Speaker 1
I am a vegan. I love animals. I used to be a veterinarian, but I quit to travel abroad. I sing for a living. I like to blog.
Speaker 2
I live in arizona. I like to go skydiving. I work for the government. My favorite place to go is barnes and noble. I have a pet lizard.
Speaker 1
I live in the U.S. I enjoy traveling to Europe. I have a travel blog. I have many pets. I was once a veterinarian. I am a professional singer. I like to cook and take care of my animals for fun. I mostly sing in theaters. I am a vegan.
Speaker 2
I live in the U.S. I work for the government in public services. I have a pet lizard named Izzy. I like to skydive. I eat both meat and plants.
Speaker 1
How are you doing on this great day?.
Speaker 2
Hi, there! I'm very well, and you? Do you live in the us as well?
Speaker 1
Yes, but I really enjoy travelling. What do you do?.
Speaker 2
I'm working in public services, so for the government. Do you have a favourite travel destination?
Speaker 1
Anywhere abroad, especially europe. I blog about where I travel..
Speaker 2
Interesting. Do you have a pet?
Speaker 1
Yes. I have many animals. I was once a veterinarian. How about you?.
Speaker 2
I've got a pet lizard, lizzy! What do you do for fun?
Speaker 1
I cook and take care of my animals. Make my living by singing..
Speaker 2
Ex vet singing, that's varied! In theatres or in bars?
Speaker 1
Mostly theaters. What are your hobbies?.
Speaker 2
I enjoy skydiving, it's great fun.
Speaker 1
Do you have a special diet? I like to eat vegan..
Speaker 2
No, I'm an omnivore. Do you have a favourite place to hang out?
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Speaker 1
I live in the U.S. I enjoy traveling to Europe. I have a travel blog. I have many pets. I was once a veterinarian. I am a professional singer. I like to cook and take care of my animals for fun. I mostly sing in theaters. I am a vegan.
Speaker 2
I live in the U.S. I work for the government in public services. I have a pet lizard named Izzy. I like to skydive. I eat both meat and plants.
Speaker 1
I found the greatest vegan chicken product the other day! Have you ever heard of plant-based meats?
Speaker 2
I have heard of them, but I do not know much about them if I am totally honest. What did you cook with it?
Speaker 1
You can bread them up and fry them as chicken nuggets. They also go well with a saucy pasta, or in a curry. The possibilities are endless! Would you be interested in trying them out, or do you think you'll stick with regular chicken?
Speaker 2
I will probably just stick with regular chicken, but I do need to make some changes with my diet in order to beenfit the environment. Could you tell the difference in taste between the plant-based chicken and normal chicken?
Speaker 1
Plant-based chicken is less stringy, and a bit different in texture. Some brands taste more like tofu than real chicken. I'd say chicken nuggets are a gentle introduction to plant-based foods, though. You can't really tell the difference, since it's all ground up anyways.
Speaker 2
Oh, I really didn't know that. Maybe, after your explanation, I will give plant-based meats a try after all. I don't know, I just feel like they won't give the same amount of energy as normal meats do. I am so active on a daily basis that I don't want to be feeling tired as a result of my dietary choices. Have you found that it affects your energy levels at all? Or, atleast, did it initially?
Speaker 1
A little bit. I drink more fresh-squeezed fruit juice and protein shakes to compensate. I also make sure to eat a greater variety of plants, so that I can get all the nutrients I need.
Speaker 2
You seem to be very well-versed in these types of things. I really should listen to you more, I guess I am just set in my ways with a lot of things. Food being one of them. When you were younger, did you parents teach you how to cook?
Speaker 1
I did learn to cook when I was younger, but I didn't become a vegan until later. I guess those cooking skills are very much transferrable, though.
Speaker 2
You see, when I was younger, I never really got involved with the cooking in my house and I believe that is probably the reason why I don't experiment much with my foods. I hardly ever learn new recipes or try new foods. So, in some way, I believe my lack of interest is as a result of my childhood. What caused you to become vegan?
