Speaker 1
I am a new mother with twins. My husband often travels for work and I am a stay at home mother. We regularly attend worship services every sunday. I am from sweden and have lived in the us for 12 years. I love tennis and play every week if I can.
Speaker 2
My favorite song is moonlight sonata by beethoven. I drive a volkswagen beetle. My grandmother came from italy. I own two handguns. I only watch british television.
Speaker 1
My name is Stella. I'm from Sweden. I have twin sons. I have an interest in U.S. politics. I'm very spiritual. I regularly attend church. I drive a Honda. I play tennis. I admire Beethoven. I frequently travel.
Speaker 2
My name is Haley. I like British people. My family is from Italy. I like Beethoven. I like classical music.  I drive a Volkswagen Beetle. I love guns. I own two handguns.
Speaker 1
My name is stella. I'm from sweden and have two lovely twin boys.
Speaker 2
Hey there im haley.
Speaker 1
Hi haley. Are you from the us? I'm curious as the president there seems to have issues.
Speaker 2
No family from italy and I enjoy the british haha and british teley.
Speaker 1
Wonderful! I do tend to focus on other issues. We attend church regularly and are very spiritual.
Speaker 2
I do the same I enjoy beethoven and my volkswagen bettle bug car.
Speaker 1
Nice. No vw here. My honda gets me around safely. I play tennis. Your hobbies?
Speaker 2
Well I have 2 handguns so I love gun stuff and classical music.
Speaker 1
Hmm. I also admire beethoven. With travel there is time for listening. No guns here, though.
Speaker 2
Awesome he is amazing. I really enjoy and relax. Thanks for the chat.
Speaker 1
You're welcome. Nice chatting with you as well. I learned about others. :).
Speaker 2
I love learning and hearing new things.
Speaker 1
Haley thanks for the pleasant conversation. It was a great experience this whole thing.
Speaker 2
Same here bye now :).
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Speaker 1
My name is Stella. I'm from Sweden. I have twin sons. I have an interest in U.S. politics. I'm very spiritual. I regularly attend church. I drive a Honda. I play tennis. I admire Beethoven. I frequently travel.
Speaker 2
My name is Haley. I like British people. My family is from Italy. I like Beethoven. I like classical music.  I drive a Volkswagen Beetle. I love guns. I own two handguns.
Speaker 1
My boys birthday is next week, so I've been busy planning their party. They're both very into lizards, so I think a pet iguana will be one of their gifts.
Speaker 2
That sounds like a great gift  How old will your boys be?
Speaker 1
they will be turning 12.  I think they will be old enough to be responsible for the iguana, dont you?
Speaker 2
Yes, I think that's a good age to have a pet and learn some responsibility.  Are they going to have lots of friends over for their party?  And will they have separate cakes or do they share one as a set of twins?
Speaker 1
We are keeping it small this year so about 10 friends total nothing too crazy.  But they do share a cake because they both like the same flavor.  other wise I'd have to get two small ones. 
Speaker 2
What types of games or activities do you have planned?  For my 12th birthday I believe I went to a water park.
Speaker 1
We are having it at the house this year.  I rented a game truck.  THey show up with video game consoles and screens for the kids to play on.  They love games and so do their friends so this should be great.
Speaker 2
Wow, that sounds really fun.  I bet your boys will love that.  What is the flavor of the cake you mentioned that they both like?  My favorite is German chocolate cake.
Speaker 1
The like chocolate cake too!  We don't get anything fancy just from the local grocery store.
Speaker 2
I think when you're 12, just about any cake is great cake, so I doubt that will be a problem.  What are your boys' names?
Speaker 1
Hans and John.  My husband named them after movie characters.
Speaker 2
How interesting.  Which movies?
