Hi
Hey sorry I should be around for a while this time haha
Cool How are you doing? Anything new?
Just got in the car Have a trip up north ahead of me
It's moving finally happening?
I'm actually going back to BYU haha
Hahah
Yeah haha
I thought you were moving out.
Not out away from my family, no
I see. I thought you were going home for the summer.
Yeah I did
Oh okay I'm confused haha
I moved back home last Friday. Now I'm going back up with my mom and her friend for women's conference
Oh I see.
Yep. And then going back home again on Friday
Cool. I never went to Women's conference, but I heard it's really cool.
Yeah I went while also doing classes for spring last year so that was kind of crazy But it was fun
Who are some of the speakers this year?
the president of BYU opens it and the president of the church closes it but other than that I don't really know
Cool. I worked at the BYU store one summer and it was so crazy. He would receive a lot of books every day and we had to give priority and process everything super fast to make sure they had the books ready for each session, so people could buy and get authographs
Oh did you enjoy that job?
I did, It's not the best pay on campus, but if you work there you can rent your books for free.
Oh well that is a pretty good benefit
Yeah I don't usually have to buy a lot of books, but some majors do. Oh there's also a 20% discount in pretty much everything
Well it's also pretty cheap through a book exchange or amazon
True Where are you from?
Saint George
I love that place So pretty it's hot but I love it.
Yeah just besides the heat. But it is really gorgeous
I really really love all those red rocks.
Yeah I definitely miss them when being away Snow Canyon is pretty with the white rocks too
I haven't been there. Usually when I go there I stay with a senior couple who served on my mission. Then I just drive around, or go I go hiking in Zion, so basically I have only seen the red rocks.
Yeah, it's on the way to veyo if you know where that is
I don't, but google knows everything.
Haha just about
I also saw the St. Clara volcano last time I was there.
Hm don't know if I've heard of that
It's a volcano down there
I'll have to look it up
It's cool, not very impressive, but I never saw a volcano before.
that looks like it's in the most northern part of utah
The one I went to is in St. George north of St. George like 10-15 mins away.
Oh There's just a small difference It's Santa Clara
Oh I see.
Yeah I think there are a couple of them down there
How is your trip so far?
Going well, I just had a call about a job that caught me off guard And she kinda did an interview So I don't think I did very well haha
You probably did we judge ourselves too much
Nah my mind blanked on the have I had customer service experience question I just said I took it to my manager...when now that it is over I totally dealt with some people haha
I know, that happens, but that shouldn't be a big deal.
Well we shall see... Job hunting is fun... ugh
Hahah I don't enjoy it either.
We might've talked about this before but do you have a job now?
I was working as a TA, but I'm going to Seattle next week. I have an internship at Microsoft.
That sounds fun! What will you be doing there? It's nice when other companies reach out to you Did you have to work to get the internship
I study CS, and I really like networking, so I did some talking, meeting new people, and I apply. I had a few interviews, phone, technical in Seattle and I got the internship.
Wait so only phone interviews?
No, the first one was phone. Then a month later I went to Seattle and had 3 interviews back to bact with them. they were technical interviews, so I had to write some code on a white board.
Oh. Did they pay for you to fly out or was that all you?
They pay for everything Flights, hotel, rental car, and food
Oh that is wonderful! And how long were you out there for?
I'll be there for 3 months the internship is 12 weeks I'm going next week and coming back in August
And they pay well?
They do, with a lot of benefits
That's really great How far in school were you?
I've been talking to recruiters since my first semester, now I just finished my sophomore year.
Oh okay I probably could be better at the networking things
Remind me what you study
I'm planning on applying to the finance program and we will see what answer I get back from them Psychology is a back up, or may even be the main goal
That's cool I almost chose psychology
Yeah I figured it couldn't be a bad major Could help with raising kids And pretty much all the classes looked interesting
True. My choices were graphic design, psychology, and CS But based on my patriarchal blessing I decided to choose CS
Oh well that is cool
Yes.
Would you want to stay with them after graduating if given the chance then?
Yes They are a good company
So you would have to move there?
Probably They also have an office in Lehi, but I don't know if I would like to stay here.
Ah. Well marriage could also change plans huh
True But so far I'm single haha
Haha you never know what can happen though
True I guess I never thought about it. Changing plans because of that. I'm the only person from my family here in the U.S.
Oh. Where are you from?
so I'm kind of used to being independent and doing whatever I want.
Yeah I've had to think about it quite a bit lately
I'm from Brazil Are you engaged?
Haha no I'm still figuring some things out
So why all the thinking?
Well I don't want to get married too quick Like a typical BYU couple... It's a big decision And yeah my life plans would definitely have to change
That's true I was thinking the other day about how I was happy that i didn't have a boyfriend just because of my decisions that i could easily make\
Yeah. I'd have to kind of give up my independence Which I enjoy...
yeah, I'm not ready for that yet
Yeah. If I give up what I have now though just because I don't feel ready I might have to give it up forever
My dad raised us to be very independent women, so now I kind of want to keep that He told us to study and to work hard so well wouldn't depend on anyone That's what I'm doing
Yeah It's hard to let someone else fully in
I agree, I have a hard time opening up to people.
Yeah me too
How is your trip so far?
I think we are about halfway there now Still watching tv shows?
I stopped haha
Haha doing something else now?
Just chatting here I was talking to my roommate and I just got an email from my manager at Microsoft
Ooh exciting?
Yeah, he or she (Kris is a hard name to decide) was welcoming me to the team and making him or herself available for any questions I have.
Oh good :) I would guess it's a guy haha
yeah, not a lot of women in tech haha I just wanted to give the benefit of the doubt
Haha yeah. Well I guess we are stopping for dinner
Are you eating anywhere fancy?
Costa Vida I'll have to talk later bye