Coming from Germany/Austria to Arizona via Chicago, I lived in Scottsdale, Phoenix, Tucson, Prescott and Sedona (with a pleasant year interruption in Sonoma, CA), I enjoy good quality in everything. That doesn't mean it has to be luxury, but the ambiance, the presentation, the materials/products have to be pleasant otherwise I rather starve, lol.
By trade I am a Diplom-Wirtschaftsingenieur,that is - according to Berlitz - the equivalent of two Master degrees plus work towards a PhD. I was one of four girls in that very first new curriculum designed for mid-size manufacturing company owners that needed a person on the helm that is trained in all aspects of different engineering fields and the same in economics, but only 2/3 in depth, so that you know enough to make decisions and hire the right experts for the details.
Germany was not ready to hire a woman for such an important position, so I started my own little consulting office (perfect education for that) in an area where no sane career-oriented person would go. We call it Bavarian Siberia as a joke because it is cold and on the very outskirts of Germany, a beautiful town called Passau. I had a good strategy to get clients and was then invited to teach at the German Chamber of Trade (one per county).

I had a blast and of course ups and downs, lots of educational real-life experiences. One day a Swiss client sent me to Scottsdale, Arizona... and the rest is history;)