Nebraska tourism program

WEBVTT COMPARED TO THE DAYS AHEAD.I WILL HAVE YOUR FORECAST COMINGUP.JAMES: SUMMER SEEMS TO BECRUISING BY.BUT STILL PLENTY OF TIME TO TAKEA ROAD TRIP.CHINH: AND WHAT COULD BE BETTERTHAN EXPLORING THROUGH YOUR HOMESTATE?WE'RE CHECKING IN WITH THENEBRASKA PASSPORT PROGRAM TO TELL US ALL ABOUT IT, WE'REJOINED BY ERIN AND ROBIN.THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.ERIN, LET'S START WITH YOU. ERIN: IT IS GOING FANTASTIC PAIRIT WITH OVER 40,000 PEOPLEPARTICIPATING AND STORIES KEEPCOMING IN ABOUT HOW MUCH FUNPEOPLE ARE HAVING.CHINH: MY PASSPORT IS STILLSITTING ON MY DESK.REMIND US HOW WE CAN GET ONE.ERIN: YOU CAN GET ONE ON THEWEBSITE AND GET ONE.CHINH: WHY IS THIS SUCH A GREATPROGRAM?ERIN: IT IS SUCH A FUN WAY TOEXPLORE OUR STATE.WE HAVE PICKED OUT HIDDEN GEMS.THEY ALL OFFER A VERY UNIQUEEXPERIENCES AND ARE SO MUCH FUN.JAMES: PEOPLE CAN LIVE IN ASTATE, BUT SOMETIMES THEY FORGETTO EXPLORE IT.ROBIN, YOU HAVE A BUSINESS THATIS ON THE PASSPORT, ROBIN'SNEST.HOW IS THAT BEEN GOING FOR YOU?RAVEN: IT HAS BEEN GOING WELL.SO MANY PEOPLE THAT COME IN OURNEW AND HAVE NEVER BEEN THEREBEFORE.IT HAS BEEN HUGE FOR US TO GETOUR NAME OUT AND GET PEOPLE IN.JAMES: AS LONG AS YOU ARE HERE,TELL US ABOUT ROBIN'S NEST.ROBIN: AND OLD, NEW, RECYCLED,REPURPOSED.YOU COME IN AND YOU NEVER KNOWWHAT I'M GOING TO HAVE MADE UPFROM ONE WEEK TO THE NEXT.WE HAVE A ROOM FULL OF PROJECTPIECES AND WE ALSO CARRY THEPAINT THAT WE USE TO PAINT THEFURNITURE.WE GO TO MARKET.IT'S REALLY JUST A COMBINATIONOF MANY DIFFERENT THINGS.JAMES: AND WHERE ARE YOULOCATED?ROBIN: IN SPRINGFIELD, NEBRASKA.IT IS PAINTED ROBIN'S EGG BLUEON THE OUTSIDE.JAMES: ONE OF THOSE THINGS NOONE MAY OF KNOWN ABOUT.AND NOW THEY WANT TO CHECK ITOUT.THANKS SO MUCH FOR COMING IN.WE APPRECIATE IT.REMEMBER, IF YOU MISSED ANYTHINGOR ARE LOOKING FOR MOREINFORMATION, WE'LL HAVE THISINTERVIEW POSTED ONLINE AT