Born here, moved away to go to grad school, now I teach here at Russellville (Arkansas Tech)

Born in Sweden. Lived in Texas, Colorado, and ended up in Arkansas. Lived here longer than anywhere else now.

Grew up in Little Rock. Lived elsewhere for a long time. Recently moved back.

Driven through several times on the Greyhound and once in a moving van. Only able to stop briefly, but it's the kind of state that would be a blast to explore.

Tifty - you were born in Sweden? That's where my mom's family is from.

Scott - what do you teach?

I'm a geek. (surprise).
I teach instructional technology. I teach teachers how to use computers in the classroom. My weblog is at scottadams.blogs.com if you want to check it out.

Born and raised. Moved to Germany. Now live in Memphis.

Yes! I was born and raised in Sweden, still speak it and you might occasionally see Swedish tags or descriptions on my flickr pictures :)

Born in Springfield Mo., spent my first 8 years in southern California, I only miss the ocean. Both of my parents were born and raised in Arkansas. We did the Beverly Hillbillies in reverse. ;-) I spent from the third grade in Fort Smith and the rest in Greenwood, AR. Graduated from the UofA Fayetteville in '82. Living in Texas for the last 18 years or so. Used to work right down the road from Scott at the International Paper plant on the Arkansas River in Russellville. Lived in Russellville for 4 years. Arkansas will always be home. I have travelled to several countries, mainly Mexico, Spain, Germany, France, Belgium, but I will take Northwest Arkansas over all of them any day. I plan to retire in the Fayetteville/Springdale area.

Live here in Arkansas. My wife and I operate a photography studio. Love the Arkansas outdoors.

-mark

born and raised in germany. first came to fayetteville for the mfa program in translation at the u of a, now back (after some time in germany and memphis) to get a ph.d.

Born in Harrison, live in Little Rock. Joined Flickr today. I have a bunch more pictures here:
www.pointedstick.net/colter/plog/archives.shtml

Moved to Arkansas in 1996 to teach music theory/composition at Ouachita Baptist Univ. The college-town atmosphere of Arkadelphia is wonderful. (Henderson St. Univ. is here, too.)

My wife and I grew up in larger metropolitan areas--New Orleans for me, my wife lived in cities in California, Hawaii, and Kansas--and we love raising our daughter in Arkadelphia.

I grew up in North Little Rock, went to school in Conway, and have lived in Little Rock for many years now.

Born and raised in Siloam Springs, AR in the northwest corner. Still here and will be for a while.

born in Fort Smith, spent a few early years in the small town of danville, then moved around the Fort Smith Van Buren area.

currently in San Diego, CA. but AR will always be home. :)

I've never lived outside of Arkansas. It gets rather boring sometimes, but there are so many good outdoor shots to take, so that's cool.

plantboy, did you go to Hendrix?

just moved here about 2 months ago (March). Wife and I live in Bella Vista

I grew up in Malvern, Arkansas, went to Henderson State in Arkadelphia and moved to Little Rock after I married my sister.

Grew up in Little Rock, now living in Benton.

Lived here all my life......married thisisDrew's sister's sister.

Arkansas is one of the closest destinations from where I live (Ft. Worth, Texas) with some truly beautiful roads and scenery. I've been several times, and keep coming back for the drive, the people, and the land.

good job thisidrew. :)

Grew up in Cabot, attending University of Illinois.. Plans to return as there is a lot to be said about the good natured-ness of native Arkansans... Who knows why the north has decided to be rude to everybody.

Born and raised in southeast AR (Drew County), spent 6 years going to college and teaching at Fayetteville. Been in Houston, TX for the last 20 years... Lots of relatives still back there.

grew up in the Bworld (Benton and Bryant area).....i still stink and i drive a subaru (best goddamn car ever, well besides my toyota 4runner)....

so yeah, i am rambling on. i like to talk about myself, just like you and everyone else here in this post.

so whatever! lets rock.

