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
I am a car salesman. I enjoy murder mystery novels. My mother was a police officer. My favorite band is 5 finger death punch. Sometimes, I like to garden.
Speaker 1
I have twin babies. I sometimes have time to read. I mostly read church news. I am Catholic. I used to live in Sweden. My husband is a salesman who often travels. I currently live in the states. I prefer the United States over Sweden.
Speaker 2
I love to garden. My mother used to be a police officer. I sell cars. I have traveled to Sweden. I found Sweden to be boring.
Speaker 1
Hi, I'm taking a break from my new twins. Lot of work.
Speaker 2
Oh wow. That sounds tough. Do you find time to read?
Speaker 1
Sometime but mostly just the church news on sunday when we go.
Speaker 2
Which denomination of church does your family attend?
Speaker 1
Catholic and we believe in families.
Speaker 2
Besides god do you have any other hobbies? Maybe gardening which I love.
Speaker 1
Well, mostly I am at home while my husband travels for work.
Speaker 2
Oh what does he do? My mum is an ex cop.
Speaker 1
He is a salesman and sometimes goes to sweden where I lived.
Speaker 2
I am in sales too! I sell cars. Sweden?!
Speaker 1
Yep, years now I am in the states..
Speaker 2
Do you prefer sweden or the us?
Speaker 1
Oh, the us of course. Feel like a native.
Speaker 2
Oh, I traveled to sweden and it is quite boring so I understand. :).
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Speaker 1
I have twin babies. I sometimes have time to read. I mostly read church news. I am Catholic. I used to live in Sweden. My husband is a salesman who often travels. I currently live in the states. I prefer the United States over Sweden.
Speaker 2
I love to garden. My mother used to be a police officer. I sell cars. I have traveled to Sweden. I found Sweden to be boring.
Speaker 1
What do you grow in your garden?
Speaker 2
Mainly I grow varieties of peppers and tomatoes.  I use them to make salsa
Speaker 1
I love salsa. I like growing carrots and squash for my church. I also grow hot peppers. Do you like spicy food?
Speaker 2
Definitely love spicy foods.  I'd love some tips on growing carrots. I have tried growing them, but they did not do well.
Speaker 1
What's your favourite spicy food? It's all about patience as I'm sure you know with gardening.
Speaker 2
It is hard to say which is my favorite, but I am rather fond of Thai dishes.  Do you can or preserve the vegetables for the church, or share them fresh?
Speaker 1
I love thai currys and noodles. I pickle some and share some fresh. Do you go to church?
Speaker 2
I don't attend church, but do have strong faith and try to live by example.  In a way, I see the world as one church.
Speaker 1
That's a nice way to see the world. I often go to church with friends as my husband is away a lot. Do you have a lot of friends?
Speaker 2
I have just a few close friends to share time with.  I prefer it that way.  I'm glad you have people to connect with through church.  
Speaker 1
Better to have true friends rather than lots of friends I always say!
Speaker 2
That is an excellent perspective!  What kind of work does your husband do? My husband is in construction, but only travels a little.
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Speaker 1
I have twin babies. I sometimes have time to read. I mostly read church news. I am Catholic. I go to church. I used to live in Sweden. My husband is a salesman who often travels. I currently live in the states. I prefer the United States over Sweden. I grow vegetables. I like spicy food. I have friends.
Speaker 2
I love to garden. I have a garden. My mother used to be a police officer. I sell cars. I have traveled to Sweden. I found Sweden to be boring. I cook. I love spicy food. I like Thai food. I do not go to church. I have spiritual beliefs. I have friends. I have a husband who does not travel much.
Speaker 1
My friends from church found a really good Thai restaurant. I highly recommend it.
Speaker 2
That sounds delicious. I love Thai food. I LOVE mango fried rice with cashews. Did you try it? 
Speaker 1
Absolutely. That is one of life's greatest pleasures is trying and enjoying new food
Speaker 2
So true. My mom left her police officer job to open a scratch kitchen restaurant. I love that I get to test all the new food. :)
Speaker 1
That must be heaven on earth. I just keep making the same old food here in my home and I really need to branch out on my cooking abilities
Speaker 2
I get stuck in the same patterns as well. So I am thankful when she needs testers for new menu items because it gets me to eat different things. I enjoy cooking but I am just not that creative. Plus to make new dishes, it seems like you need a million ingredients that only pertain to that one dish.
Speaker 1
The science behind baking is bonkers. It's like you are taking potions class at Hogwarts and certain desserts need stirred a certain way and ingredients added in a certain order or the whole thing goes kaput
Speaker 2
That's such a good analogy. :) Never really thought of it like that. Are you growing anything special in your garden this year?
