Speaker 1
I was born in india. I was 14 when my family migrated to united states. I have a master's degree in business. I like to play sports especially tennis. I love to cook.
Speaker 2
I am girl. I am a young girl who is still in highschool. I enjoy marching band in the fall and concert band in the season. My parents are both teachers. My favorite subject is english.
Speaker 1
I just finished my Master's degree in Business. I graduated from Boston University. I am originally from India. I am 14 years old. I do not live in India. I like to play tennis. My favorite food is Indian food. I also like cooking it.
Speaker 2
Sometimes I skip school to chat online. I am a Junior in High School. I am going to apply for UGA next semester. I like to march and play in a band. I also enjoy writing. I love school food. My favorite is chicken nuggets and mashed potatoes. Both of my parents work at my school. Both of my parents are from the US.
Speaker 1
Greetings to you. Are you fine today?
Speaker 2
I'm great! I decided to skip school to chat online.
Speaker 1
Nice for you. I finished business with master's degree.
Speaker 2
Oh! What school did you go to?
Speaker 1
Boston university. What grade you? Im immigrant from india at age 14.
Speaker 2
I'm a junior at my high school! I'm applying to uga next semester.
Speaker 1
That sound good. Do you have hobbies? I like to play tennis most.
Speaker 2
Marching and concert band. I also like to write too.
Speaker 1
Oh I see, sound good. Favorite food? Mine is indian cuisine, which I love cooking.
Speaker 2
Chicken nuggets and mashed potatoes. School food is so delicious!
Speaker 1
That sound good. Is your family from us?
Speaker 2
Yes! Both my parent's work at my school. How's india?
Speaker 1
Nice that parents there. I have not been back to india since age 14.
Speaker 2
Oh! Do you miss it?
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Speaker 1
I just finished my Master's degree in Business. I graduated from Boston University. I am originally from India. I am 14 years old. I do not live in India. I like to play tennis. My favorite food is Indian food. I also like cooking it.
Speaker 2
Sometimes I skip school to chat online. I am a Junior in High School. I am going to apply for UGA next semester. I like to march and play in a band. I also enjoy writing. I love school food. My favorite is chicken nuggets and mashed potatoes. Both of my parents work at my school. Both of my parents are from the US.
Speaker 1
What other food do you normally eat at your school?
Speaker 2
Other than chicken nuggets and mashed potatoes (my favorites), I also love school pizza, burgers, and french fries.
Speaker 1
Ugh! I remember the pizza at my school. It tasted like cardboard! Looks like your school has a nice variety though. I wish they would serve some ethnic food though.
Speaker 2
True.  They do serve Indian food sometimes... I'm sure you would love that
Speaker 1
Nice! I enjoy anything with curry in it. Do you like their Indian food?
Speaker 2
It's pretty good but it's way too spicy for me haha, you could probably handle it better than I do.  Have you practiced cooking Indian food lately?
Speaker 1
I don't have a lot of time for cooking, but I do try to do it a couple times a month. My family appreciates my attempts and aren't too critical. Do you cook?
Speaker 2
I try to but I'm not very good at it.  Pasta is about the only thing I can cook correctly.
Speaker 1
You're probably better at band. What instrument do you play?
Speaker 2
that is very true.  I play the trumpet and I'm the section leader in my school's marching band.
Speaker 1
Nice! I always wanted to learn an instrument but I was too busy with my studies. I still might take piano lessons. I always imagined playing the piano.
Speaker 2
do you know of any teachers in your area?  I might be able to find one through my music connections.
 1 hour
Speaker 1
I just finished my Master's degree in Business. I graduated from Boston University. I am originally from India. I am 14 years old. I do not live in India. I like to play tennis. My favorite food is Indian food. I also like cooking it. I did not enjoy the pizza my school served. I like ethnic food. I like any food with curry in it. I like spicy food.  I like to cook but I don't have a lot of time to do it.  I cook for my family.  My family isn't critical of the dishes I cook. I don't play any musical instruments.  I might take piano lessons.
