Speaker 1
I am moving to another state next month. My favorite football team is the chicago bears. I went to a very strict high school. My father used to be the headmaster in my school. My siblings are all older than me.
Speaker 2
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 1
The coffee shop I work at does not serve ice cream. I also like soft serve icecream. I went to high school with a lot of eagle scouts. I have not decided whether I will be attending college. My father works at a college. I currently live in Chicago but am moving to New York. I like football.
Speaker 2
I am employed by McDonald's. I like soft serve ice cream. I am a part of the boy scouts. I am a senior in high school. I volunteer in my free time. I care about succeeding in college. I also live in Chicago currently. I like baseball.
Speaker 1
Hi. What have you been doing today?
Speaker 2
I just got off work. I work at mcdonald's.
Speaker 1
I work in food service, too. A coffee shop.
Speaker 2
How fun. Do they serve ice cream, I love soft serve ice cream.
Speaker 1
No, but that would be good. What do you do for fun?
Speaker 2
I'm a scout. Soon to be an eagle scout, hopefully.
Speaker 1
Congrats. That's hard to achieve. A lot of kids in my high school did it.
Speaker 2
I'll be in college next year. I'm going for a degree in neuroscience.
Speaker 1
Good luck. I'm moving soon, so I'm not sure what I'll od about school.
Speaker 2
Oh, I also volunteer in local research lab near me. Hope this helps me in college.
Speaker 1
I'm sure it will. My dad is a headmaster and encourages all the kids to volunteer.
Speaker 2
Wow. Your dad sounds really cool. Where are you moving to?
Speaker 1
New york. I live in chicago now. Go bears!
Speaker 2
I used to live in cincinnati so, I'm a reds fan.
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Speaker 1
The coffee shop I work at does not serve ice cream. I also like soft serve icecream. I went to high school with a lot of eagle scouts. I have not decided whether I will be attending college. My father works at a college. I currently live in Chicago but am moving to New York. I like football.
Speaker 2
I am employed by McDonald's. I like soft serve ice cream. I am a part of the boy scouts. I am a senior in high school. I volunteer in my free time. I care about succeeding in college. I also live in Chicago currently. I like baseball.
Speaker 1
I have decided I will be attending school when I move to New York. But I will not be rooting for the Jets.
Speaker 2
I think both decisions are good. LOL. What school will you attend?
Speaker 1
I am thinking about going to NYU, what college are you thinking about going to?
Speaker 2
My first choice is actually University of Chicago. I want to major in Linguistics and they have a great program.  How about you? do you know what you will major in? 
Speaker 1
I think that I am going to major in Engineering. I am leaning towards either mechanical or electrical. I love building things, and I am fascinated by the mechanics on how everyday things work.
Speaker 2
That sort of thing facinates me too. But I could never handle the math for the courses. What kind of things have you built?
Speaker 1
I have built a small, basic 2-stroke engine, and several radios. What kind of things are you looking to do with the Linguistics degree that you are going to go to school for?
Speaker 2
I have a deaf friend and I've learn sign language. I want to study the difference between spoken and signed languages. I don't even know what to do with the degree. Except get more degrees until I become a professor. I like that idea.
Speaker 1
That's pretty cool. At the very least you could eventually go into academia and pass along the knowledge you have learned to other students. I feel like there could be a lot of freedom in what you do.
Speaker 2
I hope that in undergrad I will get to travel and learn about sign languages in different countries. 
Speaker 1
Keep your ears and eyes open. I bet your university will have many opportunities to go on international trips.
Speaker 2
What is your plan once you get your degree. 
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Speaker 1
The coffee shop I work at does not serve ice cream. I also like soft serve icecream. I went to high school with a lot of eagle scouts. I have not decided whether I will be attending college. My father works at a college. I currently live in Chicago but am moving to New York. I like football. I will go to school in New York. I am not a Jets fan. I am thinking about going to NYU. I want to major in engineering. I love building things. I dont know if ill study mechanical or electrical engineering. I am fascinated by mechanics and how everyday things work. I have built an engine and several radios.
Speaker 2
I am employed by McDonald's. I like soft serve ice cream. I am a part of the boy scouts. I am a senior in high school. I volunteer in my free time. I care about succeeding in college. I want to major in Linguistics. I want to go to University of Chicago. I also live in Chicago currently. I like baseball. I'm fascinated with engineering. I have a deaf friend. I know sign language. I want to study the difference between spoken and signed languages. I want to travel and learn in different countries.