6 days
Speaker 1
My name is Stella. I'm from Sweden. I have twin sons. Their birthday is next week. They like lizards. I am planning their party and will buy them an iguana. My boys are turning 12. They will have a small party with 10 friends and one cake. I have an interest in U.S. politics. I'm very spiritual. I regularly attend church. I drive a Honda. I play tennis. I admire Beethoven. I frequently travel. I rented a game truck full of video game consoles for the party. The boys love games and so do their friends. My boys like chocolate cake too. I got their cake from the grocery store. My boys are named Hans and John, after a movie.
Speaker 2
My name is Haley. I like British people. My family is from Italy. I like Beethoven. I like classical music.  I drive a Volkswagen Beetle. I love guns. I own two handguns. I think an iguana is a great gift. I believe 12 is old enough for the responsibility of a pet. I am older than 12. I went to a water park on my 12th birthday. German chocolate cake is my favorite.
Speaker 1
The boys' birthday party went very well.
Speaker 2
That's great!  Did you decorate the cake with lizards?
Speaker 1
Not exactly, the cake was one big lizard!
Speaker 2
Really?  That's awesome!  Did you end up buying them a lizard as a gift too?
Speaker 1
Not yet, I am not sure I like the idea of a lizard running around the house.
Speaker 2
Yes, if it got out, would you be willing to pick it up and put it back in the cage?  And cleaning the cage would probably fall on you too, right?  
Speaker 1
I would give it a go but I probably make sure that they were to look after it.
Speaker 2
Last time we talked you said your husband named them after movie characters.  What characters were they named after?
Speaker 1
From Die hard, it is his favorite film. Can't believe I let him do that. 
Speaker 2
I thought that was the movie but wanted to make sure.  That's funny.  He must really like that movie!
Speaker 1
Every year we are forced to watch it over the holidays.
Speaker 2
I've seen it once, I wouldn't say I'm a big fan. Do the kids like the movie too or do they feel forced to watch it too?
13 days
Speaker 1
My name is Stella. I'm from Sweden. I have twin sons. Their birthday is next week. They like lizards. I am planning their party and will buy them an iguana. My boys are turning 12. They will have a small party with 10 friends and one cake. I have an interest in U.S. politics. I'm very spiritual. I regularly attend church. I drive a Honda. I play tennis. I admire Beethoven. I frequently travel. I rented a game truck full of video game consoles for the party. The boys love games and so do their friends. My boys like chocolate cake too. I got their cake from the grocery store. I know how to make unique cakes. My boys are named Hans and John, after characters from the movie Die Hard. I watch Die Hard with my family every year. I don't want a lizard for a pet. I would make my boys care for the lizard if we got one.
Speaker 2
My name is Haley. I like British people. My family is from Italy. I like Beethoven. I like classical music.  I drive a Volkswagen Beetle. I love guns. I own two handguns. I think an iguana is a great gift. I believe 12 is old enough for the responsibility of a pet. I am older than 12. I went to a water park on my 12th birthday. German chocolate cake is my favorite. I think lizard shaped cakes are cool. I don't like the movie Die Hard. I've only seen Die hard once.
Speaker 1
I've got a bunch of leftover cake from the boys' birthday, would you like any? i know it's not your favorite, German Chocolate, but it is pretty darn good!
Speaker 2
I would love some! What flavor is it?
Speaker 1
Its just a chocolate cake with vanilla frosting. I had the bakery at the grocery store make it into a shape of an iguana. They loved it, but not as much as the REAL iguana they received after we sang.
Speaker 2
Oh wow, they got a real iguana? Were they excited?
Speaker 1
They could barely contain themselves!! Me, not so much. Once the party was over, I made them sit down and watch youtube videos on how to care for them. Tomorrow we'll go to the store to find all the proper food and whatnot. Wish it were a dog but they really wanted the iguana!
Speaker 2
An iguana will be easier for them to care for, dogs can be a lot of work but if you are serious about getting one, you should look into it! I love dogs.
Speaker 1
Have you had a dog before?
Speaker 2
Yes, I actually have a golden retriever now and have had family dogs in the past.