My father retired to a plot of land just between Cabot and Jacksonville when I was in the third grade. I went to Arkansas College at Batesville (now LYONS COLLEGE) then graduated from UALR. Dorked around Little Rock until I couldn't take it any longer and now I am having a nice long vacation in Vancouver, BC.

I'm a USAF 'import'. My family came here from Japan in 1972. I left in '79 and came back for good (for now!) in '92.

Since I don't have 'the accent', people like to ask me where I am from, and I reply, "Earth".

I was born in a town called Searcy (Central, AR), and now I live in Bentonville, in the Northwest corner. Near Siloam Springs, and very near Bella Vista. ; )

Born in Ill. I moved here in Little Rock for a new job some time ago...went to AZ for 11 year or so, got cancer and came back.

born in california...moved to morganton (just outside bee branch...close to clinton)...moved to conway. went away for a few years (memphis for college, kansas city for a year of volunteering)...just came back to conway.

Not born there, never lived there. My parents retired to Mountain Home in 1996, so I visit there once or twice a year. Really pretty up in their part of the state (north-central)

I was born in fayetteville, still there

Born and raised in Oklahoma, then moved to Dallas, then moved to Fayetteville in 1996 and have lived there ever since.

lived in arkansas most of my life. i've been in buffalo, ny for the past 5 years or so where i met my husband. we just moved back here a few months ago and he's now attending the u of a in fayetteville for his graduate studies. i'm teaching art in alma, arkansas.

Born in OKC, lived in rural Oklahoma, upstate New York, then back in OKC all my first 7 years. At seven, I moved to Dyer, AR--a town so small, it's essentially a suburb of Alma, which itself has a population under 6,000. I lived there until college, then went to the U of A in Fayetteville and stuck around Fayetteville a few years after that.

In 1999, after nineteen years, I left Arkansas, eventually settling in Los Angeles. I get back when I can, and I always bring my camera.

Lived here most of my life.

Have never been there :(

Born and raised in North Little Rock. Moved to Naples, FL in 1985.

Born on the Jersey Shore, moved out on my own to Philadelphia for a long time, took a news job in Cambodia where I met my better half, who's from OKC, back to Philly for Season 11, then moved to LR because my girlfriend got a job here. Voila.

I never tried to seriously take a photo till she all but forced me to take the class at the Arkansas Arts Center.

Came here for grad school in Fayetteville, loved it, met wife, and stayed (in Fayetteville).

Born in Seoul, Korea then moved to El Paso, Texas but all I remember is Arkansas. Springdale/Rogers area to be exact. I love going home to visit and breathing in all the fresh air. Going home next week for holiday!!

born and raised in Searcy. moved around a bit after high school. now I'm back in Searcy.

Born in Fort Smith, work in Fort Smith. Live on the Oklahoma, Arkansas border.

I was raised in tx..then lived in Lousiana for 6 years..had to evacuate for hurricane so came to arkansas..fell in love with it..so we moved here..been in Berryville.near Eureka Springs for almost 6 years now

I was born and reared in Louisiana, though I live in New York now. Over time, I have had a number of relatives live in Arkansas, so I have been to the state to visit quite a number of times. I have found Arkansas to be one of the most beautiful states in the nation.

I was born in Iowa; moved around because of military service, then moved to Arkansas (Heber Springs, then Conway) in 1978, mostly because the ex was born and raised there. Raised two sons (one born in Searcy), then moved to Australia in 1999. Both sons have moved away from there, too. It's a beautiful place.

My family and I moved from Pennsylvania to Arkansas in 1999. We live in northern Van Buren county in the north central part of the Natural State. My wife and I have five children, three of which are still home.

Born in Little Rock, moved to St. Louis, Mo., back here in first grade. We moved to Collegeville (1 mi from geographical center of the state) when I was in second grade. Now living inside the city limits of Bryant, where I went to school, my son and in the fall my grandson. Have seen lots of changes! Love Arkansas, but enjoy visiting other places.

born in california moved to Rogers, Arkansas in septemberand i love it so far

Originally from Meeemfhis, TN (actually Bartlett). Planned on living here for 3 yrs or so and 2006 will be my 20th. Work in Little Rock downtown near the capitol.

