By the time I landed in Christchurch, I had lived on three continents, 16 different places (towns, cities and villages ) and 27 different flats or houses. I moved a lot. I've never had a hometown to speak of, but I have lived here longer than I have lived anywhere else. And while there's no way I can claim it as 'my own', I figure it makes sense to begin my adventures of looking at how cities work, right here, in a place I know well.