Places I've lived. There are four repeats — Portland, Austin, London, San Francisco — all cities worth repeating.

When I was living in Germany I heard this proverb often:

Dreimal umgezogen ist einmal abgebrannt.
Moving three times is like having your house burn down once.

In addition, here's a list of countries I've visited.

  1. Santa Monica, California (birthplace)
  2. Simi Valley, California
  3. Phoenix, Arizona
  4. Tucson, Arizona
  5. Scottsdale, Arizona
  6. Bayview, Texas
  7. Snettisham, Alaska
  8. Juneau, Alaska
  9. Portland, Oregon
  10. Duncanville, Texas
  11. Dallas, Texas
  12. Okeechobee, Florida
  13. Anna Maria, Florida
  14. Ripon, California
  15. Hanover, New Hampshire
  16. Missoula, Montana
  17. Austin, Texas
  18. Pacifica, California
  19. Havre, Montana
  20. Portland, Oregon (again)
  21. Rennes, France
  22. Würzburg, Germany
  23. Syracuse, New York
  24. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  25. Tübingen, Germany
  26. Freiburg, Germany
  27. Austin, Texas (again)
  28. London, England (first job after university)
  29. Tokyo, Japan (I lived here longest: six years)
  30. San Francisco, California
  31. London, England (again)
  32. Shanghai, China
  33. San Francisco, California (again)
  34. Boston, Massachusetts