Today is June Gail’s 75th Birthday. In honor of her life and the impact that it’s made on mine in regard to opening the world through travel, I’ve conducted a 75th birthday interview for you all to get to know her a bit better. Enjoy! And today, thank the people in your life who have made a difference.
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If
your birthday is in July, then why is your name June? Because I was named after
my father who was a Junior, so he was called June or Juney—that’s what my
mother called him. I was supposed to be born in August 😊.
What
is your favorite color? Blue
What
is your favorite flower? Pansy
What
is one of your first childhood memories? I don’t remember a lot. But I remember
when Sherrie was born. I was five. We wanted a brother. But we liked what we
got.
Tell
me about a family vacation you remember. Most of our family vacations were to
visit family in NC. But we went to NYC on the train. We went to a Broadway play
and to a Yankees baseball game and we took a cruise on the river and ate at the
AutoMat. And then on the way back we stopped in Washington DC and took an
all-day tour.
How
many years did you teach? 35 and a half
Did
you have an all-time favorite student? No. I think every year that I taught
there were students who were favorites, but I don’t remember any of them
now.
What
are some of your favorite Bible verses? “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart
and lean not on thine own understanding. In all thine ways acknowledge Him and
He will direct thy paths.” (Proverbs 3:5-6) And the 23rd Psalm. And
John 14—let not your heart be troubled.
What
are some of your favorite songs? Oh don’t ask me that one. I’m not going to
answer it 😊.
What
caused you to want to travel? I’ve just always enjoyed learning about new
places. You study these places in school but you really don’t have any real
knowledge until you’ve actually seen them. And we don’t have much history in
the US.
Where
is the first place you ever traveled? When I was in college, I went on a cruise
to the Bahamas for three days and I took trips to Niagara Falls, Michigan,
Kentucky, and Hawaii. And I went to Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. And then
my first trip to Europe was a 21 day trip and we went to about 9 different
countries—a bus trip! I was twenty five.
What’s
your favorite place you’ve ever traveled? Probably Switzerland or New
Zealand…even though it was so long of a trip! I think the fiords in Norway and
those big waterfalls were pretty. And then seeing the Great Wall of China was a
really amazing thing. I’ve been into a lot of Cathedrals and they’re all
pretty. But I don’t understand how they
got all the materials to build them so long ago! How they got the stuff for the
stained glass windows and the high parts of the building. And the organs! It’s
just so amazing.
Where
do you want to go next? I would like to go to Egypt or Morocco. I would like to
go Glacier National Park. And back to Niagara Falls. And to other National
Parks. I’d like to go back to Alaska, too—to Denali.
What
advice do you have for young people today? Get a good education. Get out and
see the world. And remember to do things for other people.
Is
there anything else you’d like to say to your fans? I don’t know that I have
any fans 😊. But. I think it’s important to maintain your
friendships with your neighbors and your church friends and your family.
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