Speaker 2
Sometimes I skip school to chat online. I am a Junior in High School. I am going to apply for UGA next semester. I like to march and play in a band. I play trumpet in the school band.  I am the section leader in the marching band. I also enjoy writing. I love school food. My favorite is chicken nuggets and mashed potatoes. I also love school pizza, french fries and burgers. My school sometimes serves Indian food. The Indian food at school is too spicy for me, but it's pretty good. Both of my parents work at my school. Both of my parents are from the US. I'm not a very good cook.  I can make pasta correctly.
Speaker 1
How did band practice go today?  How often do you have to go to practice?
Speaker 2
It went well, we came up with a new drill and practiced it all afternoon. We usually practice every day after school, but we only get to practice our drills on the field twice a week since the football team uses the field to practice the rest of the days. Did they have marching band in India? 
Speaker 1
No, at least not at my school. My city was pretty crowded, so field space was very limited. I'm not sure where were would've even practiced. Are you practicing for some competition or something? 
Speaker 2
We are. There's an event coming up at a local university next month. We've got the line up for what songs we want to play during competition, but we're still working on the drills for the performance. Our choreographers and the other section leaders are all very dedicated, but we have a lot of work to get done. Especially with the sousaphones. 
Speaker 1
As someone who doesn't play any instruments and can't dance at all, marching band sounds like a nightmare for me! I guarantee you that after any amount of practice, I'd never be able to play music and walk at the same time. lol!
Speaker 2
Well, I spent a lot of time doing drill team for JROTC before I joined the marching band, so honestly it was just like doing drill team but carrying instruments instead of drill rifles, but with added steps because of the music. I find it soothing and fun to be a part of such a collective and synchronized whole!
Speaker 1
I'm sorry, I'm not familiar with JROTC. Could you please explain to me what that is?
Speaker 2
They're the US Army Junior Reserve Officers' Training Core. It's basically a program to train teens that want to look into a military career when they grow up.
Speaker 1
Oh, I didn't know that. Thanks so much for the explanation. It's amazing how many little things you don't know about a country when you're not a native-born citizen. We have something somewhat similar in India, but it's usually only at certain secondary schools. So do you want to join the military when you're done with college?
Speaker 2
I'm considering it. They'll help pay for my schooling if I go to college, and with how expensive college is, I need all the help I can get! 
Speaker 1
You're so right about that. College here is so expensive. I don't know what I would've done if I hadn't qualified for scholarships!
Speaker 2
It's good that you got scholarships, though! It's so cool that you managed so much at such a young age! Did your parents help you out?
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Speaker 1
I just finished my Master's degree in Business. I graduated from Boston University. I was born in India. I am 14 years old. I do not live in India. I went to school in India. I lived in a crowded city in India. I like to play tennis. My favorite food is Indian food. I also like cooking it. I did not enjoy the pizza my school served. I like ethnic food. I like any food with curry in it. I like spicy food.  I like to cook but I don't have a lot of time to do it.  I cook for my family.  My family isn't critical of the dishes I cook. I don't play any musical instruments.  I might take piano lessons. I'm not good at dancing. I qualified for scholarships to pay for my college education. I am not very old.
Speaker 2
Sometimes I skip school to chat online. I am a Junior in High School. I am going to apply for UGA next semester. I like to march and play in a band. I play trumpet in the school band.  I am the section leader in the marching band. I go to band practice everyday after school. I also enjoy writing. I love school food. My favorite is chicken nuggets and mashed potatoes. I also love school pizza, french fries and burgers. My school sometimes serves Indian food. The Indian food at school is too spicy for me, but it's pretty good. Both of my parents work at my school. Both of my parents are from the US. I'm not a very good cook.  I can make pasta correctly. I am preparing for an upcoming band competition. I used to be in JROTC. I like being part of a group. I want to join the military when I am older. I want to go to college. I need financial help with college.
Speaker 1
I thought of an Indian dish you might enjoy. It has yogurt in it so it's not spicy at all.
Speaker 2
Nice! What's it called. Hopefully it's not too hard to make!
Speaker 1
Tikki Masala. It's nice and my family likes it. Why did you leave the JROTC?
Speaker 2
I will have to try it! I left because I just had too much going on with school and band. I do miss it and hopefully I can get back into it or something like it soon.
