In finalizing this “Lessons Learned” arc of blog posts, I wanted to end where I grew up: Ohio. Blame it on time, as well as changing perspectives and needs in life, but these five were a lot harder for me to come up with than the ones for Oregon and Colorado. Don’t get me wrong, though–I loved the surroundings I grew up in, and have a lot of family who love living in Ohio still.
So, without further ado, here are the five lessons learned from living in (and growing up in) Ohio.
LESSON 1: Lake Erie is pretty impressive
I did live in a lot of different places in Ohio, usually near farms. My Dad and Mom (OK, stepmom, just so you don’t get confused) always lived near Lake Erie, though. As one of the five Great Lakes, it’s obviously a huge body of water with a large shoreline. As a kid, I loved going across the bridge that takes you over Sandusky Bay, which is off Lake Erie, out to Marblehead. When you’re in Marblehead, you can check out the lighthouse there and just get this really