REPORT IDEAS FOR NORTH AMERICA
NOTE: We decided that adults would not appreciate us giving out how "old" they were, so please use the key below...
Builders: born in 1900-1945
Baby Boomers: born in 1946-1964
Generation X:1965-1980
Everyone born after that is in the Ne(X)t Generation.
CANADA
Mr. Neil
Mr. Neil grew up in Canada. He recalls playing ice hockey with a bunch of guys at the hockey rink. He enjoyed skating on the Ottawa river, starting in the city, he'd glide with is pals all the way to Hot`s Back. He also remembers skating on the Ridau Canal.
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Ashleigh,
14 years old
Canada is just like where you live it is no different, only it is a free country. Everything is ordinary to me. The east coast is different though it has the big rocks that you can go and see. Out east is different because they go with their coltcher, they go with out electricity and they use candles for their light.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Maegan
13 years old
Hi, I'm Maegan, I'm 13 and from Colorado. I guess life in Colorado is pretty much like any where else in North America, except everyone has this thing for skiing and snow boarding, oh yeah, and we make fun of tourists who come up here, and have hard time breathing...in Pueblo. (LOL) I live on a ranch I share with two dogs, two horses, and six cats. We live on the plains, where it gets very windy, and the snow drifts high, and we can hear the coyotes howl (REALLY!) . When we get lots snow, we can't go horsebackriding, but we do snowboard on the dry dams. We go down the sides, and pretend the dried up ravines are half-pipes. We also own a little bit of mountain property, that's where Mom and Dad want to retire. We have an old wood shack, that we converted to the a cabin. We have many aspens, and even a trickeling creek in the spring time. I think when people think of Colorado they think of skiing and stuff, but what they fail to realize is the history of our area. We live where Native Americans are said to have camped, And because of the space between us and other towns (there ain't a house in sight), we can hear the train near Castle Rock, a cross roads for an ancient trail. One family has lived in this are for 150 years! One 90 year old man had his Sears & Robuck house moved out here by train! He still cuts his own hay for his horses. The people here are hard workers, and yet we class mixed in our history, found at the Glenn Erie Castle, and the Broadmoor. I am very proud to be a Kolorado Kid.
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Michelle
Michelle is from Montana and says about her life there... "I'm not a very sporty person, but I play recreation softball in spring. I'm more into technology, and thinking rather than getting fit. I like to draw, paint, make web graphics, design, learn about cultures, debate, play the violin, AND, of course, make web pages. I'm a big moviegoer. I like all genres especially action (with good plots), drama, comedy, historical documentaries (u must think i'm crazy). Have you seen The Matrix? That's one of the top ones on my *list*. Sci-fi really gets me. I'm into Japanese animation also. As for music, i'm the same, I'm not "loyal" to one category. Ya know, whatever goes and is entertaining. if I wanted to be anywhere, I'd be in Japan or somewhere in Asia, because of the discipline towards education (need some of that). Nothing big ever happens, but then again, nothing ever does in a small town. that's why I like the internet so much. It gives you the opportunity like no other to explore our small world with its diverse cultures."
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Brandy
17 years old
Brandy, 17 from Alaska, loves music. She loves singing and dancing, and "having fun". She says she absolutely hates the cold, everyone else from Alaska said that too. "What I like best about Alaska is the long summer days."
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Michelle
16 years old
Michelle, 16 from Minnesota says that she enjoys lots of sports, softball, volleyball, among others, "I also like driving", she says with a :-). When I asked her about family vacations, she had much to say, I could tell she was excited. During the summer she goes to "Lake of the Woods". She goes swimming, and boating there. "I never read, or lay around when I'm camping, I just boat." She is not bored in the winter at all, she goes up to the lake and goes snowmobiling.
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Necole
13 years old
Necole, a 13 year old girl from Colorado, Gives us some stats about her life in Colorado. She says that the music that's hot there is Christian contemporary, she plays the flute. In her neighborhood, they like to start clubs. "Last summer we had the Busy Bees club, and completed odd jobs." Necole enjoys vacations, "Anywhere from home", and plays volleyball and gymnastics. She also enjoys a summer camp by a lake in the mountains.
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Matt
14 years old
Short and sweet, this is what Matt, from Wyoming told us... "I am 14 I like hip hop and punk. I skateboard and snow board and live in Wyoming.To have world peace is to just have fun." This is what we call an alternateen, into hip hop, skateboarding and alternative music. k001.
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Mrs. Lin
Mrs. Lin, a Baby Boomer from Wisconsin lived in the country as a girl. she liked to play with the neighbors animals, and chase butterflies in the field. But her favorite thing to do was ice skate. Mrs. Lin said, "There were little ponds here and there, that we skated on". She had her own pair of white skates. She also recalls sledding, and building "Elaborate snow tunnels with kitchens and living rooms." Winter was her absolute favorite season.
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Michelle
17 years old
Michelle, 17 from Oregon likes oregon because "It's not too hot, and it's not too cold." She says it's very diverse. "There's not much for a teen to do, I like hip hop and alternative music." She hates the rain the most. Best of all she likes the beach, "I wish I could just look out at the sea forever, it is very pretty".
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Mrs. Irene
Mrs. Irene is a "Builder" is from Missouri. One of the main attractions there is the "Gate Way To The West". She remembers when the depression of 1929 struck, she was only 6 years old. They had no store bought food, their main diet was biscuits and gravy, peanut butter, fried chicken and hogs. she remembers her mom using flower sacks to make dresses, and being able to pick out the print at the store. Because of the hard times that she, and many like her experienced, they have learned "You have to work hard all your life and be thankful for what you have." Mrs. Irene's favorite music is Country Classics, a love she also shares with her sister Mrs. Gen in. The two sisters played country songs on guitar and guitar, once they even had a chance to be on local radio in the 1930's.
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Mrs. Gen
Mrs. Gen (a "Builder") says that some of the famous landmarks in Kansas City are Truman Library and Liberty Memorial. She has fun bowling. She also likes to dance, and enjoys her visits to the Grand Ol' Oprey. Her goal is to live life to its fullest.
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Mrs. Doris
Mrs. Doris' husband was in the military, so she has seen many places, her favorite is Germany. She has gone on many Volksmarches, a hobby she shares with her husband Mr. Neil. They reside in Colorado with family near by, and enjoy the climate, though she does not care for the constant dryness in the area. She enjoys spending weekends picnicking in the mountains. She especially likes the changing colors of the aspen trees up in Cripple Creek. Unlike maple trees, aspens turn gold, not red.