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
I love to spend time with family and friends. My grandchildren especially bring great joy. I want to always live near water, and in a warm sunny climate. My favorite activity is reading. And my favorite place to be is worshipping god.
Speaker 1
I'm an eagle scout. I enjoy hanging out with family and friends. I volunteer at a cancer research lab. I'll be going to the University of Texas next spring. I work at Taco Bell. My favorite book is Grey's Anatomy.
Speaker 2
I enjoy reading. I enjoy hanging out with family and friends. I'm a retired grandparent. I go to church and hang out at the beach. My grandchildren go to the University of Texas.
Speaker 1
Hello, how are you?
Speaker 2
Hi, just at my kitchen near the window enjoying sun and reading.
Speaker 1
Im eating ice cream and working on my eagle scout level!
Speaker 2
That's cool! So I assume you enjoy hanging out with family and friends, like myself.
Speaker 1
I do! Im a volunteer at a cancer research lab. What do you do?
Speaker 2
I am a retired grandparent. I mainly go to church and hang out at the beach.
Speaker 1
That sounds relaxing, ill be going to the university of texas next spring.
Speaker 2
That's where my grandchildren go too! They make me so happy and proud.
Speaker 1
I try to make parents proud, I pay for tuition by working at taco bell.
Speaker 2
You probably do a lot of reading in school. It's my favorite activity.
Speaker 1
My favorite book is grey's anatomy.
Speaker 2
What a great story. I like motivational books like that. Specially when I worship.
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Speaker 1
I'm an eagle scout. I enjoy hanging out with family and friends. I volunteer at a cancer research lab. I'll be going to the University of Texas next spring. I work at Taco Bell. My favorite book is Grey's Anatomy.
Speaker 2
I enjoy reading. I enjoy hanging out with family and friends. I'm a retired grandparent. I go to church and hang out at the beach. My grandchildren go to the University of Texas.
Speaker 1
Did you take your grandkids to the beach today?
Speaker 2
I didn't today because we had friends over. It is nice to hang out with friends and family, have you seen yours recently?
Speaker 1
Yes, just yesterday, I went out to eat with my best friend and two of my siblings. How was seeing your friends?
Speaker 2
it was really fun, I should see them more often. One of my friends' children is going to University of Texas soon!
Speaker 1
Oh, no way! You should send me their contact information, it would be great to know some other people who are going there. Say, have you told your grandchildren I'll be there yet?
Speaker 2
I haven't yet but that sounds like a good idea, I will let her know. Anyway enough about me, how is work going? Hope it isn't too stressfuk
Speaker 1
Taco Bell hasn't been too bad but I don't love, although the money helps. I've really been enjoying volunteering though, and hope I can continue learning more about cancer research
Speaker 2
A job is a job at the end of the day! I think what you're doing with volunteering is fantastic, what made you decide to volunteer for cancer research?
Speaker 1
I lost two of my grandparents to cancer and I would like to do everything I can in my life to help others who are suffering from the disease. Have you had any past encounters with cancer?
Speaker 2
That must have been very difficult for you, I am sorry. What you're doing is great. Luckily I have not, I did read a book recently about someone dealing with cancer.
Speaker 1
That's good to hear, their passing was very tough at the time but I feel stronger now. What was the book called? Did you enjoy it?
Speaker 2
I understand. The book is called When Breath Becomes Air, it was a good read. Have you read anything interesting lately?
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Speaker 1
I'm an eagle scout. I enjoy hanging out with family and friends. I volunteer at a cancer research lab. I'll be going to the University of Texas next spring. My favorite book is Grey's Anatomy. I have siblings. I work at Taco Bell, volunteers, likes cancer research. I lost 2 grandparents to cancer.
Speaker 2
I enjoy reading. I enjoy hanging out with family and friends. I'm a retired grandparent. I go to church and hang out at the beach. My grandchildren go to the University of Texas. I have a friend with a kid going to UT. I read a book about cancer. I likedWhen Breath Becomes Air.
Speaker 1
I learned some more about cancer research
Speaker 2
Tell me about it! What did you learn? 
Speaker 1
Honestly, I couldn't understand much about it. But I learned that a lot of money is put into cancer research every year.
Speaker 2
That is true! You probably didn't learn anything new that you didn't already pick up at the lab. The book I read talked about how sugar feeds cancer cells.
Speaker 1
It's pretty interesting once you get into it, right? Would you ever consider going into cancer research?
Speaker 2
Son, I'm retired! Those days are long gone! I just enjoy a good book now and then.
Speaker 1
Haha, but it's never too late to learn something new! Is there something specific you'd like to learn in your retirement?
Speaker 2
I enjoy reading mystery novels and memoirs. So I'm learning new things all the time! Nothing specific though.
Speaker 1
I see, that sounds nice. Have you ever thought about taking a language class?
Speaker 2
That would be interesting! My granddaughter majors in Spanish at UT. Maybe I'll try and find a Spanish class for us seniors!
