Rosalie Young

Media Writing

Feb.26, 2010

Interview with Samantha Williams about Traveling

 

Q: How long have you had a love of traveling? What got you started?

A: A family trip to Hawaii

Q: How old were you?

A: 12 years old

Q:  Who has traveled with you?

A: Family, friends, travel group called “People to People”

Q: What is People to People about?

A: People to People Ambassador Programs offers extraordinary, life-changing educational travel opportunities for students, athletes, educators, and professionals

Q: Where have you been?

A: Hawaii many times, Australia, New Zealand and Mexico many times-

Q: Where in Mexico?,

 A: Mazatlan, Rosorito, Mexico City

A: and Fiji 4 times

Q: Do they speak English there?

 A: They speak Fijian and Indian. A lot of Indian( Arabic)  people live there as well

Q: What was your favorite place and why? Do you have any advice for someone planning a trip?

A: Fiji was my favorite place. I have a family friend that owns an island called “Tavarua”. It is a very small island that they have created into a small quiet resort. It is also known as one of the best surf spots in the entire world.

Q: Do you surf? Did they teach you there? Are those shark-infested waters?

 A:Yes I surf. Learned when I was 9 in California. Those waters are not “shark –infested” but it is an island out in the middle of the Pacific. The water is very warm there so the sharks it attracts are more of the tiger sharks. Great whites like the colder water but I’m sure they were out there too.

Q: When you travel, what is the criteria that determines where you go? Is there a certain time of year that you  like to travel best in?

A: I like to go when it is considered summertime in that country. I love seeing different cultures and learning about how people live and how everything is so different everywhere. I am very interested in new things and love to learn about history.

Q: Do you have friends all over? What is your favorite story to tell about people you’ve met?

A:Yes, I am originally from California so I have a ton of friends there. I also have friends in Fiji , like I said. And met loads of friends while I was traveling.

Q: Do you have a favorite story about someone you met while traveling

A: I got to stay with a family for a night in Fiji on the mainland when I got out of the airport that had 2 wives. It was quite interesting. There house had 2 sides. One for one wife and kids and the other side for the other wife and kids. Very strange but it was normal to them.

Q: Do you have a preference on how you travel? Do you like trains, buses, automobiles,

  ships, or planes?

A: I prefer planes. I also like ships. Cruises are awesome!

Q: Finally: If a radio station called you at work today and said,”Samantha, you and anyone you choose, have round trip tickets to anywhere in the world, {all taxes and fees taken care of by the station} first class accommodations for 6 days- 7 nights and we will throw in $10,000 for spending money !”   

A: I would love to go to England and travel throughout all those countries. I have been wanting to go there for a very long time. I am very interested in all the history there and would love to meet the Queen of England! 

Q: Who would you take with you.

A: My family and boyfriend.

Q:How would you go?

A: I would fly

Q:Are you a History major ?

A: No but I should be!