My Four Things List

Well, it seems that I've been "tagged" for the "Favorite Four Things" list. And since we've been staying local for the past couple of weeks, there isn't a whole lot to report on the travel front.

Last weekend we went to IKEA and had big plans to try our hand at cross-country skiing, but a huge storm moved in which made skiing conditions terrible. So, instead, we went to the 76th International Motor Show, which is one of the biggest car shows in the world, right here in Geneva!

Now, normally I'm not really a car show type of girl, but surprisingly, I found it quite interesting. Every car maker imaginable, from Kia to Ferrari was there. My personal favorites were the Mini convertibles, H2 Hummers, the new Toyota trucks and the wide variety of hybrids and other eco-friendly cars. I even found my next vehicles (a car & a truck) - since Gary said a Bentley is out of the question!


My next car -- the convertible SmartCar, all the rage in Europe!


My next truck, complete with roof tent


Gary's dream machine - The Spyker Spyder

So, without delay, here is my "Favorite Four Things" list, inspired by Mrs. Mingle (who tagged me), Costa Rica Chica, Sactownkid, Manoa Missy and my cousin, Jane.

Four jobs I've had:

This was a tough one to narrow down, since I've had numerous jobs and usually several all at the same time, earning me my nickname of "The Jamaican"

1. Senior Lifeguard, Giammona Pool
2. Hot-Dog-on-a-Stick (3 years baby!)
3. Americair Home Respiratory Field Therapist (Where I was repeatedly misheard as "Debbie The American" instead of "Debbie from Americair" with my elderly patients.)
4. Volunteer Firefighter at West Plainfield Fire Department, Davis California
(True, not a paid position, but I worked damn hard there for 6 years of my life!)

Four movies I can watch over and over:

1. Babe
2. Shawshank Redemption
3. Gladiator
4. any of the Indiana Jones movies

Four places I have lived:

1. Urbana, Illinois
2. New Port News, Virginia
3. Davis, California
4. Geneva, Switzerland

Four TV shows I love:

I just want to take this opportunity to give a big shout out to i-Tunes and thank them for enabling us to download the current seasons of my two favorite shows, Lost & Desperate Housewives while we are overseas!

1. Lost
2. Desperate Housewives
3. 24, seasons 1 & 2 (on DVD & eagerly anticipating seasons 3,4,5...)
4. The Weakest Link on BBC (hey, when you only have 6 1/2 English stations, 4 of which are news, 1 sports and the half is MTV which is almost always dubbed in French, the pickings for "Favorite Shows" are slim!)

Four places I've vacationed:

1. Maui, Hawaii
2. The Caribbean (Aruba & St. Thomas)
3. Houseboat on Lake Trinity, California
4. Lots of great places in Europe

Four of my favorite dishes:

1. Pizza in Rome (So, so good... especially with a nice bottle of wine!)
2. Alplermagrone (Swiss version of Mac & Cheese, but better)
3. Mahi Mahi burrito from Dos Coyotes in Davis
4. Sushi, which I could eat every day!

Four sites I visit (almost) daily:

1. My friend's blogs, which help make me feel closer to home! (including, The Correct Way to Say Count-try, mingle's reflections, Yay toast!, Anybody Want a Peanut?, and I can take 9...I know I can....)
2. Geneva On Line, where Gary & I are members
3. At least one of several travel and/or airline sites searching for deals.
4. World Radio Geneva (WRG-FM 88.4), where I can listen live until we get a radio.

Four places I would rather be right now:

(Although not much compares with living in the center of Europe, where we can literally be almost anywhere on the continent with hours... you can't really beat that, but here's my list...)

1. On a nice, warm Mediterranean beach (since it's snowing out right now)
2. Hanging out with friends (I miss you guys!!)
3. On Safari in Africa
4. Riding a camel in Morocco (it will happen before we leave!)

Four people I am tagging:

(For those three without a blog yet... get typing people!)

1. Gary
2. Kid
3. Lori
4. Fiona