Survey Meme
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bearshortyA bunch of people were doing this, so I will too:
Tattoos: None.
Surgeries: I had my adenoids removed when I was 8.
Broken bones: I fractured my left ankle when I was 9 and wore a cast for a month.
Shot a gun: No. Well, does a fake gun count? I shot one of the giant machine guns with blank rounds at a WWII museum place in Belarus.
Quit a job: Yes. Just last spring when I quit teaching.
Flown on a plane: Many, many times. First time when I was 12 and immigrating to America.
100+miles in car: Loads of times. My college was 200 miles away from home. And I did lots of driving road trips.
Gone zip lining: No. No, thank you.
Watched someone give birth: Just me, twice.
Watched someone dying: No.
Ridden in an ambulance: Yes. I was sitting with my Dad when he went to the hospital once and rode in the front of a small English one when the paramedics took me to the hospital after I passed out on the street in Richmond. (Bear was with me on his vacation. I was in London doing research at the National Archives. So he got to ride in an ambulance too).
Been to:
... Canada: I went to Niagara Falls with my friend Marianna on a bus tour when we were 17. And in 2004 I lived in Toronto for 6 weeks, studying Latin in Medieval Institute there. My parents decided to make a vacation out of driving me to Toronto and we went to Montreal and Kingston first.
... to Europe: I was born in Europe (Belarus), and been to Russia, Ukraine, England, Netherlands, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, and Spain. And airports in Ireland and Poland.
... to Washington D.C: Twice. Once when I was 15 on a bus tour with my parents and when I was about 23 or so, with Bear and my friends to visit Janna for the weekend.
... to Florida: Several times: Miami (twice) Orlando, Cape Canaveral, Everglades.
... to Colorado: No
... to Mexico: To Cozumel only when I was on a cruise.
... to Las Vegas: No. It's not my type of fun.
Sang karaoke: No. I don't sing in public.
Had a pet: I'm not a pet person. I took care of a turtle in summer camp once.
Been downhill skiing: Tiny hill in a park doesn't count. So no. I've been cross country skiing. That I like. But I prefer sledding.
Gone snowboarding: No
Ability to read music: Yes, but not fluently. I have to think about it and work it out. And I'm out of practice.
Rode a motorcycle: No.
Rode a horse: Less rode and more sat on it as someone took it in a circle. Or sat on it for pictures.
Stayed in a hospital: 3 times for 3 days. Once when I was 8 for adnoid removal, and twice to give birth.
Driven a stick shift: No
Ride in Police Car:No
Driven a Boat: I rowed one but I don't think I've driven one.
Eaten Escargot: No. Won't mind trying
Seen a UFO: No
Been on a Cruise: Twice. Once in 1999 with my parents when I went from Miami to Haiti, Jamaica, Grand Cayman Island and Cozumel. And the second time with Bear in 2008 when we went from New York to Florida and Bahamas. I want to go to Alaska sometime.
Run out of Gas: No
Eat Sushi: Lots and lots of times. Love sushi. Can't wait to eat it again once I'm done nursing.
Seen a Ghost: No
Tattoos: None.
Surgeries: I had my adenoids removed when I was 8.
Broken bones: I fractured my left ankle when I was 9 and wore a cast for a month.
Shot a gun: No. Well, does a fake gun count? I shot one of the giant machine guns with blank rounds at a WWII museum place in Belarus.
Quit a job: Yes. Just last spring when I quit teaching.
Flown on a plane: Many, many times. First time when I was 12 and immigrating to America.
100+miles in car: Loads of times. My college was 200 miles away from home. And I did lots of driving road trips.
Gone zip lining: No. No, thank you.
Watched someone give birth: Just me, twice.
Watched someone dying: No.
Ridden in an ambulance: Yes. I was sitting with my Dad when he went to the hospital once and rode in the front of a small English one when the paramedics took me to the hospital after I passed out on the street in Richmond. (Bear was with me on his vacation. I was in London doing research at the National Archives. So he got to ride in an ambulance too).
Been to:
... Canada: I went to Niagara Falls with my friend Marianna on a bus tour when we were 17. And in 2004 I lived in Toronto for 6 weeks, studying Latin in Medieval Institute there. My parents decided to make a vacation out of driving me to Toronto and we went to Montreal and Kingston first.
... to Europe: I was born in Europe (Belarus), and been to Russia, Ukraine, England, Netherlands, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, and Spain. And airports in Ireland and Poland.
... to Washington D.C: Twice. Once when I was 15 on a bus tour with my parents and when I was about 23 or so, with Bear and my friends to visit Janna for the weekend.
... to Florida: Several times: Miami (twice) Orlando, Cape Canaveral, Everglades.
... to Colorado: No
... to Mexico: To Cozumel only when I was on a cruise.
... to Las Vegas: No. It's not my type of fun.
Sang karaoke: No. I don't sing in public.
Had a pet: I'm not a pet person. I took care of a turtle in summer camp once.
Been downhill skiing: Tiny hill in a park doesn't count. So no. I've been cross country skiing. That I like. But I prefer sledding.
Gone snowboarding: No
Ability to read music: Yes, but not fluently. I have to think about it and work it out. And I'm out of practice.
Rode a motorcycle: No.
Rode a horse: Less rode and more sat on it as someone took it in a circle. Or sat on it for pictures.
Stayed in a hospital: 3 times for 3 days. Once when I was 8 for adnoid removal, and twice to give birth.
Driven a stick shift: No
Ride in Police Car:No
Driven a Boat: I rowed one but I don't think I've driven one.
Eaten Escargot: No. Won't mind trying
Seen a UFO: No
Been on a Cruise: Twice. Once in 1999 with my parents when I went from Miami to Haiti, Jamaica, Grand Cayman Island and Cozumel. And the second time with Bear in 2008 when we went from New York to Florida and Bahamas. I want to go to Alaska sometime.
Run out of Gas: No
Eat Sushi: Lots and lots of times. Love sushi. Can't wait to eat it again once I'm done nursing.
Seen a Ghost: No