DIARY
PLACES I’D LIKE TO LIVE BEFORE I DIE
Qualifiations:
“Living there” requires at least a three-month residency.
Underscored entries indicates Jessica’s preference.
Numerical scores (1 to 10) have only relative significance: a score of 1 still indicates a preference to “live” in a given place.
Scores assigned as of eastly August, 2005.
Toubled sites (ie. unsafe) awarded scores based on hope for a more favorable situation.
SCORE OF NINE:
Flint, Michigan: Mott Park neighborhood
Seattle, Washington
New Orleans, Louisiana
Washington, District of Columbia
Cuba – Havana
Argentina – Buenos Aires
France – Paris
Romania – Maramures region
Italy – Rome
Greece – Athens
Great Britain – London
Ireland – Dublin
Israel – Jerusalem
Turkey – Istanbul
China – Beijing
China – Hong Kong
Japan – Tokyo
SCORE OF EIGHT:
Flint, Michigan: Downtown
Flint, Michigan: Civic Park
Flint, Michigan: Carriage Town
Flint, Michigan: Eastside
Portland, Oregon
Mexico – Chichen Itza
Brazil – Rio de Janeiro
Romania – Cluj
Romania – Ploiesti
Romania – Bucuresti
Romania – Constanta
Romania – Tulcea
Romania – iasi
Italy – Naples
Italy – Florence
Russia – Moscow
Russia – St. Petersberg
Ireland – Galway
Ireland – County Kerry
Saudi Arabia – Medina
Saudi Arabia – Mecca
Iraq – Baghdad
India – Mumbai
India – Calcutta
Nepal
Bangladesh – Dhaka
China – Tibet
Thailand – Bangkok
Indonesia – Jakarta
SCORE OF SEVEN:
Detroit, Michigan – Southwest Side
Houghton, Michigan
Saginaw, Michigan
Zanesville, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Chicago, Illinois: Pullman
Chicago, Illinois: Beverly
Chicago, Illinois: Jacowo
Chicago, Illinois: Canaryville
Chicago, Illinois: Uptown
Chicago, Illinois: Rogers Park
Chicago, Illinois: Kenwood
Chicago, Illinois: Hyde Park
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Black Hills National Park, South Dakota
Denver, Colorado
Salt Lake City, Utah
Oakland, California
Los Angeles, California: Hollywood
Reno, Nevada
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Painted Desert, New Mexico
Iota, Louisiana
Okefenokee Swamp, Georgia
Miami, Florida
The Everglades, Florida
St. Louis, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Nashville, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Wheeling, West Virginia
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
New York City, New York: Alphabet City
New York City, New York: Harlem
Queens, New York: Astoria
Honolulu, Hawaii
Puerto Rico – San Juan
Canada – Iqaluit, Nunavut
Canada – Vancouver, British Columbia
Mexico – Mexico City
Belize – Placencia Village
Brazil – The Amazon Basin
Brazil – Sao Paulo
Argentina – Patagonia
Peru – Cuzco
Tanzania – Zanzibar
Kenya – The Savannah
South Africa – Johannesburg
Egypt – Cairo
Egypt – Alexandria
Spain – Seville
France – Marseilles
Germany – Berlin
Austria – Vienna
Czech Republic – Prague
Romania – Timisoara
Italy – Venice
Crete – Knossos
Lithuania – Vilnius
Estonia – Tallinn
Finland – Helsinki
Sweden – Stockholm
The United Kingdom (Wales) – Cardiff
The United Kingdom (Scotland) – Edinburgh
The United Kingdom (Scotland) – Glasgow
The United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) – Belfast
Ireland – Ennis
Lebanon – Beirut
Kyrgyzstan – Bishkek
India – The Punjab State
India – The Kashmir State
Bangladesh – Chittagong
China – Shanghai
Japan – Kyoto
Vietnam – Saigon
Cambodia – Phnom Penh
Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur
Phillipines – Manila
Indonesia – Sumatra
Australia – The Outback
Tahiti – Papete
Micronesia
Antartica – The Ross Base
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