Speaker 1
I will be going to college next year. I study neuroscience and volunteer in a research lab. I am working on becoming an eagle scout. I work at a fast food restaurant. I like to eat ice cream.
Speaker 2
My favorite hobby is scuba diving. I've been to hawaii three times. I'm a us marine veteran. I have two pet snakes. My wife and I just got divorced.
Speaker 1
I am going to college next year. I want to study neuroscience. I am training to be an eagle scout. I volunteer at a research lab.
Speaker 2
I just divorced my wife. I have two pet snakes. I love to scuba dive in Hawaii. I have been to Hawaii three times. I am a veteran.
Speaker 1
Hi! How's it going?.
Speaker 2
Hello, not good I just divorced my wife.
Speaker 1
Oh no! So sorry to hear that! I'm only going to college next year.
Speaker 2
It will be okay, I have my two pet snakes. What college.
Speaker 1
Not sure yet, but I want to study neuroscience! What do you do?
Speaker 2
I love to scuba dive in hawaii when I am not working.
Speaker 1
Awesomeee! I'd love to go to hawaii. I could work on my eagle scout training.
Speaker 2
I have been there three times, what is your training?
Speaker 1
Oh, I'm working on becoming an eagle scout! I also volunteer at a research lab.
Speaker 2
That is awesome, could build something for veterans?
Speaker 1
Maybe! That would be cool, are you a veteran?.
Speaker 2
Yes I am, I know of several eagle scout projects for veterans.
Speaker 1
Awesome, I'd love to hear more about that.
Speaker 2
I know of a project that help dispose of american flags correctly.
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Speaker 1
I am going to college next year. I want to study neuroscience. I am training to be an eagle scout. I volunteer at a research lab.
Speaker 2
I just divorced my wife. I have two pet snakes. I love to scuba dive in Hawaii. I have been to Hawaii three times. I am a veteran.
Speaker 1
Tell me the name of your snakes.
Speaker 2
Thier names and Hansel and Gretel - after the folk tales. I was always intrigued with that story so that's what I named them. Do you have any pets?
Speaker 1
I do not have any pets. I have always wanted to scuba dive. What was your experience like?
Speaker 2
I was a little nervous because of all the training and equiprments, but the guides I had in Hawaii were amazing. Once I got under the water and adjusted to breathing through the air tank - it was really funny. I can't even describe the beauty.
Speaker 1
I really hope that I get to go one day. I can't even imagine how amazing that would be. 
Speaker 2
You will love it. Once I did it the first time, I was hooked. I even want to do that thing, where you go into a steel cage and sharks come out. I find marine life so interesting.
Speaker 1
I think that would be amazing but I am so scared of sharks so I don't know if I would do it! 
Speaker 2
That's understandable. Apparently, I am a bit of a thrill seeker. :) I am sure you will be studying about fear/emotions in your Neuroscience classes next year.
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Speaker 1
I am going to college next year. I want to study neuroscience. I am training to be an eagle scout. I volunteer at a research lab. I do not have any pets. I have always wanted to scuba dive. I am scared of sharks.
Speaker 2
I just divorced my wife. I love to scuba dive in Hawaii. I have been to Hawaii three times. I find marine life so interesting. I am planning to go shark diving in the steel cage. I am a thrill seeker. I will study  Neuroscience classes next year. I am a veteran. I have 2 pet Snakes named Hensel and Gretel. I like Hensel and Gretel Folk tales.
Speaker 1
I saw an interesting documentary about shark diving, they are not attracted to the blood in the water. Did you know about that ?
Speaker 2
No, I had no idea. That'll make me feel much safer when I go diving. What are they attracted to then?
Speaker 1
I've heard sharks have a good sense of smell.  I was surprised to hear that it wasn't the blood since that's what you typically see in the movies etc.
Speaker 2
I had no idea. That's so interesting! That makes movies like Jaws completely different in real life. Does that make you any less worried about sharks when you go scuba diving sometime? 
Speaker 1
Yes, it gives me some comfort but not much.  It's always when we approach the summer months when you hear about increased shark attacks.  That's because the seal population has increased and the food is plentiful.
Speaker 2
I didn't know that about seals. O
Speaker 1
Oh yes, the seal population is high on the east coast.  There was a report on the television the other day about a huge shark located off of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.  They try to tag and track the sharks so they can keep their location known.
Speaker 2
That's so interesting. You have a lot of knowledge. When you study neuroscience, are you looking to do zoology and research with animals or are you looking to work with humans after college?
Speaker 1
I looking to work with humans.  It's so fascinating.  I hope some day I can help cure neurological diseases.
Speaker 2
I prefer animals to humans, but that's just because they are easier to get along with most of the time. :?) That's amazing what you're planning to do, though. There are so many terrible diseases that we can't cure yet.
