We recently moved into a new condominium type townhouse.  Actually, we moved here almost two years ago coming up this September.  I love where we live now.  It is located in a very convenient location with the grocery store just across the street, three banks also within walking distance, a recreation center with a library directly across from our house, and a gas station and convenience store right beside us.

But the best part of where we live is that everything from the outer walls outward, is taken care of by the condo corporation.  We don’t have to cut the grass, or even do any of the normal outdoor maintenance that you would expect to do with a free-hold home.  The only thing that needs taken care by us is to shovel the driveway.  And even that isn’t a big concern because our driveway is much smaller than our previous house’s.

The neighbourhood is very well suited for raising a family as well.  There are plenty of other families living in our townhouse complex with young children and they are always outside playing.  My daughter loves this and has made a lot of friends just in the two years that we have been here.

I could hardly think of a more ideal place for us to live right now.  We were very lucky to have found it.  But I sometimes think about where we’d live in different circumstances or even other countries.

Perhaps because we have found the condo lifestyle to be so convenient, we would probably choose to live in a condo elsewhere as well.  For example, I noticed that there are condos for sale in Alexandria VA.  This looks like an ideal situation for someone who wants the benefits of having everything taken care of and at the same time, taking advantage of a controlled access, gated community.

I have only lived in a few places in the world, so it is just speculation.  But if events lead to us to move to another country, this would probably be one of our first choices.