Speaker 1
I am a meat eater. I like running. I wear pants. My parents grew up in alaska. I work as a programmer.
Speaker 2
I just colored my hair blue. I bought a new dress for the easter weekend. I will be going out of town for spring break. I have a new car that my mom gave me. I turn 29 years next week.
Speaker 1
I like to eat steak. I cook for myself. I run. I celebrate Easter. My parents live in Alaska. I will visit my parents for Easter. I work as a programmer. I don't visit my parents very often.
Speaker 2
I am a woman. I sometimes wear dresses. I am visiting my family for Easter. I try to visit my parents as often as I can. My mom bought me a new car. I like my new car.
Speaker 1
I just finished eating some steak. So yummy.
Speaker 2
Oh that must be good! Did you make it youself?
Speaker 1
Oh yeah. I did after I finish running this morning.
Speaker 2
Oh that is a good way to get your energy back! Any plans for easter?
Speaker 1
I plan to go visit my parents in alaska.
Speaker 2
I will be spending it with my family as well, and showing off my new dress!
Speaker 1
I wish I could but programming is very demanding.
Speaker 2
But I thought you were visiting your parents? So you work as a programmer?
Speaker 1
Oh yeah I only visit my parent very few times.
Speaker 2
I visit as much as possible. My mom got me a new car so you know...
Speaker 1
Wow. I bet it will be very lovely.
Speaker 2
It is, but now she wants me to visit almost every day! It can be a lot.
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Speaker 1
I like to eat steak. I cook for myself. I run. I celebrate Easter. My parents live in Alaska. I will visit my parents for Easter. I work as a programmer. I don't visit my parents very often.
Speaker 2
I am a woman. I sometimes wear dresses. I am visiting my family for Easter. I try to visit my parents as often as I can. My mom bought me a new car. I like my new car.
Speaker 1
I just booked my flight to Alaska for Easter! My parents will be happy we can spend some time together over the holiday, since I don't see them very often.
Speaker 2
That's awesome! I'm sure they'd be thrilled to see you. How long is the flight there? Must be quite the trip
Speaker 1
Goodness, I am not even sure! I certainly have plenty of work I need to do on flight. Our new interns make more work than they are worth. 
Speaker 2
Yeah, I'm sure having new people in your programming team can't be fun. But at least you'll be able to do some work without getting interrupted on the plane! Haha. What are you planning to do with your parents once you're there?
Speaker 1
My mom will want to introduce me to all of her neighbors and I am sure she has a big Easter dinner planned. What about you? Do you have to cook the ham since your mom bought the car? hahaha :)
Speaker 2
Oh definitely. She's not going to let me off the hook. But she's a softie so she will end up helping me out as I'm kind of a hot mess in the kitchen. Do you have any tips for me for becoming a better cook?
Speaker 1
The best advice I can give is to learn from your mistakes. I burned a lot of dinners before I became the cook I am today. Also, brown sugar.
Speaker 2
Alright, so maybe I will not let my mom help me as much this time. What's so great about brown sugar??
Speaker 1
Have you never had Easter ham!!? It can be just a sugary mess and everyone will LOVE IT. Haha or maybe that is just my family.
Speaker 2
Ooh so that's why it's so sweet! Haha that should tell you how much I know about cooking. But great tips! Maybe we should have a cooking session sometime and you can teach me all your tricks!
Speaker 1
I would love that! What is your favorite dish that you do not know how to cook?
Speaker 2
I love savory pies. Do you know how to make those?
4 days
Speaker 1
I like to eat steak. I cook for myself. I run. I celebrate Easter. My parents live in Alaska. I will visit my parents for Easter. I work as a programmer. I don't visit my parents very often. I will be flying to Alaska for Easter. I will be visiting my parents, whom I don't see very often. I will have to do work on my flight. I am a good cook but it took practice.
Speaker 2
I am a woman. I sometimes wear dresses. I am visiting my family for Easter. I try to visit my parents as often as I can. My mom bought me a new car. I like my new car. I will cook ham for Easter. I am not a good cook and sometimes have  trouble in the kitchen. I have a mom who will help me out. I love savory pies.
Speaker 1
How are you enjoying your new car? What kind is it? 
Speaker 2
It's a Lexus ES 350! It's a very nice car! What car do you have?
Speaker 1
I have a Toyota Corolla with many many mmiles on it. It gets me from A to B and is dependable so I can't complain!
Speaker 2
That's great! I hear Lexus is manufactured by Toyota, so they use the same parts and all that.
Speaker 1
It's nice that your mom is able to help you out! I wish my parents were closer, but it sounds like we both will be seeing family for Easter!!
Speaker 2
Yeah, it definitely is! Where are you flying from, by the way? How long is your flight?
Speaker 1
Flight is out of Chicago. Not really sure how long it will be, depends on my connecting flights ANNNDDD if they change my flights. I've learned to be flexible when flying!
Speaker 2
Haha, O'hare, right? I think O'hare is the most flight-delayed airport in the US. or something like that. It's wild.
Speaker 1
Yes!! Midway is just too small to get deals out of. The time should go fast tho as I'll be catching up on some work and of course looking forward to some good Easter food! What's on your menu?
Speaker 2
Sounds like a productive flight! Other than ham, we'll bake up some meat pies, empanadas, and quiches!
