Speaker 1
I am a lacto-ovo vegetarian. I like to hike. I have red hair. My favorite drink is sprite. I have a pet parrot named tasha.
Speaker 2
I grew up in the city. My favorite drink is iced tea. I love visiting the zoo. I have one cat that just had a kitten. I just got a new hair cut and color.
Speaker 1
My favorite drink is Sprite. I live animals.  I have a pet parrot named Tasha. I am a locto-ovo vegertian. I am a country girl.  I love to hike.  I wish I could visit a big city. I have red hair.
Speaker 2
I drink iced tea. I grew up in the city.  I live in the city.  I love animals. I have a cat.  My cat just had a kitten. I love the zoo in my city.  I would rather live in the country. I just colored and cut my hair. I dyed my hair bright pink.  I cut my hair into an undercut.
Speaker 1
Hello how are you?
Speaker 2
Hi I'm great! I am drinking a big glass of iced tea! What about you?
Speaker 1
That sounds good! My favorite drink is sprite.
Speaker 2
I live in the city where I grew up and I love animals..
Speaker 1
I love animals!! My pet parrot's name is tasha.
Speaker 2
I have a cat. She just had a kitten too!.
Speaker 1
Aww! I love animals so much I am a locto-ovo vegertian.
Speaker 2
There are a lot of those in the city I grew up in!.
Speaker 1
Fun! I am a country girl. Love to hike. I wish I could visit a big city.
Speaker 2
I love the zoo here but I would much rather live in the country.
Speaker 1
Being a person with red hair I tend to stand out around here lol.
Speaker 2
I just colored my hair and cut it so I would stand out more!
Speaker 1
What color did you do?
Speaker 2
I died it bright pink and cut it into an undercut.
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Speaker 1
My favorite drink is Sprite. I live animals.  I have a pet parrot named Tasha. I am a locto-ovo vegertian. I am a country girl.  I love to hike.  I wish I could visit a big city. I have red hair.
Speaker 2
I drink iced tea. I grew up in the city.  I live in the city.  I love animals. I have a cat.  My cat just had a kitten. I love the zoo in my city.  I would rather live in the country. I just colored and cut my hair. I dyed my hair bright pink.  I cut my hair into an undercut.
Speaker 1
I would like to come visit the your zoo could I stay with you a couple of days?
Speaker 2
Depends. When were you thinking of coming?
Speaker 1
Are you busy this weekend? I know it's short notice.
Speaker 2
No, unfortunately, I have two sick kitties and a friend just brought over a rescue. Unless you want to help?
Speaker 1
I don't want to get in the way. Perhaps I can rent an apartment near you for the weekend.
Speaker 2
Will you be bringing tasha?
Speaker 1
No, I'm worried that the ride will be too stressful for her. I can have the neighbor look in on her while I'm gone.
Speaker 2
How is she doing these days?
Speaker 1
She's doing great. Most of the time she just looks out the window and mutters things under her breath.
Speaker 2
Mutters things, like "pretty bird" or "i'm going to get you/"
Speaker 1
I'm not sure, to be honest. She speaks in Mandarin and hasn't bothered to learn English since I've had her.
Speaker 2
Oh my goodness that's too funny. 
4 days
Speaker 1
My favorite drink is Sprite. I live animals.  I have a pet parrot named Tasha. I am a locto-ovo vegertian. I am a country girl.  I love to hike.  I wish I could visit a big city. I have red hair. Tasha is doing great. Tasha speaks in Mandarin.
Speaker 2
I drink iced tea. I grew up in the city.  I live in the city.  I love animals. I have a cat.  My cat just had a kitten. I love the zoo in my city.  I would rather live in the country. I live near a zoo. I just colored and cut my hair. I dyed my hair bright pink.  I cut my hair into an undercut. I am busy this weekend because I have two sick kittens and a new rescue.
Speaker 1
How is your new rescue kitten doing?
Speaker 2
Good! The only problem is that I don't think I can handle 3 cats, with 2 other sick kitties. Any chance you would want to adopt?
Speaker 1
Yes! Do you you think she would be ok with my parrot? 
Speaker 2
she is still just a little kitten so if she grows up with a parrot, she won't know any different. The question is, will your parrot be ok with a cat?
Speaker 1
That's a good point! Yeah, Tasha has seen cats before and she just ignores them! 
Speaker 2
Ok well ignoring is better than attacking haha! Maybe Tasha can teach the kitten mandarin haha. Have you picked up any mandarin from her?
Speaker 1
Hahaha. No Tasha picked the Mandarin up from me! I was learning it and saying all these different phrases and Tasha stopped saying her usual English phrases and started saying Chinese ones instead!
Speaker 2
Oh that's interesting! What got you into learning Mandarin?
Speaker 1
I really want to visit China, so I thought I'd pick up some helpful phrases. I imagine that trip's a long way off though! I'll try to travel somewhere in the US first.
