[speaker001:] You must be pretty excited about your trip to Europe. When is it that you are leaving?
[speaker002:] In just three weeks, and I am excited. But there are still a few things I need to do before I go.
[speaker001:] Like what?
[speaker002:] Like renewing my passport, going to the travel agency to buy my plane ticket and figuring out what to do with my apartment while I'm gone.
[speaker001:] You are not going to give it up, are you?
[speaker002:] No way. I'll never find another apartment around here. But I don't like the idea of paying three months 'rent on an empty apartment, either.
[speaker001:] I don't blame you. Perhaps you could sublet it.
[speaker002:] Yes, but whom to?
[speaker001:] Mmm... let me think. Oh, I know just a person. An old colleague of mine, Jim Thomas, is coming here to do some research this summer, from June to August.
[speaker002:] That's exactly when I'll be away. It sounds ideal, as long as the landlord agrees.
[speaker001:] Tell you what, I'll be calling Jim late this week anyway, so I'll mention it to him then.
[speaker002:] Well, thanks, Bill. Let me know what happens. That extra money will really come in handy.