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Speaker 1
I live in the U.S. I enjoy traveling to Europe. I have a travel blog. I have many pets. I was once a veterinarian. I am a professional singer. I like to cook and take care of my animals for fun. I mostly sing in theaters. I am a vegan. I cook with plant based meats. I can't tell the difference between real and plant based chicken nuggets. I eat a variety of plants to get nutrients.  I drink protein shakes.  I drink fresh squeezed fruit juice. I learned to cook when I was younger.
Speaker 2
I live in the U.S. I work for the government in public services. I have a pet lizard named Izzy. I like to skydive. I eat both meat and plants. I do not know much about plant based meats. I want to make some changes to my diet to benefit the environment.  I am willing to try plant based meats.  I am worried that plant based meats will not give off enough energy for me. I am active on a daily basis. I am set in my ways. I never got involved with cooking when I was younger.  I don't experiment much with food.  I hardly ever lean new recipes or try new foods.
Speaker 1
I forgot to ask, what are your favorite places to skydive?
Speaker 2
Florida is a great place, as they have so many airports!
Speaker 1
It must be thrilling!  Sometimes when I get on stage to sing, it feels like I've just jumped out of an airplane!  
Speaker 2
Haha that's a great analogy! The scariest thing about skydiving is wondering whether or not the chute will open!
Speaker 1
The scariest thing about being on stage is wondering if a tomato will knock you into the orchestra pit!  But at least if your chute fails no one will right bad reviews about your performance! haha
Speaker 2
Haha I suppose I'd still end up in the papers, but I wouldn't be around to read them! What's the scariest performance experience you've had?
Speaker 1
It was probably at the Hollywood Bowl.  So many people watching.  And because of the acoustics there wasn't even a microphone to hide behind. I felt naked!
Speaker 2
Whoa you performed there? That's an amazing achievement! I once saw the LA Phil play there. I can only imagine how scary that was!
Speaker 1
Yes, but it was the greatest high ever when the performance was over.  It's probably a lot like how you feel after you've finished a dive, I bet!
Speaker 2
Yes, it's a huge rush! Did you perform with a pianist or with a full orchestra?
Speaker 1
It was with a full orchestra. So at least I wasn't up there all alone. 
Speaker 2
Wow, I'd love to hear you sing with an orchestra. Did they record the performance?
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Speaker 1
I live in the U.S. I enjoy traveling to Europe. I have a travel blog. I have many pets. I was once a veterinarian. I am a professional singer. I like to cook and take care of my animals for fun. I mostly sing in theaters. I am a vegan. I cook with plant based meats. I can't tell the difference between real and plant based chicken nuggets. I eat a variety of plants to get nutrients.  I drink protein shakes.  I drink fresh squeezed fruit juice. I learned to cook when I was younger. I sing for an audience. I feel scared when I sing on stage. I have been reviewed for my performance. I sang at the Hollywood Bowl with an orchestra. I really like singing.
Speaker 2
I live in the U.S. I work for the government in public services. I have a pet lizard named Izzy. I like to skydive. I feel fear when I sky dive. I eat both meat and plants. I do not know much about plant based meats. I want to make some changes to my diet to benefit the environment.  I am willing to try plant based meats.  I am worried that plant based meats will not give off enough energy for me. I am active on a daily basis. I am set in my ways. I never got involved with cooking when I was younger.  I don't experiment much with food.  I hardly ever lean new recipes or try new foods. I have been to Florida. I watched the LA Phil performance at the Hollywood Bowl.
Speaker 1
I found a new vegan recipe that I think you might like. Can I share it with you?
Speaker 2
Sure!  As long as there's no tofu in it! I hate tofu!
Speaker 1
Ha ha; you can probably substitute black beans for the tofu then. Great source of protein! Important for you since you're so active.
Speaker 2
Right.  I had a great idea though for a new business.  Meat-based plants!  Now that's a vegan diet I could get behind!   I still feel the need for that complete protein.
Speaker 1
Yeah, it can definitely be a tough transition. Perhaps just start experimenting with simpler aspects of a recipe.