Speaker 1
I told my parents I've decided on going to college. They're excited for me and the idea of New York. I hope I get in!
Speaker 2
That's great! Which college did you apply to! I love UChicago but I always wanted to live in New York for a while.
Speaker 1
I applied for NYU. I hope I get it. I think it's gonna be fun
Speaker 2
What things do you like building? Engineering is so cool and I'd love to learn more about it. I'm more of a linguistics person myself, but I've always wondered what engineering majors do. Did you end up deciding on mechanical or electrical engineering?
Speaker 1
Engineering is great. It's involves building really awesome machines and structures. It's what innovates the world
Speaker 2
True, engineering is a really cool subject. Hopefully you can tell me more about the kinds of things you like building. Do you have any plans for the summer before college? I'm thinking of taking a gap year to travel and learn different languages. Maybe I will do study abroad as well.
Speaker 1
That's just awesome. What languages would you be learning?
Speaker 2
Honestly, I'm open to learning anything. I think knowing many languages is a really cool trait and that you can also learn so much about other cultures this way. I've always heard Tokyo, Singapore, Dubai, and Thailand were some cool places to study abroad. Whats your opinion on traveling?
Speaker 1
I really think you should travel. Travelling helps you in opening your mind and seeing the world through the eyes of different cultures and different people. I'll love to travel too. Maybe I'll travel to a different continent when I'm done with college.
Speaker 2
You should really consider studying abroad! For the same price as college, you can also get the perks of seeing different countries. Although, maybe you might want to maximize your time in New York. Did you know what continent you'd like to travel to? Or would you prefer to just soak in NYC?
Speaker 1
I'll like to travel to Europe. I heard it's a good place to start a life and a business. Although, I'd like to enjoy NYC before travelling.
Speaker 2
Are you interested in starting your own business one day? What industry are you interested in? As for NYC-- do you have any specific areas you'd like to see? I'm planning on visiting soon!
4 days 5 hours
Speaker 1
The coffee shop I work at does not serve ice cream. I also like soft serve icecream. I went to high school with a lot of eagle scouts. I have not decided whether I will be attending college. My father works at a college. I currently live in Chicago but am moving to New York. I like football. I will go to school in New York. I am not a Jets fan. I am thinking about going to NYU. I applied to NYU. I want to be an engineer. I want to major in engineering. I love building things. I dont know if ill study mechanical or electrical engineering. I am fascinated by mechanics and how everyday things work. I have built an engine and several radios. I have both parents in my life. I am interested in traveling in the near future. I'd want to travel to Europe.
Speaker 2
I am employed by McDonald's. I like soft serve ice cream. I am a part of the boy scouts. I am a senior in high school. I am thinking about taking a gap year. I am interested in doing study abroad. I volunteer in my free time. I care about succeeding in college. I want to major in Linguistics. I want to go to University of Chicago. I also live in Chicago currently. I like baseball. I'm fascinated with engineering. I have a deaf friend. I know sign language. I want to study the difference between spoken and signed languages. I want to travel and learn in different countries. I want to live in New York. I plan on visiting NYC soon. I want to learn about many languages and cultures.
Speaker 1
What sparked your interest in linguistics?
Speaker 2
That’s what my grandfather did and I always wanted to follow in his footsteps, and make him proud. 
Speaker 1
Oh that's so nice! For some reason I thought it was because you have a deaf friend. Did you learn sign language because you have a deaf friend or did you meet your friend after you learned it? 
Speaker 2
I learned sign language as a child actually my parents tried to teach me many different kinds of languages to help me later on in life when I went to get a job and it really helps knowing sign language. 
Speaker 1
I would love to learn sign language even though I do not know any deaf people. It is cool that you already know what you want to do. I still haven't decided if I even want to go to college. Are you going to go to NYC soon to look at colleges?
Speaker 2
Yeah I will be visiting colleges soon. You should look into engineering classes I’m sure you would enjoy that. 
Speaker 1
Yeah- if i do go to college it will definitely have something to do with engineering. So if you find a college in NY will Chicago be no longer an option? I think between the 2 I'd choose NY. I will probably go to the college my dad works at because I can get a huge discount- may even be free. So after college do you plan on traveliing? Any places in particular?
