Journey to the U.S

G'day everyone, It's your favorite Aussie here, and I'm in the U.S right now, I'm staying in Mississippi, and before I continue, I have to say something.

I have a good friend who lives in Georgia and has an account, but has been inactive for months now, so if she sees this, that would make me happy.

On a happier note, Here are some facts about Mississippi!

1. The Republican presidential nominee has won Mississippi in every election since 1980.

2. The Mississippi River, which defines the state's western boundary, is one of the longest rivers in the world and spans from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.

3. University of Mississippi, often referred to as Ole Miss, may be the most well-known university in the Magnolia State, but it's one of more than a dozen Mississippi colleges. Other schools include Blue Mountain College, Mississippi College and William Carey University.
 
4. Black residents accounted for nearly 38 percent – the highest share of any state – of Mississippi's population in 2017.

5. Mississippi became the second state to secede from the Union in 1861 and was the site of several major battles during the Civil War.

6. The Mississippi Delta is the birthplace of blues, a genre rooted in African spiritual music and songs slaves sang as they worked in the fields. The state influenced many other types of music, from rock and roll to gospel. A few notable musicians born in Mississippi include Elvis Presley, Howlin' Wolf and Charley Patton.

7. More than half of America's farm-raised catfish comes from Mississippi. The industry grew rapidly throughout the Delta during the 1970s, when local farmers transformed the fish's image from a bottom-feeder to a desirable food product.

8. Agriculture and forestry is Mississippi's top industry, employing about 30 percent of the state's workers.

9. Only 2 percent of Mississippians were born outside of the U.S.

10. Hundreds of college students from northern states traveled to Mississippi during the Freedom Summer of 1964 to participate in the civil rights movement and sponsor voter registration drives. Their efforts raised awareness of discrimination in the Deep South and helped pass the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Thanks to @BritTeaTime for the facts, she's been busy, but I still have other ways of communication. 

Other than that, i think that's it for today, yes, I know this post was a bit short, I'm sorry. 

I will try my best to post tomorrow. Thanks for reading, This has been Gambit with Back in the Outback. 

(The first person to send me an idea or add it here, Not you @Grogulikeschess , lol, I will put that idea into my next post)

Here's the official club!  Pls join

https://www.chess.com/club/back-in-the-outback-official-club