Friday Five for a Monday morning

[scarlettina]

1. If you had a year off (with pay, to make it interesting), what would you do with it?
First thing that came to my mind was get in my car and travel the country, the most massive road trip ever. There are so many places I want to see that I never have, and I have friends all over the country so it wouldn't be a solitary trip. Of course, I'd want to travel overseas as well; I'm not nearly done with international travel. But I have neglected seeing the US and the number of places I still want to go is huge: the Grand Canyon (which I'll actually be seeing in the spring), Red Rocks, Big Sur, Devil's Tower, Mt. Rushmore, the Big 5 in Utah, Crater Lake, the Newseum in DC, Nantucket, Fenway Park, Ellis Island (yeah, typical New Yorker), Kennedy Space Center, the Everglades and on and on and on. . . .

2. What are two things you would do to improve the country if you were in complete charge?
Single payer medical insurance. Democratic president.

3. What three TV shows do you like watching?
Very different question than what are your favorite shows; interesting way to put it. I like watching Project Runway though I haven't in a while, Game of Thrones though I'm a season behind, and Downton Abbey.

4. What are your four favorite ethnic dishes?
Lasagna, chicken tikka masala, phad see eiw.

5. What are five words you love to use?
Hilarious, bananas, booby (as in blue-footed).

Comments

[spikesgirl58]

I agree - I would love to travel and there's so much of the US I've still got to see. Yeah, it would be nice to have the time and money to see the country properly.

Like your choices for words! Booby is such a fun word. :D

[scarlettina]

I'm pretty well-traveled internationally and I've seen some of the US, but a road trip, for me, defines American travel. It's not just about the destinations; it's also about what you find along the way. To me, that's how you see the country.

[spikesgirl58]

There are still plenty of places for me to visit, but there are still parts of the US, hell, there are parts of my own state that I haven't visited.

You are right when you say that travel is not merely the destination, it's the sights, people and experiences along the way that make it so great.