Hi!
Hello again!
Hey, thats funny How did your evening go?
Kind of, yeah.  But I'm going to assume we're both sort of in this to win this It went well.  Got my grocery shopping done You?
It would definitely be perk, because I was needing a new laptop anyways Nice, I went to a bonfire up in provo canyon I think I actually dont know where, it was dark
Ha went from sounding really fun to sounding like you narrowly escaped being murdered. Did you have s'mores?
hahaha i can see how, we did have smores It was with a friend from back home and some people he knew, I just havent been to many places around provo so I dont really know where things are
Oh good.  You have not dishonored the ancestors That makes sense
I am glad you understand :)
I was in the same boat for my first couple years too Related though: do you like hiking?
Hopefully I will get more familiar with the area, and yes! I love hiking, usually I like hiking to go take pictures, but in general its a good stress reliever
I think you will.  Provo is a pretty easy place to get to know.  And good! I have a recommendation for you Try hiking Stewart Falls at some point.  It's like, an hour in and back, involves a waterfall, and it isn't hard enough that you want to die.
hahaha thanks! that sounds like a good one
Yeah, I like it.  It's actually where I went on one of my disaster dates hahaha
That sounds like it would be a fun story?
So I'm tall for a girl, right? Like, 5'9".  My friend set me up on a blind date and forgot to tell him that I was tall.  As in WAY taller than him. So the whole hike, when he isn't telling me not so subtly that he was bummed that I was tall, it was just awkward silence. And he managed to fall into the icy cold waterfall.  Poor guy.
Oh dang! Did he "fall" or did he fall
He fell.  I wasn't annoyed enough to turn hitman But he was showing off for a girl we met on the hike and slipped on algae
Haha, that stinks, then you have to go all the way back in wet cold clothes How tall was he if you were taller than him?
Like, maybe 5' 4"?
Wow. There seems to be so many shorter guys here at BYU than on average everywhere else
Really?  I feel like I've seen the opposite.
Hm, its interesting how people perceive things differently I mean Im average height, and it just seemed like guys are generally shorter
Huh.  Maybe I just do enough things that are more geared towards tall people?  That and I feel like I pay more attention when someone is tall.
Interesting, what would you say constitutes gearing towards tall people? Like volleyball as a passtime? Or other things like basketball
In my case a lot of ballroom
No way!? are you on the team?
Like for latin dance, yeah, it's a bit easier for shorter people, but for standard dance? Everyone is tall. I was, but super didn't have the time this year
Thats way cool, my sister and brotherin law do that, well my sister didnt have time this year either. Shes working on her PhD in Chemistry now But my brother-in-law is shorter too and hes with Latin because of that
Oof.  That is EXHAUSTING.  I don't blame her for not doing it this year! But yeah, that makes sense.  The standard dances mean you have to move really long distances in just a few steps
Did you go to the Ballroom showcase this year? I went this last saturday and it was pretty cool That makes sense, I am just getting started in ballroom and that makes sense
They did a really good job!  I thought it was latin heavy, but that makes sense with Brent Keck in charge of so much now.
Whats your favorite style of dance? or type?
I'm more of a standard dancer for dancesport type competitions But my favorite things are West Coast Swing and Nightclub Two Step What about you? You said you're starting out, right?
Oh way fun, Yeah I took social and latin 100 level classes this semester Its not so much of a ballroom thing, but for fun I really enjoy country swing, past that I like waltz, and samba Im all over the place
Haha yeah, you kind of are.  But at least you're actually dancing! Most people kind of just do the Deacon Shuffle and call it good.  Tragic.
Hahaha it is a catastrophe if you have to defer to the deacon shuffle at a dance Im sure Ill get more of an opinion as I go farther The people I talk to say Id probably be better at standard ballroom
#reasonstomarryadancer But you definitely will!  Like, weirdly opinionated. And that's not always the case for people who look like one type of dancer over another.  I know a couple guys who are like, 6'3" and stupid amazing at latin haha
Hahaha, do you think youll try out for the team again?
Maybe.  Probably not this next year either, since I don't know what a Master's student work load feels like, but maybe the next year. What about you? Planning on trying out?