I get asked this a lot.
The truthful answer is: Everywhere and nowhere.
I’ve solidly embraced nomadism since finishing college in December 2004. Outside of a 2-year stay in Asheville, NC in 2012-13 (and even then I traveled often), I’ve haven’t lived in one place for more than 5 continuous months.
I keep a Google Spreadsheet to remember when and where I’ve lived different places.
Here’s the record since high school:
Fall 2000 | Sonoma |
Winter 2000/1 | Berkeley |
Spring 2001 | Berkeley |
Summer 2001 | Bakersfield |
Fall 2001 | Berkeley |
Winter 2001/2 | Berkeley |
Spring 2002 | Berkeley |
Summer 2002 | Europe, NorCal |
Fall 2002 | Berkeley |
Winter 2002/3 | Berkeley |
Spring 2003 | Berkeley |
Summer 2003 | High Sierras |
Fall 2003 | Berkeley |
Winter 2003/4 | Berkeley |
Spring 2004 | Berkeley |
Summer 2004 | High Sierras |
Fall 2004 | Berkeley |
Winter 2004/5 | Berkeley, SoCal |
Spring 2005 | SoCal, PCT |
Summer 2005 | Pennsylvania |
Fall 2005 | Tahoe |
Winter 2005/6 | Tahoe, SoCal |
Spring 2006 | SoCal |
Summer 2006 | High Sierras, Oregon |
Fall 2006 | San Diego, SoCal, Seattle |
Winter 2006/7 | Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina |
Spring 2007 | California (all over) |
Summer 2007 | High Sierras, Oregon |
Fall 2007 | Palo Alto, Ottawa, Tahoe |
Winter 2007/8 | Tahoe |
Spring 2008 | California (all over), San Diego |
Summer 2008 | High Sierras, Oregon |
Fall 2008 | Argentina |
Winter 2008/9 | Portland |
Spring 2009 | New Hampshire |
Summer 2009 | High Sierras, Oregon |
Fall 2009 | Oregon Coast |
Winter 2009/10 | Bend, Australia, New Zealand |
Spring 2010 | Ashland |
Summer 2010 | High Sierras, Palo Alto, Oregon |
Fall 2010 | Ashland |
Winter 2010/11 | Guatemala, Argentina, Chile, Peru |
Spring 2011 | India |
Summer 2011 | Tahoe, Oregon |
Fall 2011 | Durango |
Winter 2011/12 | Asheville |
Spring 2012 | Argentina, Asheville |
Summer 2012 | Asheville, Tahoe, Oregon |
Fall 2012 | Vermont, Massachusetts |
Winter 2012/13 | Asheville |
Spring 2013 | New Zealand, Asheville, Peru |
Summer 2013 | Asheville, California, Oregon |
Fall 2013 | Maine, Asheville |
Winter 2013/14 | SF Bay Area, Connecticut, Amsterdam, Madrid |
Spring 2014 | Argentina |
Summer 2014 | SF Bay Area |
Fall 2014 | Nepal, Santa Cruz |
Winter 2014/15 | SF Bay Area, Boulder |