Speaker 1
When did you start playing the trumpet? I want to learn how to play piano
Speaker 2
I started playing in 8th grade but didn't really get into it until high school. The piano is awesome but I've heard it might be hard to learn. But you should definitely go for it!
Speaker 1
Do you think you might apply to julliard? that would be awesome if you got a scholarship. I'm filling out scholarship applications
Speaker 2
I don't think I am good enough for Julliard lol but maybe! What are you filling out scholarship applications for? Are you going for a PHd?
Speaker 1
Yup! I think I want to keep studying, maybe even go to medical school
Speaker 2
Oh wow. You just got your Masters in business though! Sounds like you'll be in school forever lol
Speaker 1
I'm just not certain about my career path anymore. There's so much to figure out
Speaker 2
Yeah true. I feel you on that one. I have no idea what to do with my life really. But I guess I have time to figure that out.
 10 hours
Speaker 1
I just finished my Master's degree in Business. I graduated from Boston University. I was born in India. I am 14 years old. I do not live in India. I went to school in India. I lived in a crowded city in India. I like to play tennis. My favorite food is Indian food. I also like cooking it. I did not enjoy the pizza my school served. I like ethnic food. I like any food with curry in it. I like spicy food.  I like to cook but I don't have a lot of time to do it.  I cook for my family.  My family isn't critical of the dishes I cook. I don't play any musical instruments.  I might take piano lessons. I'm not good at dancing. I qualified for scholarships to pay for my college education. I am not very old. I am filling out scholarship applications.
Speaker 2
Sometimes I skip school to chat online. I am a Junior in High School. I am going to apply for UGA next semester. I like to march and play in a band. I play trumpet in the school band.  I am the section leader in the marching band. I go to band practice everyday after school. I also enjoy writing. I love school food. My favorite is chicken nuggets and mashed potatoes. I also love school pizza, french fries and burgers. My school sometimes serves Indian food. The Indian food at school is too spicy for me, but it's pretty good. Both of my parents work at my school. Both of my parents are from the US. I'm not a very good cook.  I can make pasta correctly. I am preparing for an upcoming band competition. I used to be in JROTC. I like being part of a group. I want to join the military when I am older. I want to go to college. I need financial help with college.
Speaker 1
I applied to an internship today. Are you thinking about getting a job during the summer?
Speaker 2
Oh fun! What type of internship is it? I'm not sure if I'm going to work, it depends on the marching band practice schedule for the summer. 
Speaker 1
It is a german apprenticeship program actually. They put you in different manufacturing positions to let you get experience. I also needed to start applying for some scholarships I think and wanted to ask you if you knew a good place to start? 
Speaker 2
That program sounds really engaging, I hope you are accepted! As far as scholarships, I think looking into different scholarships offered by your state would be a good place to start. I have looked there, and I am currently looking at different civic organizations in my town. Do you want to get into manufacturing when you are done with School? There may be groups like that who offer scholarships, too.
Speaker 1
True, thank you! It was very different when I lived in India and was going to Boston University. I have now decided to get my doctoral degree. Looks like it is back to school for me!
Speaker 2
Of course! Getting your Doctorate would be amazing and so rewarding. I am hoping to get a scholarship in either band or JROTC to UGA next semester. So we will both be in school!
Speaker 1
That is pretty cool. Are you planning on joining the military after college? I know that with your degree you would go straight into OCS (officer candidate school) and be commissioned as an O-1. Much better than an E-1 I miust say.
Speaker 2
Yes, I'm going to major in history but the ultimate goal is to commission into the military. I'm thinking the Marine Corps. I'd go to OCS the summer before my senior year so that when I graduate I'd immediately commission. 
Speaker 1
Have you already taken the ASVAB? I hope you give a lot of thought to joining the USMC, you know they're not the brightest of the bunch and your MOS likely will not translate to the civilian world when you get out. Are you seriously not giving any consideration to the Space Force?
Speaker 2
I take it in two weeks. I'm not sure if I would have the grades for a degree that would work well with the Space Force. Plus I have several family members who were Marines, my father is a retired Colonel. It's just something that I've been passionate about for a while. Are you planning on going back to BU for your doctorate program? Or are you looking elsewhere?
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