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by AB-Rich on July 22nd, 2008
Elementary, 1/3 mile, walked
Jr. high, 2 miles downhill, skateboarded
High school, across the street, hopped the fence
by Darryl61 on July 22nd, 2008
Jr. High, 4 miles (rural area) rode my bike.
High school, 3 miles, mostly rode bicycle til I could drive legally, but drove or rode motorcycle many times anyway.
by Anonymous on July 22nd, 2008
Elementary school - Less than 1/4 mile away. In good weather, I walked.
Junior HIgh - About 3 miles away. I was dropped off and picked up by my parents or the parents of my best friend.
High School - About 5 1/2 miles away. My freshman year I was dropped off and picked up my either my parents or my best friend's parents. My sophomore year on, I drove.
by needtoknow on July 22nd, 2008
Elementary was 1 mile, walked, even for lunch and back. long time ago, no buses for Catholic schools then..
high School 4 and 1/2, a bus..never got a ride to any school.
I was a real skinny elementary school kid:) walk, walk and walk some more:)
by Andy Is Wicked Married to Penal Colony on July 22nd, 2008
Elementary school was about 5 miles from home. Mom drove me or I took the bus.
Junior High #1 was 45 minutes away and I took the bus.
Junior High #2 was 3 miles away and Mom drove me, I took the bus.
High School was 4.5 miles away and i drove or got rides with friends.
by LoggyBren on July 23rd, 2008
In elementary school all eight years, I lived in the suburbs of the windy city Chicago. Through snow, ice, rain and wind, in four different schools I walked no less than one mile there and one mile back home. Finally, when I was in high school I rode a bus.
by Phillis - Zacks little sister on July 22nd, 2008
Bus :)
by Old School on July 22nd, 2008
Walked about 1/2 mile to elementary school.
Usually bicycled 1.5 miles to junior high
High school was about 4 miles away. My father typically dropped me off on his way to work, then I walked or rode a bus home.
by VS Angel aka Mrs. Stealth Intelligence on August 15th, 2008
Usually Nanny drove us.
by Galeanda on August 15th, 2008
Elementary school was about one block around and down and I always walked.
Junior high was much further, about 2-3 miles and I walked to school unless I was late and could get a ride.
High school was VERY far, about 30 miles and I rode the bus real early in the morning or else my boyfriend(who became my husband) would drive me to school
by Zack on August 15th, 2008
Always public transportation.
by bagicide stayed 10 months too long on August 15th, 2008
In our state, if you homeschool, you are considered to be a private school. So I guess technically we live in a school.
When I was in elementary and Jr High, I lived on a ward line. That meant I was as far from a school as I could be and still go to that school. I went to elementary in one ward and Jr High in the other. It was a mile to either school and I walked.
In High School, we moved to a farm in the state where I now reside. If you lived 6/10ths of a mile from the road, the bus would pick you up at the house. But my stepfather wouldn't let the bus turn around in our driveway, so I walked to the road, 6/10ths of a mile.
by Done. never again. on August 15th, 2008
Right now I live within walking distance to my old middle school. It is literally off a path at the end of my circle..I used to live farther from it and took the bus.
by Bruja. on August 15th, 2008
My elementary school is 1.5 blocks away from my house- my mom drove me in the mornings and our baby-sitter would pick me up, my middle school is about 1/2 a mile from my house, my mom drove me in the morning and I would walk home, my high school is about 1.5 miles from my house and again my mom drove me and I would walk home.
* college is about 9 miles from my home and I drive there. :)
by Firebrand on August 15th, 2008
I lived there.
We all had cycles at school.
by Tacet on August 15th, 2008
I lived half a mile from my first elementary school and a few miles away from my second, and took the bus to both.
I live a couple blocks away from my home junior high, and a few miles away from the junior high I go to, and I take the bus.
I live a mile-ish from the high school I'm going to go to, and am going to take the bus until I can drive.
by Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger on July 24th, 2008
The two elementary schools were just under 1 mile. I walked.
The high school was about 3 miles away. I walked in good weather, my mother drove us if it was raining, extremely cold or snowing.
by Biggie15 on July 23rd, 2008
For my first term in Primary School, I lived on the other side of town to it, so my Grandad always gave me and my cousins a lift in his car. I was always the last in, a tradition that I have kept to this day. Halfway through my first year, I moved to within a 10 minute walk of my school. Four years later, I moved to another primary school that was literally next to my house. Now, my high school is only a three minute walk away, yet I'm still late every day.
by top54u on July 23rd, 2008
by bus
by ENigma on July 23rd, 2008
I was amongst the luck few. Our school was exactly 10 minutes walking distance away from home. My best friend, who lived bang opposite and I used to walk together.
by MRSHINYSHOES on July 22nd, 2008
My elementary was a few blocks away. I walked there and sometimes biked. My junior high was about a mile away. My parents drove me. My high school was about 3 miles away. My parents drove me again. University was 5 miles away. I took the bus.
by Kdmichaels on July 22nd, 2008
First elementary School -- Rode bus
Second elementary School/middle school/jr High -- walked & skateboarded to bus stop and then rode bus
Other Jr. High -- Rode bus
High School -- Rode bus to school, got rides home with parents, friends or boyfriend
by Yarnlady is happy every day on July 22nd, 2008
We moved so many times, it's hard to say. I lived a few blocks from school most of the time, and walked, even in the snow (I hate snow). One year we moved before the end of the school year, and I rode the city bus clear across town for the final few weeks.
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Must be a slow night in paradise;)
by gtravels loves her life penguin on July 22nd, 2008
They're all slow ;)
by AB-Rich on July 22nd, 2008
Living in Hawaii is tough, but somebody's got to do it;)
by gtravels loves her life penguin on July 22nd, 2008
School district, huh?
Thanks, Rich. (And nice to see you out and about on the 'bag!) ;-)
by BigDaddyBS on July 22nd, 2008