Speaker 1
That's a funny comment.  I'm chuckling.  Yes, if we put our minds to it, I bet we can accomplish many things regarding diseases.  It's amazing over the course of the years how we've come up with many vaccines to eradicate infections diseases/viruses. 
Speaker 2
I know, right? We need to get all the research done that we can. I'm using the GI Bill to take some neuroscience classes next year. I can't wait!
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Speaker 1
I am going to college next year. I want to study neuroscience.  I would like to cure neurological diseases. I am training to be an eagle scout. I volunteer at a research lab. I do not have any pets. I have always wanted to scuba dive. I am scared of sharks. I saw a documentary about shark diving. I will be a little less scared of scuba diving because of knowing that sharks aren't attracted to blood in the water.
Speaker 2
I just divorced my wife. I love to scuba dive in Hawaii. I have been to Hawaii three times. I find marine life so interesting. I am planning to go shark diving in the steel cage. I am a thrill seeker. I will study  Neuroscience classes next year. I am a veteran. I have 2 pet Snakes named Hensel and Gretel. I like Hensel and Gretel Folk tales. I prefer animals to humans because they are often easier to get along with. I will be using the GI Bill.
Speaker 1
I went to lunch today with an old friend and it turns out he is a professional scuba diver and wants to take me along with him!
Speaker 2
Oh no way! I love to scuva dive! Where do you dive to? I normally go to Hawaii to seek those types of thrills.
Speaker 1
I'm not sure; my friend said they'll let me know. Hawaii sounds awesome. What makes you want to go into neuroscience?
Speaker 2
It's something I've always fancied trying. I really love that sort of thing so want to give it a try. How do you plan to try and cure the neurological diseases? It may help me with my classes.
Speaker 1
Well, it's not that simple. It's science. You have to learn as much as you can, what's been tried before, what can be tried differently. I'd be fine with helping you, but let's wait until your classes start. When will that be, by the way?
Speaker 2
It'll be some time next year. Thank you for the offer to help! I think you should try to do some scuba diving... it's actually a lot of fun!
Speaker 1
Like I said, I'm waiting to hear back from my friend. Was there a job you wanted to have when you were in high school?
Speaker 2
I am a veteran so I just went straight to the army after high school. What about you?
Speaker 1
Thanks for your service, by the way. I always wanted to do something in the sciences, but my experience in the research lab really sealed the deal for neuroscience. I've been into that kind of stuff since I was a kid. Being out in nature for Eagle Scouts probably fueled it some, too.
Speaker 2
No worries. That sounds a lot of fun, I wish you good luck with your studies! How is your volunteering at the lab going?
Speaker 1
Oh, it's going great; thanks for asking. I'm going to need that luck. Once you finish yours, we can compare humans and animals. Think you'll study marine life or a different type of animal?
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Speaker 1
I am going to college next year. I want to study neuroscience.  I would like to cure neurological diseases. I am training to be an eagle scout. I volunteer at a research lab. I do not have any pets. I have always wanted to scuba dive. I am scared of sharks. I saw a documentary about shark diving. I will be a little less scared of scuba diving because of knowing that sharks aren't attracted to blood in the water. I decided to study neuroscience after working in a research lab. I was an Eagle Scout.
Speaker 2
I just divorced my wife. I love to scuba dive in Hawaii. I have been to Hawaii three times. I find marine life so interesting. I am planning to go shark diving in the steel cage. I am a thrill seeker. I will study  Neuroscience classes next year. I am an Army veteran. I completed high school. I have 2 pet Snakes named Hensel and Gretel. I like Hensel and Gretel Folk tales. I prefer animals to humans because they are often easier to get along with. I will be using the GI Bill. I am interested in studying neuroscience. I will begin studying neuroscience next year.
Speaker 1
How are your pet snakes doing?
Speaker 2
Not too bad. One of my favorite things about Hensel and Gretel is the fact they're low maintenance. Ha!
Speaker 1
Apart from being low maintenance; what do you like about having snakes?
Speaker 2
I've always been a reptile fan. Guess it's the science nerd in me. The way the look, the way their bodies work, their temperment...they're just cool to observe. 
Speaker 1
You make them sounds so fascinating. Will you take them with you to your college dorm? 
Speaker 2
I'll be living off campus, so absolutely. How about you? Are you staying in the dorms?
Speaker 1
I'm glad your taking them with you. My mum wants me to stay in dorms. But I think I just want my own place, less drama and more freedom that way.
Speaker 2
Yup. My parents wanted me to do the same thing...for "that experience". To be honest, I don't want it. It'd just be a distraction! 
Speaker 1
Same. I want to go out with friends but then come back and chill when I have had enough. How did you convince your parents?
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