Nick: So, I dont know much about Guam. Id barely heard of Guam until last year so please, tell me something about it. Whats life like? Cheryl: Well, most people have never heard about Guam. Most people who do hear about it are mostly Americans and ev...
Nick: Is there any natural disasters which happen? Cheryl: Yeah, theres plenty of natural disasters. Guam is actually right on the coast of a reef formation called the Marianas trench and underneath, in this trench is the lowest part of the world, th...
Nick: In Australia, theres a lot of snakes as well. Is there snakes in Guam? Cheryl: Yeah, theres plenty of snakes in Guam, one of which is very famous. Its the brown tree snake. Now the brown tree snake was brought over to Guam a long time ago in ca...
Todd: So Monica, this week were going to talk about technology and how maybe technology changes patterns of how we read and how we write, so lets talk about reading. Do you think you read fewer books now because of the Internet? Monica: I dont think...
Todd: Actually I still enjoy newspapers somewhat. I like to eat my lunch and read the newspaper or maybe have a newspaper when Im taking the bus or the train, so I have something to read, but I dont buy them as much as I used to. Monica: Yeah, thats...
Todd: Nydja, we were talking about education and praising students. Do you think that students today are praised too much? Nydja: I do. I don't think that they need as much praise for poor work. If they're doing good work, then of course they deserve...
Todd: What about the idea that some people think that maybe there should be no grades? That there is just maybe you achieve or don't achieve. It's more binary. Either yes or no. Nydja: I don't really know how I feel about that. I went to a school whe...
Yuri: Shirley, one question. I'm a bit confused now. One thing, about sports. Sometimes, I can see U.K. play something with a team. Sometimes you're all divided. Why is that? Shirley: So, we are essentially still four countries, four separate countri...
Todd: So, Nydja, you actually just got into graduate school. So you know all about the application process. Nydja: Yes, that's correct. I just got into grad school. I study International Relations. The process for this school wasn't too tedious. It d...
Todd: OK, so you didn't have to do the test but you had to do letters or recommendation? Nydja: I did have to do three letters of recommendation and ... Todd: Can I ask? Who did you ask? Professors? Nydja: I did ask a few professors, an employer, and...
Nick: So Cheryl, how do you make the first move? Cheryl: Make the first move? Nick: Yeah, when you're interested in somebody and you want to take it further: to become boyfriend and girlfriend. Cheryl: I see. Make the first move! Well, first I think...
Nick: What's your ideal date situation? Cheryl: What's my ideal date? Nick: Well, I think I would want the guy first of all to make a plan for everything. He should plan the date, and not rely on me to make the suggestions because I think it's very n...
Todd: Hey, Edwin, how you doing? Edwin: I'm good thank. How are you? Todd: Oh, I'm doing pretty good. So, did you do anything this weekend? Edwin: Yes, I went down to the city. Todd: Oh, you went to the city? Who did you go with? Edwin: I went with a...
Edwin: Hey Buddhi, how ya going? Buddhi: I'm good Edwin, how are you? Edwin: I'm not too bad. Did you do anything last weekend? Buddhi: Yes, I did. I went out with a bunch of friends after a very long time. And, yeah, I had a nice time. Edwin: What d...
Buddhi: So, Edwin, now that you're here, do you usually cook for yourself or you eat outside? Edwin: I usually eat outside because I'm a very terrible cook. I could potentially burn salads. Buddhi: So, back at home, how was it done? You guys cook at...
