The end is drawing near for India and Julie. We've been together for almost two years now and in three months we'll say goodbye. I just purchased my ticket today. I leave August 1st and head to Africa to see my most wonderful amiga, Abigail, for about ten days. Then I'm homeward bound, but not without a stop in North Carolina to see my most wonderful boyfriend, Jared. He wanted me to write a blog about North Carolina, but the sad reality is that I've never been there. I've never been anywhere in the South. I know it must be a great state so I want to do it justice. Thanks to the internet I know a lot more about The Tar Heel State than I did fifteen minutes ago. Here are my favorite North Carolina facts:
In 1903 the Wright Brothers made the first successful powered flight by man at Kill Devil Hill near Kitty Hawk. The Wright Memorial at Kitty Hawks now commemorates their achievement.
High Point is known as the Furniture Capital of the World. (High Point is also Jared's hometown)
The University of North Carolina's mascot, the Tarheels, is a nickname for North Carolinians that supposedly came from the days when NC produced a lot of tar, and someone saw a set of footprints made by someone who had stepped in the tar.
Krispy Kreme Doughnut was founded in Winston-Salem.
The first miniature golf course was built in Fayetteville.
Babe Ruth hit his first home run in Fayetteville on March 7, 1914.
Arnold Palmer recognized as the player whose aggressive play and winning personality raised golf to national attention, honed his skills on the championship golf team of Wake Forest University.
The first English colony in America was located on Roanoke Island. Walter Raleigh founded it. The colony mysteriously vanished with no trace except for the word "Croatoan" scrawled on a nearby tree.
So, there you go. Soon I'll find out if North Carolina is as great as these facts make it appear to be. It's hard to believe my time here will end in less than three months, but it's exciting to look ahead! I have much to look forward to after my exodus of India...and hopefully my parasite won't come with me.
6 comments:
random comment: when me and bekkers were at the shower hotel, we watched the simpsons on tv. It was about Manatees.... and i thought of you and your beloved adopted manatee...
which reminds me - you still wanna buy that water buffalo??
yay yay - NC!!!!
:o)
there's MUCH more! we can't wait!
~nw
We went to Kitty Hawk while on our honeymoon and saw where the Wright brothers took flight. It was pretty cool. I'm partial to Wilbur myself.
-kel
A great post for a great state. i think NC is looking forward to seeing you too.
Some other great NC facts:
Home of several of the world's finest college basketball teams.
Michael Jordan AND Mia Hamm are North Carolinians AND Tarheels.
While High Point is indeed the furniture capital of the world, Thomasville has a giant chair in its downtown area.
The Last of the Mohicans was filmed in Linville Gorge, NC (well, some of it).
Charlotte was known as "the hornet's nest of the [American] revolution."
Julie I think when you get to NC you will love it almost as much as I did....I want to retire there when I am old. Beaufort(sp?) is my favorite, plus I loved staying in Raleigh also. Can't wait to see ya!
You should try to visit Murphy, NC. It is one of the finest parts of the state.
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