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15 Fun Facts About Me · My favorite colors are white and beige. · My first job out of college was teaching arts and crafts at Camp Wyonegonic in ... Home About AboutLisa Contact Philosophy FAQ’s Travel Lifestyle SIGNUPFORFREEWEEKLYRECIPES: GO Home»Lifestyle»Blogging|Photography»15FunFactsAboutMe 15FunFactsAboutMe byLisaBryan—August20,2014 15Comments Thispostmaycontainaffiliatelinks.Pleasereadmydisclosurepolicy. Isaywegettoknoweachotherawholelotbetter,shallwe?Inthespiritofsharing,hereare15funandquirkyfactsaboutme: Myfavoritecolorsarewhiteandbeige.Well,theywere…untilafriendmentioned thatthoseweren’tcolors!Soit’sagoodthingIalsoloveteal,green,blueand purple.Whichgogreatwithwhiteandbeige(justsaying)…inaclean,crisp, brightandhappykindaway. MyfirstjoboutofcollegewasteachingartsandcraftsatCampWyonegonicin Maine.Apparently,Iwasn’tquitereadytodothewhole“realworld”thingjustyet.SoIlivedinacabinwithnoelectricityforthreemonths. Mymostembarrassingmomentever–trippingonahandicaprampinaparking lotinfrontoftheUSWorldCupsoccerteam!(Yes,flingingmybodyandpurse throughtheair!)AndyouknowwhyItripped?BecauseIwasfocusingonmy newlydoneacrylicnails(itwas1993,afterall!)andnotwatchingwhereIwas walking.Puregymnastictalent. I’maVirgoandISFJ.AndboydothesedescribemetoaT!ThatmeansI’mloyal, hardworking,haveastrongattentiontodetail(anicewayofsayingI’ma perfectionist),liketohelpothers,grounded,reliable,introverted,empathetic, conscientiousandenthusiastic. Ilovecheeseball80’smovies.LikeSixteenCandles,FerrisBueller’sDayOff,Top Gun,TheBreakfastClub,DirtyDancing,ThePrincessBride,andFootloose.I couldwatchtheseamilliontimes…andImayhavedonesobynow. I’vetraveledtoall7continents.Andtothisday,Antarcticaisstillmyfavorite. Becausereally,howcoolisittosaythatI’vekayakedwithpenguinsin Antarctica?Butthosewhoknowmefindthisfunny.Why?BecauseI’mtheCalifornia girlwhocan’tstandcoldweather! IlivedinAfghanistanforayearworkingfortheUN.Clearly,Ihaveaninnate abilitytojumpatcrazyopportunities(*seeAntarctica).Aftergradschool(MBA) mostwentthecorporateroute.Andme,well,twodayslaterIwasonaplaneto Kabul.It’sstilloneofthebestexperiencesofmylife.Oh,andIcannowshootan AK-47. ;) Ihaveonecat.FromAfghanistan.Andit’sawhole‘notherstoryonhowIgother backtotheUnitedStates!HernameisTasha.That’sshortforTashakor,whichmeans “thankyou”inDari.Soyes,Inamedmycatthankyou. WhenItype,Isometimesliketousethreedots…insteadofacomma.Itjustfeels moreme. Mostheartpounding momentever?Bungeejumping141feetfromtheKawarauBridgeinQueenstown,NZwhenIwas17.Mydadandbrotherweregoingtodoitwithme,buttheychickenedoutatthelastminute. Ibecameadualcitizenin2014!IwasborninNewZealandbutmovedtotheUS whenIwastwo. After35yearsasa kiwilivingintheStates,Ifiguredwhattheheck…mightaswellbecomeanAmericanaswell. Ilovebaconanddarkchocolate.Thankfully,bothofthesearegluten-free.It’sallaboutthesmallwins. Publicspeaking=biggestfear.Eventhoughmywholecareerhasbeenin marketing,thethoughtofpublicspeakingstillturnsmystomachintoknots. Ihavemymotorcyclelicense…thoughIhaven’tuseditin10yearsandI’d probablykillsomeoneifItried!WhydidIgetit? Ithoughtitwouldbefuntolearnsomethingnew.ButifI’mbeinghonest,Ithinkitwasbecausesomeguysaidthatgirlscan’tride. Nothinglikeachallengetocollectanewtalent!