One of my new family members suggested that we try to come up with some random facts to get to know each other better, so here is my go at it. Enjoy!
1. I was born in Colorado, but I've spent most of my life in Maine.
2. I think hedgehogs are adorable and I would like one for a pet someday.
3. I am right-handed, but I wish I were ambidextrous.
4. I read a lot.
5. I love to write. I'll probably journal every day on the race.
6. My cooking specialty is Hawaiian chicken.
7. I love a lot of the older Disney movies (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King are among my favorites).
8. I am quiet, usually because I am observing everything carefully.
9. I'd say I'm fairly organized and neat.
10. I have four brothers and two sisters.
11. I've been to Peru once, and Nicaragua twice.
12. I love being by the water.
13. I've been to the mouth of an active volcano.
14. I love Lord of the Rings.
15. Pistachio and hazelnut gelato are my favorite.
16. I'm 5'3.
17. I have a geographic tongue.
18. I collect quotes like some people collect coins.
19. I am a night owl.
20. I love sleep, but it alludes me a lot of the time lately.
21. Music is like a life source to me.
22. I've explored a bat cave.
23. I swam in the only shark-infested lake in the world. (I never actually saw a shark though).
24. I love the moon. I can't wait to see the stars without light pollution on a regular basis.
25. I've had a special place in my heart for the victims of the Holocaust since I was a little girl and began to understand what actually happened. I've read books about it since then.
26. I detest raw onions. Even when they've been taken off, I can still taste them.
27. I've found blogging to be harder than I thought it would be.
28. I hope to become fluent in at least one other language someday.
29. I really like lists.
30. At home I set two alarms to wake me up in the morning and I hit snooze at least three times.
31. I plan to go to Israel someday. I was supposed to go once, but the trip got canceled and it broke my heart.
32. I am usually pretty task-oriented until the job is done.
33. ISFJ is my MB personality type.
34. I can usually multitask pretty well.
35. It's not my first instinct to share about myself.
36. I'm introverted.
37. I have a hard time processing out loud, and I have a hard time asking for help.
38. I've wanted to travel since i understood the concept.
39. I was the only person in my family to have a passport until last year.
40. Jobs I've had have included; childcare, cleaning, food prep, florist, retail, house/pet sitter, landscaping, painter…
41. I like to scrapbook.
42. I like small, tedious things like untying knots.
43. I'm okay with details.
44. I like odd numbers like 3 and 5.
45. I'm the third oldest in my family and the oldest girl.
46. I like to hunt for sea glass.
47. I'm excited to sleep in my tent.
48. I am pretty flexible. On trips it doesn't really bother me to not know where I'm sleeping that night.
49. I'm gonna be a rebel and not go to 50 : )