Speaker 2
A trip to China sounds so fun!! Where do you think you will travel in the US first?
Speaker 1
New York City! I've always wanted to spend time in a big city so I figure I should go for the biggest!
Speaker 2
New York City is amazing! I have been there a few times, there are so many fun things to do.
4 days 5 hours
Speaker 1
My favorite drink is Sprite. I live animals.  I have a pet parrot named Tasha. My parrot ignores cats. I am a locto-ovo vegertian. I am a country girl.  I love to hike.  I wish I could visit a big city. I have red hair. Tasha is doing great. Tasha speaks in Mandarin. I am learning Mandarin. I want to visit China. I want to visit New York City.
Speaker 2
I drink iced tea. I grew up in the city.  I live in the city.  I love animals. I have a cat.  My cat just had a kitten. I love the zoo in my city.  I would rather live in the country. I live near a zoo. I just colored and cut my hair. I dyed my hair bright pink.  I cut my hair into an undercut. I am busy this weekend because I have two sick kittens and a new rescue. I have been to New York City a few times.
Speaker 1
Do you still want to adopt out your new resucue kitten?
Speaker 2
Yes, I have just finished filling out and submitting all of the adoption paperwork to the animal rescue. And good news, all kittens are feeling better and are healthy again. I love them.
Speaker 1
That's great news! Do you have any names picked out for them or are you going to keep their names?
Speaker 2
I do not have any names picked out for them yet. I have been trying to get to know their personalities better before I give them a name. Two of them are very spunky and one is shy. Maybe I will give them a Mandarin name! Do you have any recommendations as you are learning Mandarin?
Speaker 1
Hm, maybe Zhao for one of them! I always thought that name sounded cool
Speaker 2
Oh, how interesting! I have a friend who's surname is Zhao. What does Zhao mean in Mandarin?
Speaker 1
I believe it's just the name of a state, it doesn't really have a meaning. 
Speaker 2
Oh, okay. Are you able to adopt any cats since you have a parrot? I do not know if those two species get along.
Speaker 1
I can! My parrot would be fine with the extra friend, I would just need to train the kitten to see him as a friend rather than a foe, ha!
Speaker 2
I will pass on any training tips that I acquire as I train the new kittens. My older cat is so mellow that I have never had any issues training her. But two on the little kittens seem like they will be a handful to train. 
Speaker 1
That's be great, thanks! Kittens sound like a lot of work but i'm sure it'll get done. 
Speaker 2
I am always diligent to have well trained pets, it is bad for owners to allow their animals to behave crazily. What kind of training did you do for your parrot, Taisha?
6 days 5 hours
Speaker 1
My favorite drink is Sprite. I live animals.  I have a pet parrot named Tasha. My parrot ignores cats. I am a locto-ovo vegertian. I am a country girl.  I love to hike.  I wish I could visit a big city. I have red hair. Tasha is doing great. Tasha speaks in Mandarin. I am learning Mandarin. I want to visit China. I want to visit New York City. I like the name Zhao.
Speaker 2
I drink iced tea. I grew up in the city.  I live in the city.  I love animals. I have a cat.  My cat just had a kitten. I love the zoo in my city.  I would rather live in the country. I live near a zoo. I just colored and cut my hair. I dyed my hair bright pink.  I cut my hair into an undercut. I am busy this weekend because I have two sick kittens and a new rescue. I have not named my kittens yet. I have an older cat. I have been to New York City a few times.
Speaker 1
Have you thought of any names for the kittens yet? 
Speaker 2
I was considering naming one of them Oreo because she's black and white, what do you think of that name?
Speaker 1
Very fitting. Great name for a black and white cat. I looked in adopting some kittens like you recommended. 
Speaker 2
Rescuing animals is a great thing to do. But I wonder if the cats and your parrot would get along!
Speaker 1
They might not get along but Tasha can hold her own. Plus I think she would get a kick out of watching them.
Speaker 2
Haha. So have you been hiking lately? It's been a hot summer, I think it'd kill me!
Speaker 1
Hahaha. Yes I agree its too hot to get a long hike in. I've been on some short ones, but the bugs eat me alive. I like to hike in the fall when the bugs are dying off and its a little cooler.
Speaker 2
Ah yes, that's my favorite time of year. Oh and speaking of Tasha, I'm still amazed she knows Mandarin. Have you been learning more of the language?
Speaker 1
I've been learning a little more. I try to learn a few things a day. Tasha's reactions to my talking to myself in Mandarin is funny, she looks confused most of the time.
Speaker 2
That is funny. And impressive that you're learning. The closest I can get to another language is doing a bad New York accent LOL
Speaker 1
I can't wait to go to New York and hear that accent. It's a great accent, always makes me laugh a little though.
Speaker 2
I hope you get to go soon! It's an amazing city, so much to do
9 days 5 hours