Speaker 1
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 2
I like to play baseball. I love eating seafood. I enjoy learning new languages. I'm currently going for a marketing degree. I want to design ads in the future.
Speaker 1
I scuba dive. I used to be a marine stationed in Hawaii. I am retired. I am divorced. I have two pet snakes.
Speaker 2
I play baseball. I am studying marketing. I love learning new languages. I speak Chinese and English. I am learning Japanese.
Speaker 1
Hey, buddy...how's it going?
Speaker 2
Doing great weather is great for playing baseball. You?
Speaker 1
Waiting for some better weather to get out diving! Ever been scuba diving?
Speaker 2
No but I do enjoy having seafood.
Speaker 1
Best seafood I've ever had was as a marine stationed in hawaii.
Speaker 2
I would love to goto hawaii, but currently stuck working on my marketing degree.
Speaker 1
Retired now, so will go for the 4th time soon!.
Speaker 2
I would like to do a design ad later for hawaii, when I go visit.
Speaker 1
Yep, just got divorced so it's just me and my two pets snakes now..
Speaker 2
Good time to learn new things. I love learning new languages.
Speaker 1
What languages can you speak now?
Speaker 2
Chinese and english. Learning japanese since I like playing baseball.
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Speaker 1
I scuba dive. I used to be a marine stationed in Hawaii. I am retired. I am divorced. I have two pet snakes.
Speaker 2
I play baseball. I am studying marketing. I love learning new languages. I speak Chinese and English. I am learning Japanese.
Speaker 1
One of my pet snakes escaped today! Guess where I found him?
Speaker 2
I hope it wasn't curled up on the couch!
Speaker 1
Nope that would not have been good. He was in my tumble dryer. I nearly didn't see him when i put the clothes in there from the wash.
Speaker 2
Perhaps the dryer was still warm after the last use and he enjoyed the temperature.  Sometimes I wish I could crawl into a dryer to warm up!
Speaker 1
Yes that must of been it. I should of checked there first really but its the furthest place he could have gone in it didn't even cross my mind. But he is safely back in his enclosure now. 
Speaker 2
Do you think the snakes might have contributed to your divorce?  
Speaker 1
No they didn't i got them after the divorce as i always wanted to have snakes and she didn't. But now i get to do what i like which is great. 
Speaker 2
I generally do what I want too, sometimes it doesn't work out with my studies...I have been trying to finish this marketing degree for 6 years now.  Probably time to strap in and hit the books!
Speaker 1
Yeah school can be tough to get through. Especially if you don't have the right mind set. But you have come so far you can do this. 
Speaker 2
I'm just spread a little thin now...school, learning foreign languages, baseball, etc.  I really need to focus on one at a time.  Any tips for when you were in marines?
Speaker 1
Honestly at first i didn't take things as serious as i should off. You just need to set up yourself in your mind that you need to put in the work to get to the place you want to be in life, even when times get hard just push through and it will all be worth it in the end. 
Speaker 2
Good advice. I will never be a professional ball player or work at the United Nations as a translator, so better to focus on marketing. 
 4 hours
Speaker 1
I scuba dive. I used to be a marine stationed in Hawaii. I am retired. I have two pet snakes. One of them escaped. I found my missing Snake in the dryer as I was doing my laundry. I am recently divorced.
Speaker 2
I play baseball. I love learning new languages. I speak Chinese and English. I am learning Japanese. I am studying for a marketing degree. I am going to school, learning another language and playing baseball.
Speaker 1
I obtained two tickets to the local baseball team's home game. 
Speaker 2
That's great! Do you like baseball? I have never gone.
Speaker 1
Yeah, I used to play all the time when I was a kid, and I taught my kids how to play too.
Speaker 2
I wish I could play more, but I have not had time recently since I have been busy studying for school.
Speaker 1
It's a shame you've never had the chance to go to a game. I'm sure you'd enjoy it given the fact that you've played it a fair bit.
Speaker 2
Yes, I agree. Too much time playing, and not enough time watching and enjoying the sport! I am very excited to finally get my marketing degree, though. Have you done any dives since we spoke last?
Speaker 1
Not lately, but I have one coming up in a couple weeks. They're a bit difficult to plan since it basically takes a whole day to prepare, get out there, and put everything away.
Speaker 2
Where are you going diving at? It sounds so exciting! Did you learn to dive when you were a marine? 
Speaker 1
I try to go to different spots. It makes for quite a unique experience each time. I actually used to be an Olympic diver before I joined the marines. That's kind of what led me to join them.
Speaker 2
That is very impressive! Did you win any medals when you competed in the Olympics? I hope someday I get the chance to compete at the Summer Olympics for baseball.
Speaker 1
I won a couple of silvers and a bronze. I always thought I was going to get the gold, but I always fell just a bit short. I'm still pretty proud of my overall performance though.
