Name: Billy Joe Collins, Jr.
Where did you go: Topeka, KS
Why did you go: I had to fill in at the church nativity scene after one of the wise men had a motocross mishap.
Weather: Good for the crops.
Most exciting thing you did: Put Paris and Nicole to work on my farm.
Least exciting thing you did: I had to leave when Wal-Mart closed for the night on Christmas.
Favorite food eaten there: Sausage wrapped in bacon with a side of pork rinds. Mmm-mmm good.
How it differs from Philly: People in Kansas are up on the latest trends. For instance, frog-gigging is the new cow-tipping.
Name: Rossum Waterfield
Where did you go: Philadelphia, PA
Why did you go: My parents told me that it was too expensive to fly me back to England for fourteen days.
Weather: It was cold and bleak, and a guy threw a battery at me.
Most exciting thing you did: Slept.
Least exciting thing you did: Stayed in Philadelphia for Winter Break.
Favorite food eaten there: I went to the World Cafe and had two mini-burgers. Why didn't they just give me one whole burger? Because two taste better.
How it differs from Philly: It doesn't. But back to food -- I went to Izzy and Zoe's over break. Every morning, in fact. And there was no one there, but it still took 40 minutes to get my bagel with cream cheese. I wound up saving money each breakfast because I ate so many pickles. Not enough to fly me back to England, though. My father is a son of a bitch.
Name: Jane Smith
Where did you go: Exit 5 on the Turnpike
Why did you go: Philadelphia doesn't have enough gardens.
Weather: All I know is Ellen DeGeneres' new show is pretty funny.
Most exciting thing you did: Ate at White Castle.
Least exciting thing you did: IMed my roommates in Florida.
Favorite food eaten there: Shop Rite used to have these garlic-flavored bagel chips when I was a kid. My mom would buy me a bag every week. Then, they never had them anymore. But when I was back in Shop Rite over break, they had them again. I purchased four bags and ate them at a diner.
How it differs from Philly: Well, 898-WALK doesn't come out this far, which is really a shame, because I miss the conversation.
Name: Joseph Work
Where did you go: San Diego, CA
Why did you go: I really burnt myself out this semester. 4.5 credits is a lot of work, and when I was a month into the semester, I realized that I'd need a reward. So, I bought my plane tickets. Aisle seats, such a huge score.
Weather: Let's put it this way: If I could have sex with weather, I'd have sex with San Diego's.
Most exciting thing you did: Sleep, Surfing, Sex and Sea World. All in the same day.
Least exciting thing you did: Boarded the plane back to Philadelphia.
Favorite food eaten there: There's a bunch of great Mexican places. All of those people who described El Azteca as hella lame are right. Hella right.
How it differs from Philly: My next to last day in San Diego, I saw Jim Carrey walk down the street and run into Tara Reid. When I came back to Philadelphia, I saw Tony Kornheiser's son bump into Amy Guttman. I hate Philadelphia.
Name: Alexis Bridgeport
Where did you go: Manhasset, NY
Why did you go: Why wouldn't I go to Long Island?
Weather: Cold enough for my Uggs.
Most exciting thing you did: Popped my collar.
Least exciting thing you did: Put my collar down.
Favorite food eaten while there: Baby Carrots.
How it differs from Philly: Well, so me and my friend Sarah were totally excited to go to the City for New Year's, but then her boyfriend was all, "Hey, let's get shit-faced," so I'm all like, "I totally don't need this," so anyway, we get ready and we do our hair and I bought this really cute mini-skirt, but it was lame cuz the traffic was so horrible and you wouldn't believe how many creeps we met. Oh, and there are more strip malls.
Name: Rachel Goldfarb
Where did you go: Boca Raton, FL
Why did you go: To drive my grandparents' Caddy 20mph to the only remaining Sizzler in the country.
Weather: Good for the arthritis.
Most exciting thing you did: Watched JAG.
Least exciting thing you did: Came in last place in a backgammon tournament.
How it differs from Philly: Did I mention that I went to Sizzler? For lunch? At 12 p.m.? And then again for dinner? At 3 p.m.?
