SALMA MOUSALLI, 9
How often do you go on road trips? “Every couple months we go as a family to border states or just new places. I think the farthest we’ve [gone] is Florida.”
What’s your go-to road trip media? “Music. If I read a book or am on my phone, I get sick.”
What’s your go-to gas station snack and drink? “We usually get a bag of chips [and] a drink to share.”
If you were to play a game in the car, what would it be? “My little cousin and I like to play ‘I spy.’”
What’s the most memorable road trip you’ve been on? “The one [we took] to Florida. Half my family lives in Florida.”
ANNIKA KUTTER, 10
How often do you go on road trips? “Since I travel for swim a lot, it’s probably like four to five times a year, [roughly] every other month.”
What’s your go-to road trip media? “Music. I have a playlist for car music.”
What’s your go-to gas station snack and drink? “Goldfish [and] Dr. Pepper.”
If you were to play a game in the car, what would it be? “We play ‘Yellow bingo.’ So, if you see a yellow car, you call it, and then you get a point. Whoever sees a yellow slug bug first wins, or whoever gets 10 points first.”
What’s the most memorable road trip you’ve been on? “On the way to Indiana, we ended up stuck in Illinois because my travel bus ran over a boulder. We were stranded a few hours.”
CAMP THOMAS, 11
How often do you go on road trips? “I would say twice a year.”
What’s your go-to road trip media? “I love listening to music and podcasts.”
What’s your go-to gas station snack and drink? “I like pretzels [and] Cherry Coke but from the fountain, not the can.”
If you were to play a game in the car, what would it be? “The game where you look for different license plates — that one’s fun, keeping track of the states.”
What’s the most memorable road trip you’ve been on? “A couple years ago, I went to Florida, and we were gonna fly back, but then all of our flights kept getting canceled, so we just drove 20 hours or so back in a random rental car that smelled like weed. It was horrible.”
ROHAN ENJETI, 12
How often do you go on road trips? “Not often, but I go on school road trips sometimes.”
What’s your go-to road trip media? “YouTube videos or movies because there’s a lot of movies I haven’t seen.”
What’s your go-to gas station snack and drink? “I like a Snickers bar or Hot Cheetos. I don’t really like drinks. I would honestly just say water.”
If you were to play a game in the car, what would it be? “Singing together or listening to music.”
What’s the most memorable road trip you’ve been on? “There was one time we drove to Dallas when I was really young, and got a rental car, and the door didn’t close, so we drove with the door half open.”
