Amber Young - Plinky Answers

My first plane trip, from Somerset, NJ to Greensboro, GA

2010-09-11T07:29:54-05:00

I was 18 months old. My family was moving to Georgia. I flew with my grandmother down here from New Jersey because my parents had to drive all of our stuff down.

Music sounded better on cassette

2010-09-10T05:56:55-05:00

My first cassette tape was New Kids on the Block. I was thrilled when CDs came out, no more rewinding the tape or swapping sides :).

Oak Island: Now that's a body of water

2010-09-09T07:18:39-05:00

My family goes every year and gets a beach house along with the other members of my extended family and our friends. Its a nice relaxing beach and a chance to regain perspective.

Any BBQ Place may not look like much, but it's delicious

2010-09-08T06:03:58-05:00

The best BBQ places are always the hole in the wall shacks that aren't open every day of the week. Love good southern BBQ.

What Store I Wish Was Closer

2010-09-07T07:02:14-05:00

H and M because they have the best and cutest clothes for a good price.

College – those were the good ol' days

2010-09-06T06:43:00-05:00

College was the most fun, but graduate school has taught me the most. I have had the most personal and professional development during my time in graduate school. Though it has been rough, which is why it is hard to call it my favorite. College is the one time in your life where you are free in the world on your own, but with few responsibilities. Its your chance to experience life.

My Favorite Comfort Food

2010-09-05T08:15:01-05:00

Ice Cream. What is not to love about ice cream?

The Series I Could Read Again and Again

2010-09-04T07:08:52-05:00

Harry Potter, the whole series. Each time I read it, I pick up on something new that J.K. Rowling included through out the series that I missed the first time. The level of depth to these books never ceases to amaze me. Good thing I have them all on audiobook.

The Worst Teacher I Ever Had

2010-09-03T07:05:27-05:00

Over the years, I have had some teachers that I did not get along with. In high school, I often challenged teachers and I enjoyed being challenged back. For me it was about the learning not about being right. I wanted to fully explore the material and often I would ask the difficult questions. Most teachers enjoyed this and pushed back. It was a good relationship. However, my worst teacher refused to push back. She needed to be right and to not be challenged by a student. As a result, she gave up on teaching me. We proceeded to do nothing but read the newspaper for the rest of class. This was right after 9/11 in a history class, a great chance to challenge and explore history, but she just sat back while we did nothing. For the final, I went to ask her one question on the test and she just gave me the answer key and told me to copy it. That does not teach students anything, and I did not learn anything from that class.

If I Could Be a Character From a Book, I'd Be...

2010-09-02T06:59:53-05:00

Most people would think I would say Bella, but I would rather be Harry Potter. He gets to take on the dark lord and he shows incredible strength of mind and determination.

What's More Important

2010-09-01T05:51:02-05:00

Neurons in the brain

What you do for a living is more important than where you live. You will be spending more of your time and energy at your job and being at one that makes you happy and brings joy to you will make where you live a better place to be when you are there.

What I'd Say to My 16-Year-Old Self

2010-08-31T12:25:44-05:00

Lonely Monkey Ape at Zoo

Be patient with high school. Things are tough now, you feel like you don't fit in, but it will get better. Life in high school is not the end of your life, but only the beginning.

This Movie Always Gets to Me

2010-08-31T12:22:27-05:00

The romance story of love lasting all your life is something I aspire to have.