Brooke Geery

vermont

Uber Stories: Classified Rides

Some days it seems like the universe is trying out a theme on me and my Uber rides and yesterday the motif du jour was the military. I started my day at Middlebury College, where I picked up Samuel for a ride to the Burlington airport. From the pick up locale, I assumed he was part of the language immersion program, so I used that knowledge to break the ice and soon learned he was from Ireland and here to study French.  But as our ride progressed, his Irish accent subsided into a Maryland one and I’d learned he was an ex pat, who married an Irish guy and was…
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State #5: Vermont

Circa: 1984 No matter how many places I go or live, Vermont will always be home. Even though I wasn't born there, I spent my formative years (ages 3-17) there, and am not afraid to claim it. I have definitely eaten a Vermonster from Ben and Jerry's (taken the factory tour too!) I own a "I Love Vermont" shirt. I've lived in Rutland and Burlington, and some times I even forget to say my t's (only when they fall in the middle of words, though.) Plus it's kind of pretty there. [gallery=39]
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Uber Stories: Classified Rides

Some days it seems like the universe is trying out a theme on me and my Uber rides and yesterday the motif du jour was the military. I started my day at Middlebury College, where I picked up Samuel for a ride to the Burlington airport. From the pick up locale, I assumed he was part of the language immersion program, so I used that knowledge to break the ice and soon learned he was from Ireland and here to study French.  But as our ride progressed, his Irish accent subsided into a Maryland one and I’d learned he was an ex pat, who married an Irish guy and was…
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State #5: Vermont

Circa: 1984 No matter how many places I go or live, Vermont will always be home. Even though I wasn't born there, I spent my formative years (ages 3-17) there, and am not afraid to claim it. I have definitely eaten a Vermonster from Ben and Jerry's (taken the factory tour too!) I own a "I Love Vermont" shirt. I've lived in Rutland and Burlington, and some times I even forget to say my t's (only when they fall in the middle of words, though.) Plus it's kind of pretty there. [gallery=39]
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