I'm a Mississippi boy who married an Arkansas girl. She grew up in Little Rock and we moved here about two years ago in a search for a spot to plant ourselves and grow roots. Arkansas is certainly more photogenic than Mississippi, but it's a little harder to find sweet tea.

I grew up in little rock, moved across the river to sherwood in 2001 to stare across the street at royce58's daughters while they wash thier cars in the summertime.

From Illinois moved to Little Rock in 2003!

funny how alot of ppl in ar have ties to la & tx..like me

Born in Harrison, and live about 500 yards north of the state line in Missouri. ;-)

Born and raised in NorthEast AR, lived briefly in Memphis, then Dallas area for a decade, now back to North Arkansas for 10+ years.

Born and raised in Pine Bluff. Went to school at ASU in Jonesboro for a year and a half from 1994-1995. Then, down to Searcy for another year and a half at Harding (still paying off that year and a half) and then up to Fayetteville which is where I was destined to be in the first place... Graduated there and moved to Dallas in 2000...

I'm just a temporary resident for about two years, then I'm returning home to Virginia.

New to group. Born and raised NLR. Enjoy the outdoors.

New to group. Moved to Arkansas and Searcy (where I live) in 1997.

Moved from California to Northwest Arkansas.

Husband "Ozark Pix" grew up near Siloam Springs, AR, left for CA in '47 and returned to AR in '83. He agrees, "Arkansas Runs Deep in Me."

Wife grew up in Kansas went to college in Indiana. We lived in AZ, TX, NE, SD, Alaska, and OK before moving to AR in '83. Much of our work (husband: minister/missionary, wife: teacher) being multi-cultural. Now retired. Enjoy travel.

family's from the Benton area, Grandpa taught at Henderson State in Arkadelphia for 30somthing years

i was born in Kentucky, lived in Dallas 12 years, moved to Benton, graduated high school, started at HSU, (unfortunately, my grandpa retired before i got here) still here, about to start on my 6th year(changed majors twice).

I lived across the water in memphis and since there was not much to photo there, went cross the bridge alot.

Dalm.

I was born in the Philippines and I came here when I was five years old -- and I will now graduate from the magnificent Little Rock Central High School next Friday. For the pass school year I was the yearbook, newspaper and magazine photograpger for the school. I Love that school soooo much!!!

Arkansas native. Mostly from Hot Springs, and Little Rock.

1968-1970 Magnolia, AR - born there, stayed 'til Dad transferred schools to UofA
1970-1972 Fayetteville, AR- stayed there at Carlson Terrace Apts 'til Dad grad'd
1972-1974 Bryant, AR- Dad got work in Little Rock so we rented a cheap place nearby
1974-1989 Little Rock, AR- Dad kept his job for a while, so we moved into the "big city." I went to Pulaski County schools before it was separate from LRSD. Graduated, stuck around for a bit, developed wanderlust
1989-1992 Los Angeles, CA- practiced hedonism, worked a few temp jobs, got a Commercial Art degree, played an extra in the movie Wayne's World
1992-1999 Little Rock, AR- got off the fast train and came home to smell the honeysuckle
1999-2001 Fayetteville, AR- worked for a tv station producing commercials for a couple of years
2001-2002 Dallas, TX- worked for a city producing video programming for their cable channel, until Worldcom died and booted my hubby
2002-2003 Bryant, AR- back in the Natural state, looking for work
2003-2006 Benton, AR-settled in the growing city of Benton

Born in Fort Smith (Northwest Arkansas) in 1982...at around 1 yr. old moved to Escondido, California...stayed in Cali until around 6 years old...moved to Van Buren with my grandparents...moved out at 18 across the bridge to Fort Smith...got married a year later and bought a house back in Van Buren...divorced three years later and I'm back in Fort Smith and hoping in another year I'll be up the hill in Fayetteville/Springdale or Rogers/Bentonville Area...then who knows but my heart will always be here in the Natural State
-c-

I was born an raised in Pine Bluff, Arkansas in 85. Lived a few years as a child in El Dorado, but eventually moved back to Pine Bluff for the remainder of my high school days.

