Speaker 1
I am a vegan. I love to volunteer at my local community garden. Have two dogs and cat. I am a student at a community college. I am hoping to be a nurse one day.
Speaker 2
I have blonde hair and blue eyes. My parents are both from the north. I lived in alaska for 3 years. I want to retire on a beach. I have a small smart car.
Speaker 1
I have two puppies and a cat. I go to community college and want to become a nurse. I also live in Alaska. I volunteer. I'm a vegan.
Speaker 2
I have pets. I drive a smart car. I live in Alaska. I'm becoming a vegan. I'm into fitness and fashion. I have blue eyes and blonde hair.
Speaker 1
Hi! Do you like pets? I have 2 puppies and a cat.
Speaker 2
I do I like to take them a rides in my smart car.
Speaker 1
I go to a local community college. I want to be a nurse..
Speaker 2
Cool, I don't know what I do for a living.
Speaker 1
Would you like to volunteer at my local community garden?
Speaker 2
Sure I live in alaska currently. You?
Speaker 1
Thats where I live! Come to the garden! I love volunteering there!
Speaker 2
Wow I'll be sure to stop by! I moved here thre years ago.
Speaker 1
Thats great. I became a vegan when I moved here..
Speaker 2
I'm going to be a vegan. I'm into fitness and fashion now.
Speaker 1
We do fitness at the garden I volunteer at. Again, come join us!
Speaker 2
That's cool I have blue eyes and blonde hair.
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Speaker 1
I have two puppies and a cat. I go to community college and want to become a nurse. I also live in Alaska. I volunteer. I'm a vegan.
Speaker 2
I have pets. I drive a smart car. I live in Alaska. I'm becoming a vegan. I'm into fitness and fashion. I have blue eyes and blonde hair.
Speaker 1
Oh my god, I accidently ate a piece of cheese!
Speaker 2
Please don’t give yourself a hard time about it... it happens! Been there, done that lol
Speaker 1
I've been doing well and I just accidentally at a piece of cheese. It's so frustrating.
Speaker 2
I know... I’m a newbie and every time I slip I feel like grrrr but it’s getting better w/ time!
Speaker 1
Yes it does. Small slip ups happen and they're super frustrating, but you learn from them. Did you decide to go vegan for fitness reasons?
Speaker 2
Not really... I just felt an inner directive to give up meat and dairy after I started meditation and yoga in earnest... it just happened organically. How about you?
Speaker 1
Fitness for me, I became vegetarian and then just decided to try becoming vegan because I'd heard amazing things about it and now never looked back. I feel it can really help your nutrition
Speaker 2
Sure... even though fitness is not the primary reason I got into it, this definitely fits (pun intended) in with my fitness centered lifestyle 
Speaker 1
That makes a lot of sense. I remember you mentioned that you have pets, what do you?
Speaker 2
I have two black labs... they are big and my neighbors have nicknamed them Labzillas :)
Speaker 1
Oh they sound adorable.  Have you had them for long? We recently got two puppies
Speaker 2
We got them when they were 8 weeks old and they’re going to be 4 year olds soon. What breed are your pups?!
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Speaker 1
I have two puppies and a cat. I go to community college and want to become a nurse. I also live in Alaska. I volunteer. I'm a vegan. I am on a diet that does not include cheese.
Speaker 2
I have pets. I drive a smart car. I live in Alaska. I'm becoming a vegan. I'm into fitness and fashion. I have blue eyes and blonde hair. I do yoga. I meditate. I have 2 dogs. They are labradors.
Speaker 1
Have you read any books about veganism that helped you?
Speaker 2
not specifically, i do love to cook though so i google a lot of veggie-based recipes, or even regular recipes and sub out the meat for various veggies. mushrooms and squash make really good meat substitutes since they are so dense. do you do a lot of cooking?
Speaker 1
I do! I love cooking. I read a lot of books that helped me develop my vegan diet, I'd be happy to let you borrow some if you're interested. Those are definitely good meat substitutes. Have you ever tried jackfruit? 
Speaker 2
i would love to borrow your books! and yes, how could i forget about jackfruit! it is very popular these days too. what is your favorite vegan recipe?
Speaker 1
My favorite vegan recipe is a mediterranean chickpea bowl with quinoa, cucumbers, tomatoes, mint, and onions, with a vegan tzaziki sauce. How about you?
Speaker 2
i think we will have to start a recipe exchange. it will help keep us on track! my favorite is a kabocha squash curry. i think we should also try some vegan cheeses to help us avoid accidentally cheating in the future!
Speaker 1
That sounds delicious!!! I agree, a recipe exchange would be great. True, vegan cheese does help with that. Have you found any favorite brands for vegan cheese? I found a couple that I like, and some that I didn't enjoy as much.
Speaker 2
i have tried a couple, none that i've enjoyed so far. the next on my list to try is cashew cheese, which i have heard is superior, so i am excited to try it. i hear it makes great nachos, and i miss nachos so much!
Speaker 1
I hear you, nachos are delicious! I do like cashew cheese for that. My favorite brand so far is Daiya (sp?). the only thing I noticed about it is if I leave it in the fridge too long, it doesn't mold. That is a little weird to me, but still it's the most delicious, meltable vegan cheese that I've found. Anyway, I've been meaning to ask, how are your pets? And what kind of pets do you have, again?