Speaker 1
That sounds like a great idea. People say that learning languages keeps your brain active and maintains your memory.
Speaker 2
That would be a good idea for me! What are you planning to study in college?
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Speaker 1
I'm an eagle scout. I enjoy hanging out with family and friends. I volunteer at a cancer research lab. I'll be going to the University of Texas next spring. My favorite book is Grey's Anatomy. I have siblings. I work at Taco Bell, volunteers, likes cancer research. I lost 2 grandparents to cancer. I have learned more about cancer research. I learned a lot of money is put into cancer research every year.
Speaker 2
I enjoy reading. I enjoy hanging out with family and friends. I'm a retired grandparent. I go to church and hang out at the beach. My grandchildren go to the University of Texas. I have a friend with a kid going to UT. I likedWhen Breath Becomes Air. I read a book about how sugar feeds cancer cells. I am learning new things all the time through my personal reading. I no longer consider doing research. I might like to take a Spanish class for senior citizens.
Speaker 1
Have you ever learned any Spanish in the past?
Speaker 2
No, I never have, but I've always been interested in learning Spanish! What about yourself? 
Speaker 1
I speak Spanish pretty well, I took it for three years in high school. I live in San Antonio so it comes in handy
Speaker 2
That is so cool! I am envious. Do a lot of people in San Antonio speak Spanish because you are so close to the border? I bet you'd be able to pick up on the language even if you didn't take Spanish in high school!
Speaker 1
A lot of us do and yeah I'm better with reading Spanish but not so much conversational. My dad went to UT, it's a great school. Hook 'em Horns!
Speaker 2
That's very cool. What did you dad study there? What did he end up doing for a living? 
Speaker 1
Computer engineering. But he says if he could do it differently he would have become an astrophysicist. He's super brilliant lol
Speaker 2
Damn, he really must be brilliant! That is incredible. And you work as a mechanic, right? That is really cool too. 
Speaker 1
I'm in the fast food industry right now but I like dabbling around with cars when I can. Definitely got that from my dad. What is your church denomination if you don't mind me asking
Speaker 2
Very cool! I was raised Baptist but currently attend a Methodist church, actually! I find it less rigid, which is preferable, in my opinion. 
Speaker 1
As someone who was raised Southern Baptist I definitely agree lol
Speaker 2
Were you really? I guess we have more in common than I realized! lol
4 days 13 hours
Speaker 1
I'm an eagle scout. I enjoy hanging out with family and friends. I volunteer at a cancer research lab. I'll be going to the University of Texas next spring. My favorite book is Grey's Anatomy. I have siblings. I work at Taco Bell, volunteers, likes cancer research. I lost 2 grandparents to cancer. I have learned more about cancer research. I learned a lot of money is put into cancer research every year. I speak Spanish. I live in San Antonio. I can read Spanish better than I can speak it. My dad went to UT. My dad studied computer engineering. My dad is smart. My dad is interested in astrophysics. I work in cars as a hobby. I was raised Southern Baptist.
Speaker 2
I enjoy reading. I enjoy hanging out with family and friends. I'm a retired grandparent. I go to church and hang out at the beach. My grandchildren go to the University of Texas. I have a friend with a kid going to UT. I likedWhen Breath Becomes Air. I read a book about how sugar feeds cancer cells. I am learning new things all the time through my personal reading. I no longer consider doing research. I might like to take a Spanish class for senior citizens. I know about geography. I was raised Baptist but converted to the Methodist church.
Speaker 1
I am studying to become cancer research, what did you study in college?
Speaker 2
I had to go to work when I graduated from high school as we were poor, but two of my grandkids go to UT, one is in an IT program and the other is majoring in business.
Speaker 1
What kind of work did you go into?
Speaker 2
I got an apprenticeship in plumbing, but I continued my education by reading a lot in my spare time, I think I'm pretty well educated just from that. 
Speaker 1
I have been reading a lot of essays by Robert Benchley.  He's the grandfather of Peter Benchley, who wrote "Jaws".
Speaker 2
I'm not familiar with Robert Benchley, are his writings political?
Speaker 1
No.  He was a humorist in The New  Yorker magazine when it first started.  He was best friends with Dorothy Parker and other members of the Algonquin Round Table.  Are you interested in political writing?
Speaker 2
Not really, I like science, tech and medical stuff, I just read about how refined sugar may increase the frequency of cancer.
Speaker 1
That sounds alarming, as there's a lot of sugar in our foods.  Have you changed your diet based on this?
Speaker 2
This and other things I've read over the years.  Sugars were never a large part of the human diet until very recently.  I eat a lot of meat now.
Speaker 1
True, we didn't come up with a system to manufacture and transport a large amount of sugar until recently.  Do you eat a lot of barbecue?  That's my favorite kind of meats!
Speaker 2
Oh yeah, but when I bbq I use low heat to reduce the char which can cause cancer or at least that's what I've heard.
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