Speaker 2
I would be proud as well, that is quite the accomplishment! So, how about those baseball tickets? Would you like some company for the game?
 9 hours
Speaker 1
I scuba dive. I used to be a marine stationed in Hawaii. I am retired. I have two pet snakes. One of them escaped. I found my missing Snake in the dryer as I was doing my laundry. I am recently divorced. I like baseball. I like to attend my local baseball team's games. I played a lot of baseball when I was younger.  I taught my kids to play baseball. I go diving pretty often.  I am going diving in a couple weeks. I used to be an Olympic diver before joining the Marines.  The diving is a reason I joined the Marines. I have two silver and one bronze Olympic medal for diving.
Speaker 2
I play baseball. I love learning new languages. I speak Chinese and English. I am learning Japanese. I am studying for a marketing degree. I am close to getting this degree. I am going to school, learning another language and playing baseball. I have never been to a baseball game. I want to compete in baseball at the summer Olympics. I like to attend activities. I am interested in seeing a baseball game.
Speaker 1
Are you interested in trying diving.  I know people there and they are very good at teaching newbies.
Speaker 2
Very interested by the way. Where are you people located?
Speaker 1
I used to be in hawaii, but then i moved to califronia, since i retired
Speaker 2
How was it in Hawaii. I've never been to Hawaii before.
Speaker 1
It was really nice, there are serveral types of fish in the beaches, the Olyimpics was once held in Hawaii
Speaker 2
Very nice! Fishing there must be a whole lot of fun. I remember about the olympics am a big sports fan 
Speaker 1
Yeah, it was really nice, I won an Olympic medal for swimming
Speaker 2
Really? I think that for me would have been an achievement of a lifetime.
Speaker 1
lol it was for me also, right before that, i had gotten my degree.
Speaker 2
What did you major in? I work as a lawyer I recently secured a loan to start my own law firm
Speaker 1
I major in biology, it was always my dream to be a neurosurgeon from a child, but i decided to play sports and swim cause that was what i realized was my main passion in life
Speaker 2
It is never too late to chase your other passions and dreams.
 13 hours
Speaker 1
I scuba dive. I used to be a marine stationed in Hawaii. I am retired. I have two pet snakes. One of them escaped. I found my missing Snake in the dryer as I was doing my laundry. I am recently divorced. I like baseball. I like to attend my local baseball team's games. I played a lot of baseball when I was younger.  I taught my kids to play baseball. I go diving pretty often.  I am going diving in a couple weeks. I used to be an Olympic diver before joining the Marines.  The diving is a reason I joined the Marines. I have two silver and one bronze Olympic medal for diving. I used to live in Hawaii. I live in California. I enjoyed the time I lived in Hawaii. I have a degree. I was a young person when I got my Olympic medal. I am majoring in Biology, but I haven't graduated yet. My dream as a child was to be a neurosurgeon. Sports are my main passion in life.
Speaker 2
I play baseball. I love learning new languages. I speak Chinese and English. I am learning Japanese. I am studying for a marketing degree. I am close to getting this degree. I am going to school, learning another language and playing baseball. I have never been to a baseball game. I want to compete in baseball at the summer Olympics. I like to attend activities. I am interested in seeing a baseball game. I am interested in learning how to dive. I've never been to Hawaii. I like to fish. I am a sports fan. I am not very athletic. I am a lawyer. I am going to start my own law firm soon.
Speaker 1
You said that you're learning Japanese right? I learned from my time there that Hawaii actually has a pretty big Japanese population.
Speaker 2
That would be really helpful then, I'm sure I could find a lot of opportunities for practice! Did you like living in Hawaii?
Speaker 1
Absolutely. It's one of the most beautiful places in the world. And as long as you can deal with humidity, the weather is amazing all the time.
Speaker 2
I've never been to Hawaii but I would love to go. I like fishing and I also want to learn how to dive, and Hawaii seems like a good place to do all of that
Speaker 1
Definitely. It's also a great place to dive, if you're into that. So many great places to dive from. You can't beat diving by a waterfall.
Speaker 2
It's definitely something I'm interested in learning. I don't think I'm athletic enough for it though. I play baseball and everything, but baseball doesn't always require world class athletisism
Speaker 1
Haha, true sometimes. But you'd better be in good shape if you plan to score a run.
Speaker 2
Very true. Running bases is probably the most physically demanding part. You need speed, agility, and a lot of coordination. What other sports do you like besides diving?
Speaker 1
Well, diving was really my main deal, but remember I played baseball for a long time, too. It's been a while though. How about you?
Speaker 2
Oh yeah that's right! Understandable though, we get older and we don't have as much time to do the things we used to anymore. I mean I have my job and school. and you have your job, school, and kids! I'm glad I still have time for baseball though
Speaker 1
I bet. If we can find enough people, we should try to set up a scrimmage sometime. I haven't played in a while but it could be fun.
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