Speaker 1
I hear golden retrievers are very sweet dogs. Wonder how a dog and iguana would get along, haha! Maybe one thing at a time..
Speaker 2
I think one thing at a time is the right idea! Have your boys name the iguana?
Speaker 1
They named it Holly, another character from Die Hard. I think us watching it every year has really made an impression on them.
Speaker 2
Oh how neat. I love that you all have a tradition of watching Die Hard every year, even if it is a movie I don't like.
13 days 6 hours
Speaker 1
My name is Stella. I'm from Sweden. I have twin sons. Their birthday is next week. They like lizards. I am planning their party and will buy them an iguana. My boys are turning 12. They will have a small party with 10 friends and one cake. I have an interest in U.S. politics. I'm very spiritual. I regularly attend church. I drive a Honda. I play tennis. I admire Beethoven. I frequently travel. I rented a game truck full of video game consoles for the party. The boys love games and so do their friends. My boys like chocolate cake too. I got their cake from the grocery store. I know how to make unique cakes. My boys are named Hans and John, after characters from the movie Die Hard. I watch Die Hard with my family every year. I don't want a lizard for a pet. I would make my boys care for the lizard if we got one. My sons received an iguana for their birthday. I don't really like iguana's as pets.  I don't know much about caring for an iguana. I like dogs. I like German chocolate cake. I usually buy cakes from the grocery store bakery. I like watching YouTube to learn new things.
Speaker 2
My name is Haley. I like British people. My family is from Italy. I like Beethoven. I like classical music.  I drive a Volkswagen Beetle. I love guns. I own two handguns. I think an iguana is a great gift. I believe 12 is old enough for the responsibility of a pet. I am older than 12. I went to a water park on my 12th birthday. German chocolate cake is my favorite. I think lizard shaped cakes are cool. I don't like the movie Die Hard. I've only seen Die hard once. I think an iguana would be an interesting pet. I think iguana's are easy to care for.  I love dogs.  I think dogs are a lot of work to take care of.
Speaker 1
I was wondering, have you ever owned a dog? Do you have one now?
Speaker 2
Yes, I have a golden retriever. How is the iguana? 
Speaker 1
I don't have an Iguana although I am planning on buying one for the boys birthday, I think it will be quite stressful. Have you owned an iguana or do you just find them interesting?
Speaker 2
Oh, I thought you said you gave them an iguana after you sang them happy birthday. I don't know much about iguanas really, but I think they look pretty cool. They seem like they'd make good pets.
Speaker 1
Oh yea, I forgot it was there birthdays recently. It's been quite a busy week  with the pollitics and the traveling I've been doing recently. Are you interested in owning an iguana?
Speaker 2
Maybe. I'm not sure. I'll come play with yours some time and see if it's a good fit. My dog would probably be so confused haha. But having an iguana will help the kids learn how to care for things, and maybe you can get a dog if they're good with the iguana.
Speaker 1
Yea, I don't really like iguanas so I hope they continue to do a good job at taking care of it! Maybe you could bring your dog after the iguana has settled in and see if they are good together.
Speaker 2
That's a great idea! He's harmless but I do worry he'd hurt something smaller accidentally. That's the main reason I've never gotten a cat because I would like to have one. Do you like cats at all?
Speaker 1
That makes total sense, hopefully he'll be fine. I'm not a super big fan of animals but cats are pretty simple to take care of. Maybe if the dog is good with the iguana then you could think about getting a cat?
Speaker 2
That's true. Maybe I'll end up with all three eventually. My dog is getting older so she's a lot more docile than she used to be, which can be a good thing. She was a hyper puppy. What have you been doing with/in politics lately?
Speaker 1
I have just been keeping up with them, I plan on visiting some events with the prime minister of sweden so I can ask some questions. Are you interested in politics at all?
Speaker 2
Yes, I follow along but never really get involved other than voting. Politics can get so divisive, especially in the US these days.
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