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Permalink Reply by Donny Ozmund on September 20, 2008 at 2:29pm

Hi Sleepless:

I'm originally from Cleveland, Ohio... went to Hiram College in Hiram, OH where I earned a BA in English Lit. (spent a Quarter studying in Cambridge, England); I moved with my wife-to-be to Dayton, Ohio and lived there for 11 years, got married & had 2 daughters; "wife" simultaneously moved to Albuquerque with the kids and filed for divorce; the court allowed her to stay moved with the kids and I was "forced" to move out here to try to be part of the kids lives (still, standard custody/visitation is just not fair to the man, at least not to THIS man)...
I am loving the weather here and enjoying exploring the surrounding area (Sandia Peak, Tent Rocks, Bandelier, Santa Fe on occasions like Zozobra, soon I'll check out 4th of July Canyon); I've met a lot of cool people too. So I'm a reluctant transplant who turned out to like it here, but wish I were in different personal circumstances.

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Permalink Reply by Sleeplessgrl on September 20, 2008 at 10:27pm

Hi Donny,

Sorry to hear about the less than ideal personal circumstances, but glad you're liking it here. Where is the 4th of July Canyon?

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Permalink Reply by Donny Ozmund on September 21, 2008 at 7:26am

4th of July Canyon is south of the East Mountains; I-40 east to N.M. 337 south to N.M. 55 into Tajique; then Forest Road 55 from Tajique goes through the 4th of July Canyon; it's reported to have a wide variety of maples, oaks and box elder trees that provide a great autumn leaf color show. Starting right now (mid September) and going through mid October is when the changing occurs. It sounds like a taste of the northeast here in the southwest!

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Permalink Reply by amberlouise on October 28, 2008 at 4:41pm

I spent some of my childhood in northern Indiana--on a farm outside Ft. Wayne. Most recently, though, I moved from Bozeman, MT. Before that I went to school in Tempe, AZ. Before that, Boston, Tucson...other places.

I live here now because my in-laws do and we wanted to be closer to family (mine is in Tucson).

I'm excited to be here!

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Permalink Reply by Sarah on October 29, 2008 at 8:44am

I'm from SE Kansas. I moved out here for a major change and, having visited a lot, I knew I liked Albuquerque, the area and people. I have been here for 4 months now. Have been seeing a really great guy for about a month, but have yet to make many new friends. Anyone else a recent transplant with few friends? Would love to find some new people to do things around the city with! Give me a shout if you're interested. :)

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