dear_blather__where_should_i_live ClairE Go. Ask me anything. Tell me anything. I'll take it all. 100622 ... unhinged what do you do for work? what do you like? what do you value? 100622 ... ClairE The question is, what do I want to do for work? Right now I'm almost done with my library degree and I work in a library. Which is fine, but I really want to be some kind of birth worker. I want to run away to Ireland and learn to catch babies. I need to be by: the sea. I'd miss: the Northeast. I want: words, dirt, trees, garden, cities, good beer, skinny dipping, my true love, a family. 100622 ... unhinged you don't need to go to ireland to learn how to catch babies. there are a lot of midwife_in_training (s) here. not that i'm advocating moving to milwaukee. ick. you just need to go to a place that has a strong alternative medicine community. coincidentally, hindus and jews (especially the super orthodox) have a tendency toward the natural medicine. i would say really the only thing that is limiting you is being near the sea. personally, i am over having four seasons in my life. winter on the western side of the great lakes sucks balls. 100622 ... unhinged although, taking a closer look at your wants list, milwaukee might be a good place for you after all. the urban farming initiative was started right here ( growingpower.com ) , there is definitely plenty of amazing beer, and there is a pretty big lake here. *shrugs* 100622 what's it to you? who go blather from