16 Going on 24
Here with the clue: 16-year-old Liz playing this instrument. https://youtu.be/jg_FTeL6ywQ
What is an ocarina?
This favorite red fruit of Liz's isn't a true berry—it's an aggregate caneberry, meaning it's made of a a bunch of little fruits called drupelets. Even cooler—a standard serving contains 15g of dietary fiber!
What is a raspberry?
Liz would like to get this adorable animal as a pet after she furnishes her house. Fun fact—it's not a rodent, it's a lagomorph.
What is a rabbit/bunny?
Liz would like to be on this quiz game show before she turns 35.
What is Jeopardy!?
Liz was part of this high school class that, infamously, did not get a traditional prom or graduation. Liz did Minecraft prom instead.
What is the class of 2020?
If Liz lived in a bigger house, she might have wanted to adopt one of these feral city-dwellers that historically lived in special "cotes".
What is a pigeon?
Liz's main life goal is to do this as soon as possible—something typically reserved for Americans age 67 or older.
What is retire?
Liz's favorite part of playing the cello—as opposed to any other string instrument—is that she'll never have to exert herself doing this.
What is standing?
Liz went on a plane for the first time to get to a music teacher conference in this city well-known for beignets, bayous, and dixieland jazz.
What is New Orleans?
A sericulturist is someone who raises these wriggly little critters—and Liz, for two summers, did just that.
What are silkworms?
Liz nearly transferred universities twice during undergrad—once to Penn State in State College, PA, and the other time to this conservatory in Baltimore (which wanted $60k tuition annually—the audacity!).
What is Peabody?
This free, open-source flashcard app is widely used by medical students to study for exams that require long-term information retention. Liz uses it to remember bird calls and presidential terms of service (among other things—best not to get me started).
What is Anki?
One of the best days of Liz's life was when she saw a herd of these short-eared camelids for the first time in real life. She fed them baby carrots and didn't get spat on once.
What is are alpacas?
Liz got her Bachelors of Music from this Buckeye state university that chants "Ay Ziggy Zoomba" at sports games—not like she went to any.
What is Bowling Green State University (BGSU)?
Liz has often said that she is afraid of this animal—funny, because she was born in the year of it, making 2026 her Ben Ming Nian.
What is a horse?
Liz grew up in this mountain range in northeast Pennsylvania. It overlooks the Delaware Water Gap and the Lehigh Valley.
What are the Poconos?