visited 41 states (82%)
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My parents say I've been to Arkansas, but I really don't remember. I did drive through Indiana and have dinner there, but we went at night in November (on Thanksgiving!), so I don't count that trip.
A brief list of how I've been to all these states (just the first times):
Arizona: college cross-cultural class on the Navajo Nation
California: senior year spring break trip to visit my brother
Colorado: trip to Estes Park with the family when I was 10 or 11
Florida: we went to Disney World when I was in 3rd grade. We drove there (from Nebraska), and I kept a whole journal of our educational trip for my teacher. It was excellent.
Georgia: on the way back from Disney World
Hawaii: technically, we're flying there on Friday. I'll include it anyway. Look forward to lots of posts from there now that I can post from my phone.
Idaho: during the big move to Seattle from Nebraska
Kansas: on the way to our family on Oklahoma when we lived in Nebraska. I don't like Kansas. It just makes the trip longer.
Kentucky: whirlwind weekend trip while in grad school
Maine: moved there to work at the amazing FBES.
Maryland: not sure when my first time was. Did a spring break trip to DC a few years ago that involved Maryland, but it appears that I failed to post pictures. d'oh.
Massachusetts: I went on a family vacation with a friend's family when I was 13. We visited lots of nerdy historical sites, because that's how we rolled.
Michigan: moved there for grad school! Here's a more recent visit that encapsulates how much I live Michigan.
Minnesota: my first visit was at age 6 to visit my mom's friends; my dad went to grad school in Minnesota. I remember very little other than wearing an orange tie-dye shirt and having orange fireworks painted on my cheek.
Missouri: visited St. Louis and the arch on the way to Disney World (see Florida)
Montana: during our move to Seattle from Nebraska and many times since to visit my uncle in Missoula
Nebraska: born there!
The rest of my states will have to wait until tomorrow.