Amy Philip:  

So, it's hard to know how far back to start in writing about myself. Hmmm, the best part of my life started when I moved to Austin when I was 24 yrs. old. That's when I started meditating and eating healthier, and doing Massage Therapy. The Marketing field that I got my BBA in just wasn't my cup of tea. I also started doing a dance form called Contact Improvisation, which is much too difficult for me to explain in to words here. I also met my husband, Ross around that time. He was teaching the dance class and also an electrical engineer at the time. Austin is where I finally connected up with people of like minds. We also participated in another regular dance event that included its own sort of dance community. When we came to the 10 Year Class Reunion we had just married and were off on a years rock climbing tour that ended with a 3 month stint in Thailand. After that we came back to Austin and continued to build our lives there. Ross renovated our dream house and I built up a successful massage practice. Then we had our amazing daughter, Isa, and something changed for us about staying in Austin. It definitely wasn't the strong connection with friends and family or Barton Springs or the dance, those hold deep in our hearts. We just felt a urge to fulfill our yearnings to live by the sea. We both shared this dream and something about the sweltering heat combined with mosquitos and fire ants and a little red headed wonder with pale skin, made us rethink our living situation. We literally made the decision on a family walk one night and never looked back. We acquired our perman...Expand for more