(*UPDATE–afterridingamotorbikearoundSoutheastAsiafor4monthsin2015,I’mhappytoreportthatallthoseoldskillscamebacktome!) Mynicknamegrowingupwas“smiley.”   Alright,nowit’syourturn.Inthecommentsbelow,tellmeoneinteresting,fun,quirkyorentertainingthingaboutyou.Enquiringmindswanttoknow! YouMayAlsoLike... WelcometoMyNewWebsite! Food&LifestylePhotographyWorkshop:Alentejo,Portugal 10PaleoInstagramFoodiesYouNeedtoFollow 2016ReaderSurvey:TheResults NextPost» Yes,YouCanLoveGluten-FreeTravel LeaveaCommentCancelreplyAllcommentsaremoderatedbeforeappearingonthesite.Thankyouforsharingyourfeedback! RecipeRating RecipeRating CommentYouremailaddresswillnotbepublished.Requiredfieldsaremarked*Name* Email* Website Δ 15commentson“15FunFactsAboutMe” M — January6,2022@2:58pm Reply Pleasedoanupdated‘FUNFACTSABOUTME’ifyouhavethetime.Wouldlovetoknowyoumore!! Downshiftology — January7,2022@12:12pm Reply Willdefinitelykeepthatinmind! M — June11,2020@12:17pm Reply Hi,Lisa.Iamalittlelatetotheparty.Hopethat’sokay. In2013IwenttoKoreafora90-dayrainretreat…andstayedfor5years(longstory).:) Onthewayhome(moreorless),whileinHongKong,thetemplecookhadtoleaveforashortperiodoftime.IwasaskedifIcouldcook(for100+people).Isaid,“Icancook,yes(passably).Icancookhereononecondition.”Threeanxiousfaceswaitedwithbatedbreathformycondition.“Imustbeabletorecognisetheingredients!”IhadspentyearsatthatpinteatingthingswhichIcouldnotname,didnotrecognise.Itseemedlikeareasonable(andresponsible)condition.P.S.whendinnerwasserved,theguestslookedvisiblyrelievedthatitwaseddible.Theirreliefmademelaugh. Yourlistwascharming.Ienjoyyourrecipesverymuch.Idonothavedietaryrestrictions(thanfully),butIjustloveyoursimple,healty,fresh,andgluten-freefood.Thankyouforsharing. Kendall — May26,2020@8:59am Reply Thisisinterestingaboutyourself MichelleBenson — November21,2019@7:08pm Reply Iamathreedotkindagirlalso!Andmyfavcolorsarebrownandgray,whichIamconstantlyremindedareshades,notcolors…haha! DorothyHester — April29,2018@4:08am Reply Ipanickedatthethoughtoftryingtofindaninterestingthingaboutme.I’manintrovertandneverliketobragorbigmyselfupandgenuinelythoughtIhadnothinginterestingaboutmetoputdown.Wenton“ecosia”tofindatestthatwoulddeterminewhetherIhaveanythinginterestingtosay.Bytheway,Ecosiasearchengineplantsatreeforeverysearchpeopleuseonthem,I’mtryingtodomybitfortheenvironmentandusingecosiato‘google’stuff. 1–At26yearsold,IboughtaonewaytraintickettoWalesfromNewcastle.WokeupanddecidedIhadenoughof‘thatlife’andwantedchange.Currenthusbandwhowasmyboyfriendof4monthshadnoideaIwasmovinginwithhim:-)Wegotmarried4yearslaterandhavebeenmarried14years.Mymothersaidwewouldn’tlast2weeks! 