Moving
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Moving is associated with many different emotions--happiness, sadness, maybe even a sense of adventure. Biography Assistant asks different questions throughout his/her life, so that no matter when he/she may have moved, the questions are appropriate.
Did he/she move during his/her childhood?
- Under what circumstances did he/she move? Whose decision was it to move? Was he/she happy with the decision? Why or why not?
- Was he/she attending school at the time? If so, did he/she have to switch schools once he/she moved? How did he/she feel about this? How did his/her friends react? Was it hard for him to adjust to a new school?
- Were there other children on his/her block who he/she was friends with? How did he/she react to moving away from them? Did he/she get upset, or was he/she only moving a short distance so that he/she could still visit?
- Describe his/her feelings on the night before he/she moved. Was he/she excited or, maybe, depressed about leaving his/her home?
- How far did he/she move? Around the block, to the next town, or to a different state? Was it easy for him to adjust to his/her new surroundings? Why or why not?
- Describe the home into which he/she moved. Was it a house, a condominium, or an apartment? Did it have a yard? Was it an improvement in his/her living conditions?
- Was the move a significant change? If so, did he/she have to make any adjustments? What did he/she find to be the biggest difference between the two areas?
- Was he/she able to meet new people quickly in his/her new area? What did he/she think of his/her new neighbors?
- Did he/she lose touch with anyone because of the move? With whom? Did he/she regret not keeping in touch? Why or why not?
- Was there anything that he/she always treasured about this experience? If so, explain.
Did he/she move during his/her teenage years?
- Under what circumstances did he/she move? Whose decision was it to move? Was he/she happy with the decision? Why or why not?
- Did he/she move during the school year? If so, did he/she have to switch schools once he/she moved? How did he/she feel about this? How did his/her friends react? Was it hard for him to adjust to a new school?
- Was he/she involved in any activities that he/she had to give up? Clubs or after-school activities, for example?
- Describe his/her feelings on the night before he/she moved. Was he/she excited or, maybe, depressed about leaving his/her home?
- How far did he/she move? Around the block, to the next town, or to a different state? Was it easy for him to adjust to his/her new surroundings? Why or why not?
- Describe the home into which he/she moved. Was it a house, a condominium, or an apartment? Did it have a yard? Was it an improvement in his/her living conditions?
- Was the move a significant change? If so, did he/she have to make any adjustments? What did he/she find to be the biggest difference between the two areas?
- How long did it take him to settle in? Was he/she familiar with the area or did he/she have to go sightseeing in order to find out what was in the town or city?
- Was he/she able to meet new people quickly in his/her new area? What did he/she think of his/her new neighbors?
- Did he/she lose touch with anyone because of the move? With whom? Did he/she regret not keeping in touch? Why or why not?
- Was there anything that he/she always treasured about this experience? If so, explain.
Did he/she move as a young adult?
- Under what circumstances did he/she move? Whose decision was it to move? Was he/she happy with the decision? Why or why not?
- Was this a move to leave home? If so, how did his/her parents feel? Did he/she want to be on his/her own, get married, go away to college or join the service?
- Was he/she married at the time of the move? Did he/she have any children? Were there disagreements about moving? Who was for it and who was against it?
- Describe his/her feelings on the night before he/she moved. Was he/she excited or, maybe, depressed about leaving his/her home?
- How long did it take him to move? Was it organized or chaotic? Did other family members or friends help him move and get situated in his/her new home?
- How far did he/she move? Around the block, to the next town, or to a different state? Was it easy for him to adjust to his/her new surroundings? Why or why not?
- Describe the home into which he/she moved. Was it a house, a condominium, or an apartment? Did it have a yard? Was it an improvement in his/her living conditions?
- Was the move a significant change? If so, did he/she have to make any adjustments? What did he/she find to be the biggest difference between the two areas?
- How long did it take him to settle in? Was he/she familiar with the area, or did he/she have to go sightseeing in order to find out what was in the town or city?
- How long did he/she plan to stay at this location? Permanently or temporarily? Did he/she go through with his/her plans or did they change as time went on?
- Was he/she able to meet new people quickly in his/her new area? What did he/she think of his/her new neighbors?
- Did he/she lose touch with anyone because of the move? With whom? Did he/she regret not keeping in touch? Why or why not?
- Was there anything that he/she always treasured about this experience? If so, explain.
Did he/she move as an adult?
- Under what circumstances did he/she move? Whose decision was it to move? Was he/she happy with the decision? Why or why not?
- Did he/she have a job at the time? Was it hard to give it up or was he/she happy to look for something new?
- Was he/she married at the time of the move? Did he/she have any children? Were there disagreements about moving? Who was for it and who was against it?
- Describe his/her feelings on the night before he/she moved. Was he/she excited or, maybe, depressed about leaving his/her home?
- How long did it take him to move? Was it organized or chaotic? Did other family members or friends help him move and get situated in his/her new home?
- How far did he/she move? Around the block, to the next town, or to a different state? Was it easy for him to adjust to his/her new surroundings? Why or why not?
- Describe the home into which he/she moved. Was it a house, a condominium, or an apartment? Did it have a yard? Was it an improvement in his/her living conditions? Was it his/her dream home?
- Was the move a significant change? If so, did he/she have to make any adjustments? What did he/she find to be the biggest difference between the two areas?
- How long did it take him to settle in? Was he/she familiar with the area or did he/she have to go sightseeing in order to find out what was in the town or city?
- How long did he/she plan to stay at this location? Permanently or temporarily? Did he/she go through with his/her plans or did they change as time went on?
- Was he/she able to meet new people quickly in his/her new area? What did he/she think of his/her new neighbors?
- Did he/she lose touch with anyone because of the move? With whom? Did he/she regret not keeping in touch? Why or why not?
- Was there anything that he/she always treasured about this experience? If so, explain.
Did he/she move as a senior?
- Under what circumstances did he/she move? Was he/she unable to live on his/her own anymore? Was he/she moving closer to family? Whose decision was it to move? Was he/she happy with the decision? Why or why not?
- Did he/she have a job at the time or had he/she retired? Was he/she living close to friends? Was it hard to give these things up or was he/she happy to do something new?
- Was he/she married at the time of the move? Did he/she have any children? Were there disagreements about moving? Who was for it and who was against it?
- Describe his/her feelings on the night before he/she moved. Was he/she excited or, maybe, depressed about leaving his/her home?
- How long did it take him to move? Was it organized or chaotic? Did other family members or friends help him move and get situated in his/her new home?
- How far did he/she move? Around the block, to the next town, or to a different state? Was it easy for him to adjust to his/her new surroundings? Why or why not?
- Describe the home into which he/she moved. Was it a house, a condominium, a retirement home, or an apartment? Did it have a yard? Was it an improvement in his/her living conditions?
- Was the move a significant change? If so, did he/she have to make any adjustments? What did he/she find to be the biggest difference between the two homes?
- How long did it take him to settle in? Was he/she familiar with the area or did it take him some time to become acquainted with his/her surroundings?
- How long did he/she plan to stay at this location? Permanently or temporarily? Did he/she go through with his/her plans or did they change as time went on?
- Was he/she able to meet new people quickly in his/her new home? What did he/she think of his/her new neighbors?
- Did he/she lose touch with anyone because of the move? With whom? Did he/she regret not keeping in touch? Why or why not?
- Was there anything that he/she always treasured about this experience? If so, explain.