Arkansas, I lived there all my life except the day I was born, In Florida. In second grade, I was in Arkansas from St. Louis, Mo. I have resided in Arkansas all of my concious life and never saw anything else.I got married, had two kids,raised them till they had families of their own then kicked them out of my five bedroom house to live on their own. Was divorced after 20 years of marriage and met several men who made me want to be a lesbian. Then I met Steve,a 57 year old man that was a big child but had the smarts of a scientist when it came to life and the bible. I am an artist who in the prime of her carrier was told that her paintings were copied from a magazine. I was 15 years old. Then I sent the same painting to state competition and won. The painting was gone for a year in various areas of Arkansas. I lost my taste for Arkansas and gave up on my art claiming it to be a pain in my butt. I was messed with by my uncle and my grandfatherand was told when I complained that I should not do this to my family. My life in Arkansas has never been satisfying and I have always had to work. My new husband loved my art when he saw samples of my past work. He convinced me to sell the big house and see the world. I did with no regrets. My trip was awesome and a book is in order. We of course had to see Yellowstone Park and Glacier and a few other places on the way.