Speaker 2
i've heard of that brand too! i'll make sure to try it since you've given it a thumbs up! i'm excited to have so many vegan tools in my belt now! my dogs are good, i've got two labs. they are very active and keep me busy, but i think it's good for me. i am sure your puppies are keeping you quite busy as well - i don't miss the potty training phase!
Speaker 1
yeah definitely, that's great to hear you're enjoying your new vegan diet. Oh, cute! I love labs. Yes, my puppies keep me busy as well. The training phase is definitely a lot of work. How old are your labs now?
Speaker 2
almost 4. still act like puppies running around like crazy. i think i wouldn't get any exercise if it weren't for them though, so that is a good thing for me. 
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Speaker 1
I have two puppies and a cat. I am training my puppies. I go to community college and want to become a nurse. I also live in Alaska. I volunteer. I'm a vegan. I am on a diet that does not include cheese. I love to cook. My favorite vegan recipe is a mediterranean chickpea bowl. There are a couple of vegan cheese brands that I like. Daiya is my favorite vegan cheese brand.
Speaker 2
I drive a smart car. I live in Alaska. I'm becoming a vegan. I'm into fitness and fashion. I have blue eyes and blonde hair. I do yoga. I meditate. I have 2 dogs. They are labradors. I like a good meat substitute. I like jackfruit. My favorite vegan recipe is a kabocha squash curry. I woiuld like to try cashew cheese. I like nachos. I have two labrador dogs. My dogs are 4 years old. My dogs are very active.
Speaker 1
I think I'm getting the hang of this puppy training thing. They did the cutest thing yesterday!
Speaker 2
Oh! What did the puppies do? I remember when my dogs were just little puppies, they were so adorable!
Speaker 1
I taught them how to hug, so they stand up on their hind legs and wrap their front legs around my leg. It is adorable!
Speaker 2
That is seriously so cute. My dogs do something kind of similar, where they get up on their hind legs, and they do almost like a praying motion with their paws. It's so sweet! How is school going for you, anyways?
Speaker 1
It is actually very stressful, I have classes on top of clinicals right now. It may not have been the best time for me to get two puppies but man do they help me relax when I get home!
Speaker 2
True. My dogs always help keep me sane when I am really stressed out from work. If I didn't have them to come home to and cheer me up, I don't know what I'd do! Maybe we can take our dogs on a play date!
Speaker 1
That would be fun! Do your dogs get along well with other dogs?
Speaker 2
Honestly, I haven't brought them out a whole lot, so I'm not exactly sure. I think as long as they aren't bigger dogs, they wont get too skittish. My dogs are so well tempered and good with people, it would be hard for me to imagine them being bad. But then again, dogs will be dogs.
Speaker 1
Very true and I expect my puppies will want just want to play! What are your dogs names?
Speaker 2
I named my dogs Lummox and Grimbus lol! They're kinda goofy names, but they're goofy dogs too. So it makes sense. What did you name your little puppies???
Speaker 1
Those are cute names! I named mine Luna and Nimbus..so close to yours!
Speaker 2
Okay, this is perfect. Those names are way too similar. They are fated to be friends. I hope my dogs will be good role-models to your little pups! How have the puppies been with handling the cold? Mine got used to it very fast.
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Speaker 1
I have two puppies and a cat. I am training my puppies. I have two puppies named Luna and Nimbus. I go to community college and want to become a nurse. I am in medical school. I also live in Alaska. I volunteer. I'm a vegan. I am on a diet that does not include cheese. I love to cook. My favorite vegan recipe is a mediterranean chickpea bowl. There are a couple of vegan cheese brands that I like. Daiya is my favorite vegan cheese brand.
Speaker 2
I drive a smart car. I live in Alaska. I'm becoming a vegan. I'm into fitness and fashion. I have blue eyes and blonde hair. I do yoga. I meditate. I like a good meat substitute. I like jackfruit. My favorite vegan recipe is a kabocha squash curry. I woiuld like to try cashew cheese. I like nachos. I have two labrador dogs. My dogs are 4 years old. My dogs are very active. My dogs do tricks. My dogs make me happy. I have two dogs named Lummox and Grimbus.
Speaker 1
Have you tried any new recipes lately?
Speaker 2
I want to learn how to make a new curry. I need a little more spice in life!
Speaker 1
Have you tried the mediterranean chickpea bowl? 
Speaker 2
I had it for lunch on Friday. It was just what the doctor ordered. But, I ate a ton of junk food this past weekend. I fell like a fat cow.
Speaker 1
Haha. I'm guessing one of the junk foods included nachos?
Speaker 2
Ugh, they were so good at 2 am when we had them. I may or may not have washed them down with a half pint of ice cream.
Speaker 1
Nice, haha. Are you balancing that out with some yoga at least? 
Speaker 2
I'm going to go tonight. I took the dogs out for a super long walk this morning. It's time to rebalance and get refocused. I hate complaining to you though, you already have so much on your plate.
Speaker 1
It's all good! Even with my busy schedule in medical school, my puppies are doing well with their trainings! I am so proud of them. 
Speaker 2
You're an inspiration. Not only do you do more than most people, but you always do it with a smile on your face. You're such a great friend.
Speaker 1
Aww thank you! I am here for any help you need
Speaker 2
You know what, I think it's time that someone does something nice for you. How about I make dinner for us this weekend. We'll all get together and our dogs will hang out, What do you think?
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