So American peeps - which state are you from and what do you

San Antonio, Texas. San Antonio is almost like a state within itself. We have Tex Mex food that is SOOOOOOOO GOOD - but its so bad for you. In San Antonio, winters are great! You wear a jacket in the morning and in the afternoon you are in shorts. In the summer, we all spontaneously combust from the heat from HELL!!!!

SO much to do in San Antonio. A bad Mexican resturant will not last a month. A good mexican resturant will barely keep its doors open. You have to be GREAT and cheap to survive here! We have the river walk, the San Antonio Spurs, the Alamo and numerous landmarks to keep tourists happy.

I'm from Maryland (MD). We're close to Baltimore (a big city with its issues, like drugs and crime, but w/a beautiful bay and harbor), and close to Washington DC, so it seems like everyone moves at the speed of sound here. Traffic into the cities is a nightmare, and a lot of folks travel to both cities from all over MD to go to work.

Maryland has a lot of different regions -- from cities, to small towns, farming communities, oceanfront communities, mountain communities to the west. Kind of nice to have the best of all those worlds w/in a short distance.

I live in a rural county about 40 minutes north of Baltimore, and it's a little quieter. The town is called Westminster, and we have a great historical downtown (where we live). We still have plenty of farms, but have all the suburban shops, restaurants, etc.

Because Maryland has the Chesapeake Bay, we eat lots of steamed crabs and shrimp here -- and when you eat them here, they taste like nowhere else!! We have a spice called "Old Bay" that we use on seafood that makes it amazing. It's not unusual for huge groups of people to get together with a bushel of crabs and mallets and just crack them open and eat for hours. I'm not good at picking crabs (the term we use for pulling the meat out of whole crabs), but I love to eat them!

The cons?
We have all 4 seasons here, but in Maryland spring and fall are lightening quick. Winter will hang on and be really cold (20's and 30's) and then in April/May it can suddenly be 90 degrees. In the fall, it'll be 90 degrees in September, and then suddenly drop down to 40-50 degrees within days. Summers can be brutal because it's always humid.

Everyone here has allergies, too, because every blooming plant and tree that could grow in colder climates north, or in the warmer climates of the south grows here!! Lots of people who move here from other places find themselves allergic to everything! The good news is, we have lots and lots of green space.

Now you have to tell us about where you live -- I'm clueless when it comes to Europe. Sadly, I've never been across the ocean. I'm dying to go!!

North Dakota!
no trees except for shelter belts

Katie -- what are shelter belts?? Funny how little we know about our own places...

I live in the western suburbs of Chicago in Illinois. That is in the Midwest. We have two seasons here. Winter and Fix The Roads. Seriously, Summers can get up into the 90s F and Winter can get down to the -10s and -20s F. The terrain is boring (flat) and there is this huge lake to the east of us (Lake Michigan) and lots and lots of farms to the south and west of us.

North Dakota!
no trees except for shelter belts

Katie -- what are shelter belts?? Funny how little we know about our own places...

hehe, they are lines of trees surrounding farmland to keep the top soil from blowing away...one other hate, it's very windy!

I am in the Central Valley of California and I teach Kindergarten at a private school. We are 3 hours from the coast and 3 hours from Yosemite, 3 hours from San Fran and 6 hours from Los Angeles. Summer is hot, but dry and lasts a while (going to be 97 today) and winters are cool but no snow.

I'm from Indiana! I love the Hoosier state... most of the time! Around here we have quite a bit of differing landscapes to choose from. We have the flat farm land to the north and the rolling hills of brown county and southern Indiana that provide excellent camping, hiking, fishing, and speelunking!

I live in Indianapolis which is the capitol and largest city in the state. Indianapolis is a cultural hot house and there are plenty of museums, sporting events, and recreational parks.

The down side is there is NO night life for families. Unless you go to bed at 9 p.m. there isn't much to do past then. The town all but shuts down at 10-11pm on a Saturday night! haha. I'm not big in to bars otherwise I could go hang out in a section of town just north of downtown called Broad Ripple Village. Broad Ripple is where all the affluent post Indiana University grads all flock to when they move to Indianapolis to find jobs. It is focused toward the 20-30something age group and frankly, I'm not too keen on hanging out in those kinds of environments. I just don't really "fit in" i guess. haha.

virginia here! near DC four seasons and i love the fall! yay!!!

hehe, they are lines of trees surrounding farmland to keep the top soil from blowing away...one other hate, it's very windy!

HA! Forgot about that! I loved the windy days in the summer, it kept the mosquitoes down! Those were the days we went out and played all day!

I also LOVED seeing the Northern lights!

Southeastern PA (near Philly). Truly here for the school district as two of my kids receive special education and it's pretty exceptional where I am.

Shopping is good. Airport is close. Public transportation is plentiful. Housing kept its value. Generally no horrible weather compared to a lot of places. And I LOVE our football team (even if I was a little sad Sunday night)!