Speaker 2
Maybe I can just ease away from animal protein slowly.  
Speaker 1
Yeah, exactly. Black beans, peas, etc. I don't know how you feel about carbs. Cooking is definitely one of those things that you have to do regularly to build confidence. What kind of activity do you do?
Speaker 2
Well, whenever I'm going to skydive, I run to the airfield and back.  That's about 10 miles each way.
Speaker 1
Oh, wow. I guess the flight gives you time to catch your breath. How many jumps have you done?
Speaker 2
38 so far. Have you been performing much lately?
Speaker 1
Not since the last time, but I'm waiting for my agent to get back to me on some prospective gigs. Maybe I'll get one with the LA Phil and you can see me!
Speaker 2
That would be great!  Especially at the Hollywood Bowl!
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Speaker 1
I live in the U.S. I enjoy traveling to Europe. I have a travel blog. I have many pets. I was once a veterinarian. I am a professional singer. I like to cook and take care of my animals for fun. I mostly sing in theaters. I am a vegan. I cook with plant based meats. I can't tell the difference between real and plant based chicken nuggets. I eat a variety of plants to get nutrients.  I drink protein shakes.  I drink fresh squeezed fruit juice. I learned to cook when I was younger. I sing for an audience. I feel scared when I sing on stage. I have been reviewed for my performance. I sang at the Hollywood Bowl with an orchestra. I really like singing. I perform. I have an agent. I hope to get a gig with the LA Phil.
Speaker 2
I live in the U.S. I work for the government in public services. I have a pet lizard named Izzy. I like to skydive. I feel fear when I sky dive. I eat both meat and plants. I do not know much about plant based meats. I want to make some changes to my diet to benefit the environment.  I am willing to try plant based meats.  I am worried that plant based meats will not give off enough energy for me. I am active on a daily basis. I am set in my ways. I never got involved with cooking when I was younger.  I don't experiment much with food.  I hardly ever lean new recipes or try new foods. I have been to Florida. I watched the LA Phil performance at the Hollywood Bowl. I use vegan recipes. I hate tofu. I am transitioning to vegan. I crave meat protein. I can run 10 miles. I live 5 miles from an airfield. I have made 38 skydiving jumps.
Speaker 1
I got the gig with the LA Phil and it is at the Hollywood Bowl!
Speaker 2
That's so cool! When is the gig?
Speaker 1
It's in three months. I hope you'll be able to come out and see me. It would be great to know there is a friendly face in the audience. While I enjoy singing and it's my passion, I always get nervous and a bit scared.
Speaker 2
I love seeing live music so I would love to come and watch you perform! What sort of music do you sing?
Speaker 1
Mostly contemporary and some country ballads as well. I'll keep you posted as to actual performance dates. Hey, how are you doing on the vegan diet? 
Speaker 2
I love country music! Cool, I'll keep my diary free for that. The vegan diet is going great. My sister gave me a great recipe for vegan chilli, I think you'd like it.
Speaker 1
I love vegan chili. Let me know if you need any help with other vegan ideas as I've been a vegan for years. It might make sense for you to try protein shakes as well. I know many people feel vegan does not provide enough protein daily. 
Speaker 2
That would be great! I'd love to try some new meals. What kind of recipes do you cook? I prefer simple and quick meals because I am so busy with work right now
Speaker 1
I also prefer simple. I have many great recipes that others have handed down, especially recipes for plant based meals. Have you done any jumps lately? I would be so scared to skydive but I it would be a once in a lifetime experience. Perhaps I'll put it on my bucket list.  Ha!
Speaker 2
I went skydiving with a friend from college recently. I just love the adrenaline! I was scared the first time but now I am hooked. You should definitely try it, you'd feel amazing afterwards. 
Speaker 1
I'll definitely think about it. What got you in to skydiving? 
Speaker 2
I did the first one for a charity. I raised $1000 for a childrens hospital. Have you done anything crazy for charity?
2 days 16 hours