In 2004 I left for college in Savannah, GA (art school) but during my christmas and summer months/holidays I spend my time enjoying Arkansas.

Overall I love Arkansas. While I may not care so much for my hometown, as a state, Arkansas is beautiful. If I could get hired with my career (Visual Effects) in Arkansas I would do it. Unfortunately I do not see myself able to live in Arkansas once my college days are up. There is simply no market for my career here. So off to California, New York, Chicago, or Europe it will be for me.

However, hopefully one day I can return to Arkansas and retire here. :D

Moved to Fayettenam from Delaware at about two, then migrated south on old 71 to the quaint town of Winslow. Grew up there and left as soon as i could, restless you see. USN to the Med, back to Fayetteville, met my wife, moved to TX for school and very much miss the hills and oaks in NWA.

Hello. I'm new to this group.
I was born, raised, and still live in Springdale (NWA). I graduated from Springdale High and then went on to the Univ of Arkansas for college. After graduation, I got a job here so I stayed.

high school for a few years...

born in Chicago, raised in Jonesboro, left when I was 18 (couldn't drive fast enough) and lived in Minneapolis for 10 years. Moved to Los Angeles then to Dublin, Ireland for a year and now am back in Los Angeles.

Now I live in NLR

mom retired to Mountain Home, AR when I was three years old. now I'm going to college in Springfield, MO but I can't wait to go back home when this whole ordeal is over. only two hours north and everyone's a damn yankee!

I was born in Little Rock, and now live in Conway.

I lived in Arkansas from age 1 to 11 and most of my family still lives there. I was born in San Francisco and have also lived in Indiana, Iowa, North Carolina and currently in Georgia.

I was born in the tiny town of Ozark, Arkansas. Nobody would know where that is except that the lame T.V. Show called the "The Simple Life" was filmed there. The show was about Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie going to this small town to see how the 'simple people' live.

My Dad is the old man in the coveralls at the start of each show who is whistling at the girls as they go by. He did have a few on-camera interviews about the girls, but they were cut. My Dad tends to tell it as he sees it, and the interviews were not appropriate for television.

My Dad was born and raised in Alix (Norton Town) in Franklin county and lives in the same house that he and his borhters and sisters were born in. He grew up with no electricity and no running water. They also never owned a car. They took a horse and buggy to town once a week.
My whole family still lives in Northwest Arkansas. I go at least once a year for a visit.
It is a beautiful state.

My grandpa's side of the family is from Arkansas and many still live there. Many moved out here to Washington in the '40s but nearly all have gone back since. I've never even been able to visit personally but would really like to! I would really like to go back and see the land that grandpa grew up on. It's still in the family.

I'm from South America and came to Arkansas to work in a software-related project. I arrived at the beginning of march and will be staying here until october. :-)

hey~ born in fort smith, raised in Van Buren! still live in VAn buren and i go to school at UAFS. will probably graduate there (because it is easy & cheap --not prob. as in i may or may not graduate). then off to dental school elsewhere!

Born in Hot Springs. Grew up in Malvern/Social Hill. Went to Pratt Elementary a few years then moved to Dallas, Portland, now in Albuquerque. I visit family at least once a year. Maybe one day I'll call the Natural State home again..

Born in Texas, raised a military brat in Texas, Maryland, Germany and Arkansas. Arkansas is where I call home though. I went to college at the U of A in Fayetteville and graduated from UCA. My kids were all born and raised in Arkansas. It is a wonderful state.

Born and raised in Fort Smith, live in Russellville now. Have lived in Arkansas most of my life.

First visited Fayetteville in November of 199...8... yes, that's it.... spent a week visiting a woman-friend, crawling the Ozark hills. Went back to Florida, spent a month gather spare change and selling what I didn't need, drove back and planted roots on December 31st, 1998 - Happy New Beer!

There are days, yet, that I love it here, days when I no longer recognize it and can hardly wait to leave.

