I have no 'home town.'

We moved a lot.

I've lived in a dozen states and one foreign country, though I was too young to remember Scotland.

K-12 involved 5 school changes in 4 locations, mostly in PA and SC. I've lived near Philly and I've lived in absolute Podunk.

I grew up an academic brat, (kinda like a military brat, but without the war.)

Growing up our household was divided between fundamental and progressive, liberal Christianity.

We damn near wound up going to Rhodesia on a missionary gig, (back when it was Rhodesia and dangerous as fuck.)

In two locations we always had a spare bedroom for an international border.

I didn't realize it then, but we were pretty poor by US standards, but really, as a kid I thought we were OK.

My Dad encouraged academic and religious exploration, so at an early age, I'd been to many kinds of churches from Presbyterian to Greek Orthodox to Anglican to Synagogue to Brethren in Christ and Mennonite. Naturally, that produced an apathetic agnostic. ;-)

I'm (mildly) interested in Buddhism as a philosophy of acceptance, not at all as a religion.

Some members of my family are true world travelers. I am not.

I work with an international selection of folks from literally all points of the globe. I get along with most of them, except there is such a language and culture barrier between some of the Chinese and me, that communication is difficult. That is especially odd considering that:

In retirement, my Dad teaches English to Japanese Honda plant workers. He speaks/reads 7 languages. I barely speak coherent English.

As an adult, I've always had friends and acquaintances from all walks of life, but gravitate towards quiet, deep analytical types and enlightened renaissance types. Still, I'm lots more at home talking with a laborer than a tycoon.