2–Amonthlater,IboughttwoonewaytickettoAmsterdamandtoldhusband(boyfriendthen)thatweshouldbackpackaroundEuropetoseeifourrelationshipcouldstandthetestoftime.Iurgeanyonetodoso.Wewere21/2monthsintoourtravelswhenacarcrashputastoptothat,wewerestuckinGreecewithnocarfor3weeks,butitwasidyllic. 3–Wehavethreecats.Husbandisn’tananimalperson,Iamacatlover.Idreamtofhavingthreecats.Husbandrefused.5yearsago,husbandadoptedtwocats–brotherandsister–asasurpriseformeandthechildren.6monthslater,mysonfoundanabandonedkitten.Nursedhimbacktohealth,husbanddelayedongivinghimtothecatshelter,thendecidedtokeephim.Whichbringsournumbertothree,thedreamIhad. 4–SwamwithahammerheadsharksinFlorida.Couldn’tbelievetheyhadampleopportunitytobitemebuttheyweresoserene,majesticandbeautiful. 5–gah!justrealisedyousaidonething….I’llshutupnow.. LisaBryan|Downshiftology — May14,2018@7:14am Reply Lovedlearningallthisaboutyou!! SuzanneWaltonStanton — June28,2016@2:32pm Reply OK.Heregoes.Ihaveaninnate,fundamental,inexplicable,irrationalfear–isthatthecorrectword?offrostonmetal.Maybe“visceralaversion”isbetter?Asin,ifIseeoneofthoseoldtime-yicetrays…youknow,themetaloneswhereyouhavetograbthat–ohGod,myspineiscrawlingalready–metaltray&thenalsothefrostcoveredpullhandle&thengraballofitevenhardertobreaktheice?&thenyourskinisstucktoit?Ireallydon’tlikeathinlayeroffrostonanything,truthbetold.I’llevenshotputabigfatfrozenchickenacrosstheroombeforeI’llcarryittothesink(ifIforgettobringabigfluffybeachfoldedinenoughlayerssoIcan’tfeelit,thatis).It’sinmyDNA,Ipromise.Orleftoverfromapastlifeorsomething.Noproperexplanationforit,asI’vehadnotraumaticexperiencewithfrostinthislifetime.Thereyouhaveit.AveryquirkythingaboutYoursTruly. ~Suzi LisaBryan|Downshiftology — June28,2016@4:27pm Reply OhSuzi–Icouldtotallypicturethelayeroffrostasyouweredescribingit.Ha.Toofunny!:)x TheSaffronGirl — December20,2015@3:22pm Reply Lisa, NowIknowwhyIlikeyou.I’maVirgotoo,andyourpointNo.4describesmealmosttoaTaswell!;)Ialsowenttogradschool(MBA),alsohavebeeninmarketingallmycareer…love,love,lovetotravel:passionnumberonealongwithfood.Ihaven’tbeenandnotsureIplanonvisitingAntartica,butIhavebeenabovetheArcticCircleandinallofScandinavia.Ilovethesnowandthecoldercountries,yetIalsopreferthewarmertemperatures…andwell,Idothethreedotsalottoo!(PS:Ilovethese15facts!) Debraxx LisaBryan|Downshiftology — December20,2015@3:58pm Reply ThanksDebra!Likeattractslike.;)Especiallyifyou’reawanderlustingfoodiegal(mypeople!).I’veneverbeentoScandinaviabutwouldlovetogo.AndasI’msureyoucanimagineit’s“onthelist.”Stillfiguringoutmytravelplansfornextyear,butI’mthinkingImaystartwithSpain(food+culture+fun).Andsomewine!;)x RebeccaChurchill — October28,2014@11:15am Reply Ihavebeenyouronlinefriendforalmostayearnow,Ihaveenjoyedyourweekly updates,althoughithasbeencompletelyamissofmetonotlearnyour15fun facts,yourvideopostdirectedtomethis.Welldonebytheway,andverycourageous! WhatIlearnttodayisthatyouareafellow‘kiwi’,aNewZealanderforyourglobal