Born in South Arkansas, college in Magnolia, Conway and Little Rock. Been in Pulaski County since 1970 except for two years in Phillips County. Website work, etc.

Born and raised in Conway. Went to college at Fayetteville. Now I'm living all over the world, (currently in Virginia Beach, VA). Miss home, get down there about twice a year. In ten years when I retire from the Navy - Arkansas will be where I spend the rest of my life.

I just moved to Conway from North Yorkshire in England. My fiance is originally from Arkansas.

I was born in Fort Smith. Moved away and returned in 1983. My daughter is a sophomore at the U of A. I also play with a "newgrass" band out of Fayetteville and Little Rock even though I live in Dallas. My family is spread throughout NW Ark from Van Buren to Greers Ferry to Mountain Home. I worked in television at KHBS and KPOM in Fort Smith and Fayetteville, then in Texas. I'm still in the business producing outdoor programming throughout a 4 state region. I currently live in Dallas and go "home" every chance that there is to do so.

My parents are from NW AR, dad served in Heidelberg Germany where I was born. He then was stationed in San Pedro, CA. Moved to AR in 63. Stayed til I went into the service after graduating from Springdale High (wanted to leave AR badly). After my stint in the Army at CO and Berlin Germany, I realized I really wanted to return to the Ozarks, but went to Okmulgee, OK for an associates degree at OST. Moved back to Springdale and raised two boys. Went back to school for a Bachelors in Anthropology at UofA Fayetteville. Have been working in SW for the last 4 years, both NM and AZ, in the summers and back to NW Arkansas the rest of the year. In Arkansas I have lived in Harmon Community (west of Tontitown), Springdale, Fayetteville, West Fork, Sonora (east of Springdale). Most of my family is from Kingston, AR area and Marshall, AR area.

Born in Texas, move to Arkansas at age 3. South Central Arkansas is all I have ever know and I love it (one of the few that will say that). I always thought we lived in the armpit of the south, but in January the area I live in became the Promise Land thanks to Murphy Oil. For more infor on the El Dorado Promise go to eldoradopromise.com. Go Hogs Go, just thought I would throw that in......

My parents retired to Hot Springs Village in 2000. I come down several times a year to play golf with them.

Born & Raised moved to OKC in 04 WOOOOOPIGSOOOWEE!!!

Just finished a botany field trip through central-W Arkansas, arriving in Little Rock and driving to Russellville, then Mt. Magazine, then Rich Mtn, then the Ouachitas near Little Missouri River, then Glenwood, HotSprings, back to Russellville, back to LR. Beautiful state, lots of chicken farms. One big University, unlike most other states.
My overall impression is that Arkansas is a lot like South Carolina, only we have the beach!
(When I was in Little Rock on the way back, I think I saw thisisdrew with his sister...I mean wife.)

Ok, lessee here...I was born and raised in Ohio...lived the greater part of my adult life in So. Calif...moved to Alaska and lived there for 5 years and then upon retirement, moved to Lakeview, AR where the weather is a bit warmer. lol

Live in Springfield, MO Was born and lived until 9 around and in Gainesville, MO. I have canoed, hiked and explored Arkansas for about 25 yearts. I love the northwest part around the Buffalo. Became involved with the Ozark Society, the group that was formed to stop the damming of the Buffalo. We still do an annual hike/camp around that area the last of October.

I was born in Missouri, parents needed to get away from their families and saw that NW Arkansas was the place to be.... 1972, I was 3. Live in Rogers until I tried going back to MIssouri for one year of college... didn't workout for me, so I came home. Now live in Elkins but work in Fayetteville. I don't think I'll ever move away because when we vacation elsewhere, we always compare it to the beauty of Arkansas ;-)

Born and raised in an industrial suburb east of San Diego, did a failed freshmen year in Arizona, and am now living with my wife in Fayetteville where I'm working on a masters in environmental geography. I'm very comfortable here, but I've got a nasty case of the wanderlust so we'll probably move again once I'm finished -- maybe to Nashville, maybe to Albuquerque, maybe to Oakland if we can afford it.