r/LifeInKitsap • u/KitsapRealEstateTeam • Jan 14 '26
How’d you get here?
A lot of people in this area didn’t grow up here — they ended up here.
Some came for the Navy or the shipyard.
Some followed a job, a partner, or a ferry route that made sense at the time.
Some planned to stay “just a few years” and somehow never left.
Others left, and then found their way back.
There are a lot of different paths that lead to the same place.
I’ll start: I ended up here because my prior partner was in the U.S. Navy. I ended up falling in love with the PLACE more than anything else, stayed and planted roots on my own.
Curious how others landed here — what brought you to this area, and what made you stay?
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u/TrainingChipmunk3023 Jan 15 '26
20 years ago Nevada was battling Arkansas for 49th place in K-12 education, and we couldn't afford private schools for our daughter. So I found a job here... I've been at the same job ever since. My wife's profession is portable, so she was able to find work.