communityfriendsandalsoaVirgoandfellowperfectionist.SoIcanappreciatehowyouwouldhavetoyedwithyourfirstvideodiary! Iwantedtosharewithyouandfriends,anexperienceIhadtoday.Iwenttothesupermarket‘orthegrocerystore’forAmericans.Itwasamazingtoseesomeoneinawheelchairdoingtheirshoppingontheirown.Weneedtoencouragestorestomakekeyitemseasyandaccessibleandwhenwedoseepeoplewiththesechallenges,askifwe canhelp,theymaybemakingchoicesthatarebasedonaccessibility.Foranablebodiedperson,itmademefeelhumbleforwhatwetakeforgranted. Someinterestingfactsaboutme: IwenttoPeruseveralyearsagoandhadtheopportunitytogoupWaynaPicchu thebeautifulhillaboveMachuPicchuandwithsomeonewhohasafearofheights itwasauniquechallenge.Ithadashearclifffaceononeside,andaverynarrowwalkwaywithpeoplecomingupanddowninbothdirections.Imadeitup(phew)andthenyouhavetheopportunitytogotothetop,onaverticalstaircasetoseewherethehighpriestandreligiousriteswhereheld.Tocomebackdown,Ihadtogodownonmy butt,scaryandinvigoratingatthesametime… Thisyearforme,Iwasmaderedundantfromabigcorporateextremelyheartbreaking andsad.ButIdecidedtotakeapuntandsetupmyownbusiness.ThebestdecisionIevermade. Likeyou,LisaIdecidedexperiencinglifewasworthit…IbookedatriptoCuba forfourweeksoverChristmasearlierthisyear.FormeanamazingcountrytovisitandonethatIhavewantedtoexperienceforafewyearsnow.Thepeople,theculture,thearchitecture,thewayoflifeandthefactthattheyhavenotallowedprivatisationtoan extent,iscompletelyfascinating. Ilookforwardtosharingtheseexperienceswithyouandtohearofyourtravels inthishemisphere. ForfriendsofLisa…ifyouwanttoexperiencelife,grabitwithbothhandsand don’tputobstaclesinyourway,youwillreaptherewards… Alltheverybestforyourhealth,travelsandlifeexperiences YourkiwifriendBecxxoo LisaBryan — October28,2014@2:17pm Reply Thankssomuchforsharing@rebecca_churchill:disqus!Yep–I’mafellowkiwi.:)Can’twaittohearmoreofyourtraveladventuresaswell.BothMachuPichuandCubaareonmylist!Keeplivinglifewiththatvigorandgokicksomebuttwithyournewbiz!:) RobertJamesCollier — September2,2014@1:19am Reply Ienjoyedreadingyour15funfacts,Lisa!That’sroughabouttheshort“flight”intheairinfrontoftheUSWorldCupsoccerteam,butitsoundslikeyou’vehadanumberofgreatexperiencesinlifesofar. Onequirkythingaboutme:Ioncerippedmyleftnostrilafterdunkingabasketballandcatchingaloosechainlink(shapedinahook)onthewaydown.Itrippedmynoseopen,requiringsurgery.WhenIshowedmyparents,Itoldthemitwasn’tthatbad.Mymomwasthefirstpersontoseeitandalmostpassedout. Allthebest! RobertJamesCollier LisaBryan — September4,2014@4:51am Reply Ouch!That’sdefinitelyaquirkyfactthatIdon’tthinkwilleverbeduplicated(thankfully!);)ThanksRob! HelloandwelcometoDownshiftology! I’mLisaandIlovehealthyfoodwithfresh,simpleandseasonalingredients.I’marecipedeveloper,foodblogger,YouTuberandmassivewanderluster(gettingfoodinspirationfromaroundtheworld!). MoreAboutMe» NeverMissaRecipe Signupforfreerecipesstraighttoyourinbox: Search PrivacyPolicy Disclaimer TermsofUse SiteCredit ©2022Downshiftology.Allrightsreserved. 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