Speaker 1
Heyyy! That sounds great!!! I'm a fan of my mom's apple pie. What do you serve for dessert?
Speaker 2
We're doing apple pie too! Made by my mom, of course!
4 days 2 hours
Speaker 1
I like to eat steak. I cook for myself. I run. I celebrate Easter. My parents live in Alaska. I will visit my parents for Easter. I work as a programmer. I don't visit my parents very often. I will be flying to Alaska for Easter. I will be visiting my parents, whom I don't see very often. I will have to do work on my flight. I am a good cook but it took practice. I have a toyota Corolla. I like apple pie.
Speaker 2
I am a woman. I sometimes wear dresses. I am visiting my family for Easter. I try to visit my parents as often as I can. My mom bought me a new car. I like my new car. I will cook ham for Easter. I am not a good cook and sometimes have  trouble in the kitchen. I have a mom who will help me out. I love savory pies. My mom makes apple pie. I have a Lexus ES 350.
Speaker 1
Alaska was great, not ready to leave yet!
Speaker 2
That's great!  Enjoy your time with your family.  Did you have a big get-together with other members of your family?
Speaker 1
Oh yes, I have a big family. My mom has 7 siblings and each of them have many kids as well. I think I have about 28 cousins from my mom's side. Do you have a big family?
Speaker 2
Wow!  That's a huge family.  It's just me and my parents for Easter.  Did you do most of the cooking?
Speaker 1
That's fun! I did not do most of the cooking. When I was home with my family, all the elderlies liked to take on all the cooking. So I just let them be and instead enjoyed the time with my cousins.
Speaker 2
With so many cousins, I bet there's a lot to catch up on.  How long will you be in Alaska for?
Speaker 1
I will stay for another 3 days and then fly back to Chicago. I have to go back to my demanding programming job. What do you do for a living?
Speaker 2
I'm a freelancer mainly.  Growing up I didn't have a lot of family members around me like you to help me decide on a career path.  I envy your large family, and I bet cooking is a big deal in your family with so many mouths to feed.  What are some of your traditional family dishes?
Speaker 1
Oh my mom wanted me to stay back in Alaska when I graduated high school but I thought I wanted to explore the "outside" world more. They didn't really help me decide on my career path, so you're definitely  not losing much there! My grandmother has this really great cranberry pie recipe, so every Easter my aunts and my  mom will make a dozen of the pie to feed everyone of us!
Speaker 2
Mmm...  That cranberry pie sounds amazing.  My mom has a killer appie pie recipe of her own.  I'm sure it has to be a team effort to bake all those pies.
Speaker 1
Yes, we have cranberry pies every time we get together-- Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. It is a tradition without fail every year. Apple pie sounds really yummy, would love to try that next time I visit you. Does your mom ever go to the orchard and pick fresh apples for the pie?
Speaker 2
No, she just buys them from the store since there's just a few of us.  What else do you guys do during these get-togethers besides eating?
8 days 2 hours
Speaker 1
I like to eat steak. I cook for myself. I run. I celebrate Easter. My parents live in Alaska. I will visit my parents for Easter. I don't visit my parents very often. I will be flying to Alaska for Easter. I will be visiting my parents, whom I don't see very often. I will have to do work on my flight. I am a good cook but it took practice. I have a toyota Corolla. I like apple pie. I have a large family. I have 28 cousins on my mother's side. I work as a programmer in Chicago. I am from Alaska.
Speaker 2
I am a woman. I sometimes wear dresses. I am visiting my family for Easter. I try to visit my parents as often as I can. My mom bought me a new car. I like my new car. I will cook ham for Easter. I am not a good cook and sometimes have  trouble in the kitchen. I have a mom who will help me out. I love savory pies. My mom makes apple pie. I have a Lexus ES 350. I work freelance. I do not have a large family.
Speaker 1
How's the new car working out for you?
Speaker 2
It is great! I kinda want something fancier though so I can really show it off. 
Speaker 1
Oh really, what is a fancier car that you want! The Lexus sounds fancy enough to me! I mean anything is fancy in comparison to my corolla...
Speaker 2
Tesla. I don't even want to have to drive it. 
Speaker 1
I would love to get a Tesla one day. It seems like very soon most cars are going to be electric.
Speaker 2
I guess that is fine. I just want self-driving. I hear they can be dangerous, but I think that is more for the pedestrians, so I should be fine. 
Speaker 1
I mean, I wouldn't want to put pedestrians in harm either! You might be liable if you were to accidentally injure or kill a pedestrian...
Speaker 2
Wouldn't that be on the car company though? I don't think i would be responsible. They need to make them safer before I am allowed to have one don't you think?
Speaker 1
I am sure that is the case, but I would hope that you would be worried about the pedestrians as well! I am sure even if it is not your fault, it would still weigh on your conscience and you may feel somewhat responsible. I would, anyway.
Speaker 2
That is so silly. You cannot control everything that happens. Do you not think it is ok to have some casualties for technology to thrive?
Speaker 1
I don't know if it is worth it. It's not for me anyway. I will wait until we know it is much safer. 
Speaker 2
I think you have to be super rich or special to get one anyway. I am sure my mom can figure it out. If we don't trade in, would you want the Lexus?
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