extremely short. But by the end of the Day Zero Project, I will have answered all of these.

No. 19: If you had to move to a state or country besides the one you currently live in, where would you move and why?

Though this seems like it would be an easy question, it’s actually kind of hard. There are a lot of places I would like to live.

Montreal.

Ireland.

Maine.

So it comes down to this — is this a move for good or for a little while?

Because if it’s a little while, you could easily add places like Austin, Texas, Philadelphia, South Jersey and some other places. And it all depends on what the move is for. Work? Pleasure?

Again, this question sheet baffles me!

Let’s say this, considering friends and family, I’d want to move somewhere in the Northeast. If I was to stay in New York, Albany is a place I’ve always enjoyed. There’s enough there to give you ample things to do, yet small enough where it doesn’t feel like a major city.

A view from my last trip to Maine.

But if I’m going further away, I really love Maine. It’s a great state. Good photo opportunities. Great natural things. I could see myself fully becoming a transplanted Mainer (obviously, I’d never be a full Mainer!)

Maine has always been a surreal place for me. I’ve visited a few times and have enjoyed each spot I’ve been to. Especially when you can get some awesome “lobstah.”

I’d want to be on the coast, however. The water is soothing. The lighthouses are amazing. The photo chances are endless.

I haven’t played up there yet, but I also hear the disc golf is excellent.

And I know the geocaching is really good in Maine.

The travel back to see friends and family would be a little longer, but doable.

And in the end, it seems like a place that would be fantastic to become part of. I’d probably prefer to be in one of the smaller areas on the coast, but know I’m not far from a city atmosphere for other things. What a life it could be.

Anyone know of any solid job leads there?

But, if this was more of a daydream question, there’s no question Montreal would win out. Even over Ireland, a place where I had an incredible time.

Looking over Montreal at night from Mont Royal.

Montreal is a city that has had my heart since my first trip there in the late 1990s. Since then, I’ve visited more than a dozen times in different seasons. The city is everything I would want in a place to live. Culture. Music. Sports. Photo chances. Everything.

There’s great food and excellent beer.

The people have always been friendly. I love the laid-back feel, too. Though you have that “mad city” feel at times, it’s not as crazy as, say, New York City.

It’s a clean city, too.

The summers are unbelievable in Montreal. There are so many festivals, concerts and everything else. I’m convinced you could do something different every day during the summer in Montreal and never consider doing the same thing twice.

I’ve made friends there that I still keep in contact with. I know the parts of the city I really enjoy and there is so much more up there to explore. It’s been a couple of years since I made the trip, but the love for this city never dies. I hope to get back there and have a vacation soon. There are so many other parts of the city I want to see, explore and take photos.

In the dream world, Montreal wins. In a practical world, Maine would win. In a realist world, Albany. Hopefully one of these spots will be my home one day, maybe even soon. Who knows? I can only hope.

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  1. Lone R says

    February 22, 2012

    I really have to visit Montreal. We’ve driven through it a couple of times on the way out East. I would also looooove to visit the NE states (Maine, Vermont, NH) to go letterboxing and geocaching. I hear it’s a LB mecca.

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    • P.J. says

      February 23, 2012

      Montreal is an amazing city and well worth visiting.

      The NE states are excellent for many things. Can’t say about letterboxing as I’ve not done it there, but good caches, for sure. And excellent photo chances!

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