Questions about moving?

I'm originally from souther California, but I recently moved to northern Oregon.
I love it a lot, it's soo much better than CA.
I guess the good things would be a new start, different people, and just..change.
And bad would be, leaving friends/family back home.

My sister grew up in North Carolina, and after college she moved to Chicago. I mean I wasn't the one that moved, but it has been hard on me and my mom. We can't just drive whenever we want to see her, or if soemthing happens to her we can't be there the next minute. I am not that close to her either since I never get to see her but like four times a year.

When I was 17 I graduated from high school and moved over two thousand miles away to go to college. The hardest part was making sure all of my stuff got there safe and sound. It was also somewhat of a culture shock to know that there were certain things I had where I grew up that I would not have where I moved (Jamba Juice, Trader Joe's and Whole Foods wasn't as readily available, I was a vegetarian at the time in a state that loved fried food and meat). Making friends wasn't hard at all... I think where ever you go in life you will always have at least one friend.

I missed my old friends, but we wrote letters, and I bought a web cam so I could keep in touch with family and loved ones. It's still hard... being so far away... but that will happen as you get older so moving really is not the cause of all of that. As you get older people go on with their own lives and you don't live with roommates like you did in college, etc. etc. so you don't see your friends/fam as often.

I think it is good to go out and see the world. It gives you a different perspective. Race relations was something that wasn't really mentioned or talked about where I grew up, but was a very big deal to the area I moved to. It was a shock, but it opened my eyes (good and bad). Sometimes moving away gives you a bigger appreciation of home... it can also help you to see your home in a more real light (instead of through rose coloured glasses).

Moving on my own allowed me to be more independent. I didn't have family or friends... no one. It was just me, left to my own devices, and that was really cool.

No one ever warned me about red ants before I moved - I sat on an ant hill one of my first days in my new home. I learned to be more careful when I was outside... It also took me a while to learn how to decipher what people were saying through their accents. Getting used to the nomenclature of any culture can be difficult... and can lead to you being singled out, but as long as you are a good sport, it usually turns out all right.

Good luck on your move! I hope it turns out awesome!

My family moved us to a new state 5yrs ago and its been horrible. Now I'm dealing with all kinds of emotional and mental problems from it.
Luckily I'm moving back to my old state in 3wks and getting an apartment with my friend.

well I first moved when I was four...from spain to america which is where I am now. I don't remember much except that was painful saying goodbye to my grandparents. also adjusting to a new language, everything was diffrent especially since I was raised on a farm and then moved to a huge city (by ny). so yeah...=]

I've had to do that twice. I grew up in Michigan and my entire family lived there and when I was 15 my parents moved me and my younger sister to Tucson, Arizona (my two older sisters were in college and established in Illinois so they stayed there). Then when I got married, I married a Soldier and his duty station was in Texas so I had to move again. I love moving though. I'm one of those people that loves getting to live someplace new...which is good since I'm a military wife and we seem to do that a lot :). The bad is moving away from family and friends, which is a support system for many people.

i moved at least 3 cities away to live on university for most of my undergrad-i loved it because of freedom and because my mom & I have a relationship that is full of tension so it was nice to get away.
the bad of it is just being more responsible and paying bills and reminding myself when things are due because sometimes I am really bad for that. another thing is, it is scary when you don't have a room mate sometimes but I have a lot of friends so that helps me get over that. I am close to my family as well. I wish you luck ^_^ have fun.

i know exactly how you feel. I moved from australia, to malaysia to singapore to dubai... so.. I'm used to it.. its a lifestyle I've accepted.and I've learned to love it! I was in malaysia the longest so that is my home because that is where I grew up, my childhood memories are there, and to me, malaysia has a good lifestlye. cheap food, cheap clothes, good school, good friends etc.. singapore.. well.. its next door and still just as good. dubai was an interesting one.. I was sad when I left malaysia.. but eventually I got over it and learned to like singapore.. I made new friends and adjusted to my school and it was ok. by this point, I was over moving. lol

we moved to dubai 2years later.. (it was either that.. or india) and I strongly pushed for dubai lol again I made friends and adjusted and it was fine. then I moved back to australia.. lol it was like a round trip over 20years.. lol its not that bad because I learned a lot. I learned to appreciate other countries.. and when you make new friends its even better and seeing other countries! what an experience. it really broadens your horizons and the way you think.

The first major move I remembered was from Texas to England. Though my father was in the AF, most of our moving was done when I was a toddler. We stayed on the same base for pretty much 10 years so it was a very intimidating experience. I had to leave behind the peers I grew up with and everything that was familiar to me. I was naturally upset - but after two years overseas I left England with the determination to travel as much as possible. It was a wonderful experience. There is nothing more mind opening than being immersed in another culture for a long period of time. Having spent my summers in Taiwan though probably prepared me for the culture shock.
I did more traveling in the US - mostly the mid west - and settled in North Texas for ten years before my family and I moved down south. Even here in the US, the customs and practices of the "natives" were an interesting experience.
The opportunity to go back overseas never occurred again after my early 20's (Hawaii doesn't count) and have mourned being stationary ever since. Experiencing new things, talking to people who have grown up in a different environment than mine appeals to me like nothing else. I love tasting new cuisines, eating the local sweets especially, and surrounding myself with people completely different than me. It's an amazing and exhilarating adventure. I plan on seeing the world when my kids are grown and tasting the air in a different country every week.
Busy airports and packed planes never bothered me - I see it as an chance to meet people that I never would have being at home - not just meet, but OBSERVE. I am an avid people watcher.
I also enjoy the challenge of acclimating to my new "home". That moment when you realize what was once foreign is suddenly familiar, you wake up and think, "Hey, this really is home."
Cons - packing sucks.
That's just my take on it.

I moved a few times to another town/country.
The bad is losing contact with friends. The good is gettingway more experience, broadening your world.

I moved from New Orleans (where I was born and raised) to Northern Virginia when I was 32. I'm 44 now and my entire family is still home. I will ALWAYS call N. O. home and miss it from time to time, but you will meet new friends and enjoy exploring the area. When you feel out of sorts, have Mom send some home cooked food.