Intro Post: American Midwest
Howdy y'all!
I've lived in eastern Iowa in the United States for almost my entire life, with vacations to Wyoming (and some of the other Rockies states), Florida, Wisconsin, upstate New York, the Smokey Mountains in North Carolina, and the Boundary Waters of upstate Minnesota. I'm an American Midwest woman, but I'm not a country girl (I grew up and live on the Mississippi River). However, I've been through and spent time in countless small country towns, so if you want to know something about Midwest Americana, I know that very well.
In terms of major tourist attractions, I've been to Niagara Falls once, and the House on the Rock (in Wisconsin) a few times. I've visted Chicago many, many times, and have family living there now, so what I don't know, I can find out.
I've also visted the UK and went to London, Windsor, Glouchester, and Stonehenge, if someone wants a tourist's perspective on those places. In addition, my husband is English and from Glouchester, and spent about half his life in Windsor. So I have a live-in source for English culture, food, geography, and language.
In other information:
*I've done canoeing and hiking while I was in the Boundary Waters, and have been whitewater kayaking in several states (North Carolina, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Missouri) if you want to know about those activities in the USA.
*I have a medical background in sports medicine (I was trained as an athletic trainer and did that for 9 years), so I can answer questions about sports injuries and the American high school/collegiate sports environment.
*I currently work in a factory (aluminum sheet and plate manufaturing), so if you want to know about a heavy industrial environment, I can field those questions too!
*I was a lifeguard for two summers.
*I went to a YMCA camp every summer for 12 years.
I've lived in eastern Iowa in the United States for almost my entire life, with vacations to Wyoming (and some of the other Rockies states), Florida, Wisconsin, upstate New York, the Smokey Mountains in North Carolina, and the Boundary Waters of upstate Minnesota. I'm an American Midwest woman, but I'm not a country girl (I grew up and live on the Mississippi River). However, I've been through and spent time in countless small country towns, so if you want to know something about Midwest Americana, I know that very well.
In terms of major tourist attractions, I've been to Niagara Falls once, and the House on the Rock (in Wisconsin) a few times. I've visted Chicago many, many times, and have family living there now, so what I don't know, I can find out.
I've also visted the UK and went to London, Windsor, Glouchester, and Stonehenge, if someone wants a tourist's perspective on those places. In addition, my husband is English and from Glouchester, and spent about half his life in Windsor. So I have a live-in source for English culture, food, geography, and language.
In other information:
*I've done canoeing and hiking while I was in the Boundary Waters, and have been whitewater kayaking in several states (North Carolina, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Missouri) if you want to know about those activities in the USA.
*I have a medical background in sports medicine (I was trained as an athletic trainer and did that for 9 years), so I can answer questions about sports injuries and the American high school/collegiate sports environment.
*I currently work in a factory (aluminum sheet and plate manufaturing), so if you want to know about a heavy industrial environment, I can field those questions too!
*I was a lifeguard for two summers.
*I went to a YMCA camp every summer for 12 years.