The geography of my life

I've been playing around with Google Earth for a bit today. At some point it dawned on me just how incredible it is to have access to satellite images of the entire globe. So I started typing in places I've seen to check them out by air.

And that's when I was inspired to find the satellite images of every place I've lived and see what my life looks like from space.



Stonewood sub-development, University Place, WA - 1980 - 1987
Many formative years on this cul-de-sac



Geiger Street, Tacoma, WA 1987 - 1998 (then summers after than until 2002)
The home street. With my grade school's ball field and gym in the top right.



Carleton College, Northfield, MN 1998 - 2002, with lots of breaks for summer vacations and study-abroad trips.
Dorms included: Watson, Meyers, Hager, and Burton.



Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, MA - Jan & Feb 2000
On my first study-abroad I lived here at the Sea Education Association campus in Woods Hole, MA.



Port Royal, Roatan, Honduras, 2 nights in March 2000
Legitimately I wasn't here that long, but it's the best satellite photo to represent the six weeks I spent cruising on the SSV Westward. We anchored here for 2 nights. I hiked that dirt trail you can see that crosses the island with Alison and Mark.



Avalon Hotel, Cartwright Gardens, Bloomsbury, London, England - 10 weeks in the fall of 2000
My second study-abroad trip. It was a pretty awesome place.



St. Helelns Ave, Tacoma, WA - 2002 - 2007
I've lived on two different pieces of St. Helens for the last 5 years.

Is there anything to be gained by the exercise of looking these places up? I don't know. It's a shock to see some of them and find out even how vividly a satellite image can bring back memories. And it's surprising how much you can learn by looking at the surrounding environs of each photos. Suburbs for the first two; rural town for the second; eventually to an urban core by the end.

If you don't have Google Earth, I recommend the free download. It's a pretty awesome world out there.