What makes you love living here?

[csgray]

Before it got swamped by a tsunami of finger pointing and name calling Islandlving's post actually was asking a good question, although it was really 2 questions: Why do we live here? Why do/did we come here? Which in my mind are two very different questions, with very different answers.

I would like to restart the conversation with a slightly different focus: What makes you love living here?

Answers are welcome from all demographics, but people who actually live here or have lived here in the recent past only please. Why you WANT to live here someday is a different question for a different day. Please try be civil and not denigrate others' opinions or spelling.

For me it starts with the sunlight; after spending 25 years suffering from seasonal affective disorder and a host of other related health problems rooted in the darkness of Pacific Northwest winters I am healthier here in every way: mentally, physically, emotionally. The unique natural beauty of the place makes me fall in love with Hawaii all over again every single day. I also love teaching the youth of Hawaii, the kids I work with on a daily basis give me hope for the future and make me excited about going to work every single day. And finally, the many wonderful people I have met who have welcomed me and gone out of their way to be helpful and friendly.

Carol