Speaker 2
Yeah I may go to NY college but as of right now I am pretty set on Chicago just because I have people and know the area. Once I finish college I defiantly want to travel, state side I would love to visit LA and Hawaii and many other countries too eventually. And that’s amazing that your dad works at a college that’s a great help financially. Would you like to travel anywhere other than Europe?  
Speaker 1
Yeah my dad loves his job and he bugs me constantly about going to school there. I have travelled some but I have always wanted to go to Europe so that is really the only place I am thinking about visiting. Are you planning on going the Europe yourself someday?
Speaker 2
I bet he does well I hope whatever you decide it works out well for you. I would like to go to Italy and England someday and maybe some other European countries. Anywhere in particular you would like to go in Europe? 
Speaker 1
Italy! Italy! Italy! After that I would probably take the Eurorail around to other countries. I also would like to go through the Chunnel from France to England. Maybe when we both get out of college we can plan a trip together. 
Speaker 2
I never thought about taking the eurorail that would be incredible. Oh that sound like a great plan, I would love to go on a trip with you to Europe. 
4 days 11 hours
Speaker 1
The coffee shop I work at does not serve ice cream. I also like soft serve icecream. I went to high school with a lot of eagle scouts. I have not decided whether I will be attending college. I have not decided what job I want to do. My father works at a college. I currently live in Chicago but am moving to New York. I like football. I will go to school in New York. I am not a Jets fan. I am thinking about going to NYU. I applied to NYU. I want to be an engineer. I want to major in engineering. I love building things. I dont know if ill study mechanical or electrical engineering. I am fascinated by mechanics and how everyday things work. I have built an engine and several radios. I have both parents in my life. I am interested in traveling in the near future. I'd want to travel to Europe. I have travelled. I have never been to Europe. I do not know any deaf people. My dad works at a college. My dad wants me to go to college.
Speaker 2
I am employed by McDonald's. I like soft serve ice cream. I am a part of the boy scouts. I am a senior in high school. I am thinking about taking a gap year. I am interested in doing study abroad. I volunteer in my free time. I care about succeeding in college. I want to major in Linguistics. I want to go to University of Chicago. I also live in Chicago currently. I like baseball. I'm fascinated with engineering. I have a deaf friend. I know sign language. I want to study the difference between spoken and signed languages. I want to travel and learn in different countries. I want to live in New York. I plan on visiting NYC soon. I will be visiting colleges. I want to learn about many languages and cultures. My grandfather was a linguist. I learnt sign language as a child.
Speaker 1
I met a lady at work the other day that taught me a few phrases in sign language!
Speaker 2
that's cool, did you find it easy to get to grips with sign language?
Speaker 1
Yes, I think all of the signs I learned made sense with their meaning so I caught on quick. It's remembering them that I might struggle with.
Speaker 2
yeah, they can be difficult to remember. The key is just to keep practicing! Are you interested in learning more?
Speaker 1
I'm not sure. I think it's nice to know multiple languages but I'm not sure if I would ever use it enough. Do you sign often?
Speaker 2
I sign quite often yes, I see my deaf friend quite a lot and also I volunteer with a couple of charities that support deaf children, so it's a very worthwhile skill for me! Have you decided what sort of engineering you'd like to study?
Speaker 1
I like working with my hands, so maybe mechanical engineering would be good. i'm not sure i want to go to college though; maybe i could just start working as a welder and make money now.
Speaker 2
that sounds like a good idea, there's loads of options outside of going to college that you can explore. If you're already skilled enough to do welding and you enjoy it then you should definitely go for it
Speaker 1
thanks! my parents aren't thrilled, but hopefully they can come around if that's what i end up doing. which colleges are you hoping to visit in NYC?
Speaker 2
I'm sure they'll support your decision! I'd like to visit columbia and Bordham, those are my top choices at the moment. What college does your dad work at?
Speaker 1
He works at NYU's journalism school, that's why he wanted me to apply there too. Do you have a strong preference for Columbia or Bordham over the University of Chicago?
Speaker 2
ah okay, so not same subjects as you're interested in. I think chicago is still my top choice, but i want the NY ones as back ups
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