Friday Five: A Hodge-Podge

1. What activity can you not believe you survived in your childhood?

Definitely playing football in "Death Valley"--comprised of two big hills in my parents' neighborhood. Try running up a steep incline with four or five teenage boys coming after you. Yep, deadly.

1. What activity can you not believe kids get away with today?

Something I've noticed a lot in my classroom...the Wake and Bake. I'll leave it at that.

1. If you could be anyone else in the world live or dead, who would you choose to be?

This is a hard question. I like who I am, although it would be fun to be some sort of touring musician. Anyone who can play the guitar and sing at the same time. Michelle Branch. Yes. I'd like to be her.

1. A lot of people think they've been in love at 15 or 16 years old, do you think you now look back and think you were a stupid kid or do you believe that you were old enough to know what love is?

I wouldn't say I was a stupid kid. There were definitely strong feelings there...but I didn't really feel love until 18 or 19. I just don't think kids that young have the capacity to fully grasp the concept of it.

1. Do you think it is possible to remain in love with someone you once loved, but haven't seen in a year?

Yes. Real, actual love is really hard to get rid of, no matter how much you know you should move on from it.