Note: Feel free to bring dead Hoya experts back to life, travel back in time, be 18 again, or whatever floats your boat.

I would have to say that I would love to go work with the woman who is currently working in Papua New Guinea to catalog the Hoya species with the help of local deaf people. This to me is very exciting.
Beyond Paradise Forest I would just love to go to visit any of the Thai growers or especially trekking in Borneo and the Philippines in search of new Hoyas. How about Hoya globe trotting, does that count?
I would most like to find new Acanthostemma section species, little Hoyas with little flowers that I just seem to find so interesting.

Mike

Here is a link that might be useful: Paradise Forest

That sounds like an awesome make-believe internship, Mike. I remember you linking us to information on her work before and it's very cool on multiple levels.

I have to say I favor the idea of hooking up with one of those Thai or Philippines collectors, too. Although I've no doubt I'd be a terrible disappointment to them the way I wilt in the sun. I guess I should have taken up an interest in tundra herbs or something.

Is there such thing as Hoya globe trotting? More like Hoya island hopping, unless you're going to hunt for Hoya relatives, too. :P (Did you like the way I just referred to Australia as an island there? Wait, maybe I referred to Asia as an island, too...)

I have to admit that, since I brought it up, I'd also love to time travel back to meet some of the people who were collecting Hoyas when the genus was first being identified and named. Or see what our current batch of Hoya all-stars were doing in their late 20s.

Being sort of tired at the moment I'd probably do my internship in Ted's yard or at Jack's place!

I didn't understand exactly what the topic is about! LOL, but following Mike's response I'd love to go to Thailand to collect new species and to visit the nursery of some of our sellers.

Ditto on the being sort of tired at the moment bit. I think my internship would take place sitting in an armchair at Greedyghost's and Mike's place with a large cup of tea in my hand, watching the powerpoint presentation.

To heck with that. This is my fantasy after all sooo being fabulously wealthy, I have hired GG and Mike to source out some nice stuff for me, them, hell all of us! They will of course have to take a year sabbatical from their jobs, but I pay extremely well and cover all expenses.

Kelly V

Haha. Thanks for lumping me in with Mike there. That's quite the compliment. I'm more like the anal-retentive sidekick who sets Mike's projector up. :P I won't say I don't have the researcher bug, but I'm probably a good 10 years behind him (in expertise, not age, isn't that sad?)

That said, I totally accept your generous job offer!

Kelly I think you should take up avid lottery playing. :)
I love the thought of being a personal Hoya gardener/explorer and plant collector.

Mike

I'm on it. Lottery playing that is.