[Colleen32006]

All my life I've been a part of the military community. I've lived lots of places on two coasts, Hawaii, and London. I love to travel and I like to see the way different people live. I have relative in Nebraska, South Dakota, and Kansas that I've visited for short trips. My great aunt (east Nebraska) told me once that the farthest she'd ever travelled was the time she went to Omaha for her honeymoon! I visit Wisconsin every year and it's a scary place! The people I've met are afraid to leave their state. The men and women live like it's the 1880's - women are treated like second class citizens and men seem to do as they please - especially as regards their women (read property). The drinking is epidemic and graduating from high school is relatively new. My experiences in the Midwest are so different from the way I grew up - and the cultures that I've lived in, that visiting is enough for me. I think everyone needs to travel and see how other people live. If all we ever know is the town/state that we grew up in, then it isn't really a choice to live there - we are just trapped. Why do I think the coasts are better? Maybe it's because there are so many immigrants here that the culture is always changing, people can grow because they are exposed to new things. There is more diversity, and that diversity means choice/freedom.

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Name : Colleen32006, Gender : F, Age : 42, City : Brunswick, State : ME Country : United States, Occupation : Teacher's Aide, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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