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My best friend feels exactly as you do. While I agree on the urban aspect, nothing makes me feel better than living in a desert. Yes, it makes my breathing and allergies better, but the real reason is the sense of well-being I get in hot, dry, sparse environments that I get nowhere else. It really is sublime.

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Interesting. We appreciate the same things, but in different environments. I desperately want to move to the forested mountains of the PNW for the lack of sun and heat, but my partner is opposed. Allergies are a thing for me, too, and Texas is horrible for me along with the 9 months of pregnant humidity (pun intended) that often reaches close to 100%.

When we honeymooned to Washington state a number of years ago, I felt like I had come home and it was my first time visiting the area. The forests and mountains are fantastic.

Same, I feel absolutely alive in a hot, dry desert environment. I wake up with no issues, I fall asleep immediately and feel my best creatively in a desert. I feel like I’m sleep walking in any place with a damp, cold environment.

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