Song: 

 

“Take Me Home, Country Roads” (2023) by Lana Del Ray 

 

I love “Take Me Home, Country Roads” covered by Lana Del Ray. I love Lana Del Ray. I grew up listening to John Denver sing that song, so when she released her cover of it, I just fell in love with it again. I am a country girl through and through, but I also love culture, music, and art. 

 

Book: 

 

“The Secret Horses of Briar Hill” (2016) by Megan Shepherd 

 

My favorite book is “The Secret Horses of Briar Hill” by Megan Shepherd. It is a fantasy and historical fiction. It takes place during World War II. It’s about a British-based safe house for sick children during the war who couldn’t travel. The main character, Emmaline, sees pegasuses in the mirrors. I grew up on a horse farm, and I can remember feeling like I saw horses in places that didn’t exist in the natural but did in my mind. It’s always been a favorite book. It has all the human emotions wrapped up in it, sadness, happiness, joy, struggle — it’s beautiful.

 

Movie: 

 

“Braveheart” (1995) dir. Mel Gibson

 

This is the easiest question out of all of them. I love “Braveheart,” directed and produced by Mel Gibson. Since I was a small child, my mother immersed us into Celtic culture. And I’ve always loved the story of Sir William Wallace from the 13th century. I tend to love action movies. The fact that it’s in Scotland and there’s bagpipe music — it has been my favorite movie ever since I saw it for the first time as a teenager.