Speaker 1
Tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers are the only plants I ever had moderate success with, but they've betrayed me in the past so we shall see this year
Speaker 2
I don't even try, it's like plants know I will kill them, even if I do everything right.
Speaker 1
Yeah...that's usually how it goes after the first month for me. IF these plants want to live they are going to have to do it on their own because i've probably forgotten about them by that point
Speaker 2
It's much easier and probably less expensive that I just go down and support a local farm. :)
6 days 4 hours
Speaker 1
I have twin babies. I sometimes have time to read. I mostly read church news. I am Catholic. I go to church. I used to live in Sweden. My husband is a salesman who often travels. I currently live in the states. I prefer the United States over Sweden. I grow vegetables. I like spicy food. I have friends. I have tried Thai food. I want to learn how to cook more. I have a garden. I am growing tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers.
Speaker 2
I love to garden. I have a garden. I sell cars. I have traveled to Sweden. I found Sweden to be boring. I cook. I love spicy food. I like Thai food. I love eating mango fried rice with cashews. I do not go to church. I have spiritual beliefs. I have friends. I have a husband who does not travel much. My mother used to be a police officer who now opened a restaurant. I test items on my mother's menu.
Speaker 1
Have you tried anything new for your mother's restaurant?
Speaker 2
I have. She has a new spicy soup that's very popular.
Speaker 1
I love soups. What's in it?
Speaker 2
It's a clear spicy chicken broth. I'll have to ask my mum for the recipe. 
Speaker 1
That sounds delicious. Lucky you getting to test the new items!
Speaker 2
I am lucky. How are your vegetables coming along now?
Speaker 1
I just harvested them. They're amazing! 
Speaker 2
That's great. Have you cooked anything with them yet?
Speaker 1
So far I've just been eating them raw. Fresh veggies are the best!
Speaker 2
They are, especially tomatoes. Though a hummus dip from the shops with the peppers and cucumbers would be tasty too. 
Speaker 1
I agree. I do love hummus.
Speaker 2
Do you have plans for the weekend?
12 days 4 hours
Speaker 1
I have twin babies. I sometimes have time to read. I mostly read church news. I am Catholic. I go to church. I used to live in Sweden. My husband is a salesman who often travels. I currently live in the states. I prefer the United States over Sweden. I grow vegetables. I like spicy food. I have friends. I have tried Thai food. I want to learn how to cook more. I have a garden. I am growing tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. I like to eat fresh veggies. I like soups. I like to eat Hummus.
Speaker 2
I love to garden. I have a garden. I sell cars. I have traveled to Sweden. I found Sweden to be boring. I cook. I love spicy food. I like Thai food. I love eating mango fried rice with cashews. I do not go to church. I have spiritual beliefs. I have friends. I have a husband who does not travel much. My mother used to be a police officer who now opened a restaurant. I test items on my mother's menu. My mother owns a resturant. I like tomatoes.
Speaker 1
The Spicy chicken broth at your mothers restaurant as delicious. I decided to stop by after reading how good it sounded. 
Speaker 2
She will happy to hear you enjoyed it.  It is a best seller.  You used to live in Sweden, right?  Any favorite foods from there?
Speaker 1
Have you ever heard of Räkmacka? It's a shrimp sandwich and it's probably my favorite meal in the entire world.
Speaker 2
I have never heard of that, but it sounds tasty and refreshing.  Are there any good Swedish stores or restaurants where I can get it?  Or, a good recipe will do.
Speaker 1
I don't think I'd recommend getting it anywhere but in Sweden. They just know what they're doing over there when they put shrimp on bread. It's harder than it looks.
Speaker 2
Alright, you said you tried Thai food too right?  Any favorites in that cuisine?
Speaker 1
I had pad thai noodles with chicken. My friend told me that it was a good , basic Thai dish to start with. It was nice and spicy, I really enjoyed it.
Speaker 2
Yes, that is like steak and potatoes in America.  Pad Thai is comfort food.  With all your vegetables, you can make all kinds of Thai dishes.
Speaker 1
I do want to learn how to be a better cook, but I kind of stink at it. Are you as good a cook as your mother is?
Speaker 2
I learned from the best, but I'm still learning.  Let's just say that my cooking is not yet restaurant quality.  Keep practicing!
Speaker 1
I'd invite you over to taste test for me but the possibility for food poisoning is too high to risk it.
Speaker 2
Alright, then maybe we find a good restaurant to visit in a couple of weeks, but not my mother's place!
15 days 4 hours