#explore-everywhere

hahaha Jonni?

1) What are your favorite kind of books? I don’t really have a particular genre I’m interested in, other than fiction in general. My favorite books as of recently are Into the Wild, The Catcher in the Rye, Franny and Zooey, Slaughterhouse-Five, and In Cold Blood. Appearance wise, my favorite kind of books are the ones with cracked spines and dusty pages because those tell the best stories.

2) Whats your favorite form of travel? Form of travel? As in car, plane, train? It depends on where I’m going and what makes the most sense, but I absolutely love a relaxing drive with some good music.

3) If you could live anywhere, where would it be? I come across this question a lot and I honestly have no idea. I cancelled a college visit for this weekend because I realized that I don’t think I can ever really live in a city. It is much too congested for me. I came to the conclusion a little while ago that my happiness is completely dependent on how often I get to go into the woods and get lost in solitude and tall trees. Being raised in the mountains of Vermont, I think my heart belongs to fresh air and empty land.

4) What do you look for in a friend? I’ve had a lot of different friends over the years, some better than others, but my closest ones always seem to share the same qualities: the ability to have fun, intelligence, ambition, and to break it down into a really simple term, kindness. Having a positive, down-to-earth, caring personality is attractive in so many ways. And I think if you live like that, you’ll be much happier with yourself as well.

5) Where/when do you find yourself having deep, meaningful conversations? Definitely at night (if you’re referring to a specific time of day). One place in particular is this writing conference I attended last May. I knew absolutely no one, but on the second night I was with a group of people I had met. We all sat on the floor in a hallway until well after midnight and talked about everything. When you’re with people that are really accepting, I think it’s possible to have any conversation imaginable, which is a really good feeling.

6) Ideal road trip set up? People, distance, vehicle, you name it. Out west! I haven’t been since I was little and would love to go back and just explore. The trip would be with people that make me happy and there would be a lot of guitars/banjos/early-morning-writing/photography/hiking involved. Anyone wanna join?

7) Most significant part of your childhood. I think all of my childhood was significant because it was filled with innocence and this powerful feeling that we’ll never grow old. I really liked spending days with my strawberry stained face and dirty barefeet, knowing that tomorrow will be just the same and it’s always sunny (even during the rain).

8) If you could have any type of tea or coffee right now, what would it be? Chai tea. Always chai tea.

9) What keeps you up at night? I spend a decent amount of time up at night because of anxiety. It’s nothing new and I tell myself that I’m becoming better at coping with it/controlling it, which is probably a lie. But hey, I’m trying. (The anxiety stems from emetophobia, which is a whole lot of fun.)

10) What is your favorite type of flower/plant? Dandelions. I’m currently working on a novella that is titled “The Dandelions” (subject to change). There’s a lot of meaning behind it, but I simply think that they’re incredibly underrated. They also remind me of warm weather and Bread Loaf and good company.

My questions for you to answer:

1. What exactly does happiness mean to you?

2. Talk about one of the times you’ve felt most at home.

3. What’s something a lot of people don’t know about you?

4. What do you think is the best experience anyone can have in a lifetime?

5. What’s something you’re looking forward to?

6. If money wasn’t an issue, what would you spend the rest of your life doing?

7. If you have fallen in love with someone, why do you think you did? If you haven’t, what aspects of a person do you think you’ll fall in love with? What does love mean to you?

8. Name a movie or book that had a really strong impact on you.

9. Are you worried about something?

10. What are three small things that make you happy? What do you think is more important: the small things in life or the big things?