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1. Do you have any secret guilty pleasure fandoms and, if so, what are they?
I don’t think I have any. I’m pretty vocal/showy irl about my love for Liverpool/football/other sports, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Star Wars, Sherlock, Marvel... That’s it, I think. I don’t watch a lot of tv shows. No secret fandoms :)
2. What’s the farthest you’ve ever traveled from home?
3. Coolest place you’ve ever been to on your travels - not a city or country, but actual landmark spot in one of those places that you experienced and loved?
Hmm, I wouldn’t really describe landmark spots as cool, but rather the experience of seeing the actual landmark, or the act of immersing yourself in it. Do Anfield and other sporting venues count? I’d say Anfield for obvious reasons. The other football stadiums I’ve been to are also cool. AT&T Park in San Francisco is also cool. But if we’re talking about actual landmarks... So many lol. The astrological clock in Prague is super cool. Parc Güell in Barcelona. The glockenspiel in Marienplatz in Munich. Manneken Pis in Brussels is also cool and hilarious, with his fountain and all his cute little outfits. The Cu Chi tunnels in Vietnam were cool too, where I got to crawl into the tiny tunnels where the people hid during the war, and got to fire a rifle used by the Viet Cong soldiers (but it’s so hot there omg). It was magical for me when I saw the Three Graces in Liverpool and the Tower Bridge in London - they will always be on the list of my favourite structures in the world. The Swiss Alps. The cave tunnel in Mount Pilatus and Löwendenkmal in Lucerne. The Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto was pretty cool too. The castles all over Europe. El Arco in Cabo San Lucas. Ah, there are far too many to list down and I feel like I am doing an injustice to all the other places by leaving them out.
One of the coolest things I’ve done in my last trip though is a visit to Musée Mécanique in Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco. If you’ve watched The Princess Diaries, that’s where Mia and Queen Clarisse played vintage arcade games. It was soooo cool! I got to play with the Luchador arm wrestler - which was impossible to beat, I swear. I also got to play some games, but this vintage Atari Star Wars game was the coolest. I was the pilot of an X-wing and I had to shoot down Tie Fighters. The other games were so creepy and there’s this thing called Laffing Sal. Her face and laugh are stuff of nightmares - my cousin ran out the place when her husband slotted in a penny to make Sal laugh. But the entire place is so cool. So much fun.
4. Favorite movie you think no one else has ever heard of before?
The Spanish know these, I’m sure, but we rarely get Spanish films, so... Primos, La gran familia española, Ocho apellidos vascos
5. What was your first online fandom?
Football. It’s the only online fandom I have. I used to stay away from online fandoms and forums, but I became a Kickette regular. Man, I miss that site.
6. If you could live anywhere in the world with no concerns about money or quality of life, where would you live and why?
Liverpool, again, for obvious reasons - I love the city, the people, the culture, and LFC. I can also see myself enjoying living in London, another city I love. Also San Francisco, because it’s practically my home in America.
7. What would be your dream job/ideal career?
I just want to be paid to travel around the world, take photos, immerse myself in the culture, and eat. Haha.
8. What celebs/athletes/etc are currently on your Free 5 list?
I’ll stick with my usual - Jordan Henderson, Claudio Marchisio, Mats Hummels, David Silva, Emre Can, Marco Reus (I know I listed 6. I just couldn’t leave one out)
9. When did you stop believing in Santa Claus and what’s the story of how you figured it out?
I think I was nine or ten. My parents purposely wrapped my present from Santa with the shop’s carrier bag instead of wrapping paper. Naturally, I asked why it was like that, and they told me the truth. They also told me to keep it a secret from my younger brother.
10. One thing you most of all from each of your favorite fandoms this year?
One thing I like most? Jürgen Klopp is now LFC manager. Lol. I still can’t believe it tbh. As for the others... Harry Potter - Fantastic Beasts is filming in Liverpool. GoT - the Hardhome episode, and Arya killing Ser Meryn Trant. Star Wars - cannot wait for The Force Awakens. Marvel - the Suicide Squad and Deadpool trailers. Sherlock - cannot wait for the Christmas special.
11. Song that you’re listening to more than all others at the moment?
Can’t Feel My Face, Locked Away, Cheerleader, and Trap Queen. Quite embarrassing for me because this is so not my type of music, but these songs (plus a few others) were always on the radio while in America and they just stuck with me.