Wow what and interesting hour I have had reading about where you all have lived my life seems very quite.
I Live in New Zealand:
born on a place called Wanganui,move to a place caled PioPio did all my schooling there, went onto Palmerston north to train as a hairdresser, then moved to Auckland, Rotorua,martied and moved to Te kuiti(great place to raise children) divorced, married DH while still in Te kuiti
Moved to New South wales In Australia, lived on a air strip in the boondocks and loved it, took up quilting then, Moved back to New Zealand as out parents were gettin on in years. Retired now living in Algies Bay just north of Auckland