Hello!
Hey!
How's it going?
Its going well, I am just trying out this chat thing. Its still pretty new. How would you answer the prompt? "Who is your modern day hero?" And how is it going for you?
Oh goodness, that's difficult. Um, one of mine is Emma Watson. She's so young, yet she's accomplished so much and spoken out on so many important issues. And yours?
Oh Emma Watson is a good one, I absolutely adore her. She is so great. For me, I dont know if I have anyone who is well known but its a tie between some people ive met
That's cool. In some ways I think it's better to have heroes you know personally.
They are just fantastic people who are always willing to serve no matter what, they have such a good influence in the local community It can be, i think heros globally and locally are both important
Very true.
Yeah So do you have any fun plans for the summer?
My siblings and I are going to Disneyland, and my best friend is getting married. So yeah, I guess so, haha.
Oh fun! Ive never been to Disneyland, though i have been to disney world. Where are they getting married?
Personally, I prefer Disney world. She hasn't said for sure yet, but shes told me multiple times she wants to get married in the Provo City Center Temple.
What makes you like disney world better? That is such a gorgeous temple
I agree; the murals are breath-taking.
My friend is getting married there tomorrow and i am taking the pictures for them
That's cool! Is photography a hobby of yours, or are you considering doing it professionally?
Its definitely a hobby, i do it a little to make some extra money on the side.
And I like Disney World because it's not so cramped; there's more variety, and you can really just immerse yourself in the experience. Disneyland is better for a quick trip. That's neat! My sister lives photography, but I'm not very handy with a camera. *loves
That makes sense from what ive experienced at disney world, it takes a few days atleast to make it through that. Does your sister do it for business
No, she does it as a hobby. She just graduated from high school; she wants to go into psychology, though.
Is she coming out to BYU?
Yes.
Psychology is such an interesting major too What are you studying?
Early childhood education. And you?
Oh way cool! Im about to start Industrial Design
That sounds like fun. My dad's got a BS in mechanical engineering , so I have some idea of what that looks like. What drew you to that major?
What does your dad do now? Is he still in that feild? I like industrial design because it was a mix or blend of science and art. I would prefer art But there arnt very many high paying jobs in art So when i heard about it, it was exactly what i wanted, because i do enjoy the sciences as well
Amen to that. He works as an electronic microscopy specialist at BYU, actually. He used to work for Intel.
No way?! That sounds so cool, what all does that invovle?
He uses multi-million-dollar electron microscope to look at atoms and stuff. It's intense, and way over my head. A lot of the science majors use the scopes for their research. So who knows, you could meet him some day.
Haha I know that feeling, that would be awesome! My sister is doing her PhD in chemistry and does research with lasers and atoms Its the same thing, over my head and current knowledge
Oh good grief. I'm not a science person at all, so I have an immense amount of respect for people who enjoy that kind of stuff. Or rather, I enjoy learning sciencey stuff. But research? No thank you.
Hahaha thats funny What made you want to do early childhood education?
Thank you, thank you  I'll be here all week. Haha I originally was going for Graphic Design, but the competition to get into the program was way too intense and I didn't see eye-to-eye with some of the professors. I've always loved little kids, and I've been told I'm a decent teacher, so I decided to go for it.
Way to go!
Haha thanks.
It seems like it takes a lot to make switch
Not exactly. I wasn't in the GD program yet, so I just had to talk to the person who would become my advisor in the education program. That, and apply for the program.
Still way cool How did you hear about the chit chat project?
My brother, actually. He just FB messaged me the link and said to check it out. He heard about it from one of his professors. You?
Im in CS 142 and they came in today and announced it
Neat.
Yeah, I thought it would be cool
So, is it meeting your expectations?
I use alexa in my dorm and its super helpful as it is already The chat is a little different than I thought
How so?
I just didnt realize it would be a chat with other people signing on? Instead of computer generated or proctor oriented chats
Ohhh I see.
Yeah, what kinds of things do you like to do?
Reading, music stuff, goofing around, Mario Kart. You? Aside from photography obviously.
Haha, really any art, frisbee, mario kart is a lot of fun, board games, and hikes
What's your favorite medium for art and why?
I really enjoy charcoal, because the shades are rich and its more fluid than graphite
Bahaha I struggle so hard with charcoal. I always end up making a mess.
Its a challege, but i love the challenge Whats your favorite medium?
Digital, because I love my undo function. Haha I use it religiously.
Hahaha amen
Are you any good at Mario Kart? Or rather, do you get destroyed or do the destroying?
Probably better than the average , hahaha I try to destroy but i usually get destoryed by the blue shells Since theres not much you can do about those
Bahahaha right? Blue shells are EVIL. You can break the blue shells in the new Switch version; there's an item that does it.
No way?! Are you going to get the switch version?
Yup. But the blue shells are also more evil because they travel close to the ground, so the can smack other drivers on their way up to exploding the first one. I already have it; my family got a switch a few weeks ago, and since Mario Kart is one of our favorite games it was the first we got for the Switch.
That sounds like ot would be so much fun. Oh my gosh, what other new features are there going to be?
There are anti-gravity sections on the tracks that get pretty trippy, since you do crazy loops and stuff. There's also a 200cc that's insane. You also not only choose your cart, but your wheels and your hangglider too. Oh yeah, there are hanggliding sections.
Dang, i am so stoked to try that out. It sounds pretty similar to the wii u version
I never saw the Wii u version, but I love the Switch one. Much better than the Wii. Comes close to Double Dash.
Nice. Werent they making an app verison as well?
I have no idea.
Maybe that was just a facebook fake news thing
Maybe. It would be cool if they did, though.
Yeah i think so
So have you been at BYU long?
Haha just this semester, its actually my first
Hey, congrats on surviving your first semester!!
Well... we will see in a week if I survived
Bahaha true.
How far along are you?