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Originally Posted by Lupe  I'm thinking place with lots of sunshine and surrounded by moderate forests or mountains with clean air. |
I sort of disagree, from an ethical/environmental perspective. Sunshine is great, but 100% sunshine = living in the desert, which requires inefficiently importing a lot of water from other regions (particularly if you decide to plant and water a tropical garden around a large swimming pool). Living in the rural areas in general tends to require a much larger carbon footprint and a less efficient use of resources because of the low density and corresponding lack of multi-family housing, mass transit, and walkability. Also on a psychological level it seems antisocial/fearful to put a premium on living a bit farther from the nearest neighbor. I feel I've grown as a person by living in a higher density very diverse area where I interact with a wide variety of people in a given week. I've also become more patient by waiting for the bus each day instead of driving myself to work.