Hey how is it going?
Hi, it's good! How about you?
I am doing so well Thanks for asking
Oh sure no problem! Things going good in your life then?
In life, eh. But day to day it can be good
Haha yeah I feel you, the struggle is real Did you have a good weekend?
Yeah it was fun, I got to go to the beach You?
Oh wow that's way cooler than what I did! What beach? I just worked and hung out with my little sister
I went to charleston and isle of palms Hanging out with a sister is fun! My sister is my best friend really
Are you from there or just visiting? Yeah that's true but the beach is a little more fun! Is she younger or older than you?
Its about two hours away from where I live She is older than me
Oh cool, I'm from the south too!
No way which part?
Nice, why are you guys such good friends? Haha well I'm from Arkansas
We moved around a bunch and its just the two of us so we were always there for each other
That makes a lot of sense, family is really the only people you can consistently rely on. Where all have you guys lived?
Nevada twice, alabama, south carolina twice
Awesome, I really like South Carolina! Which was your favorite and why?
South carolina, just because I have been there the longest
That's fair, how long have you been there for?
Now for 12 years or so
That's a pretty long time! Are you an incoming freshman then?
No I went this last fall
Oh awesome, and how did you like BYU?
It was great, I love learning and there were so many great opportunities to learn
Yeah for sure! What was your favorite class that you took?
I really liked learning about american heritage
That was a great class, I loved that one too! What did you most enjoy learning about? I was super lucky because I took it Fall 2016 which was right during the presidential elections so we got a lot of context about the election while we were taking the class
I have never really cared much about history but I got to learn why things happened, not just that they happened. So When I went to Thomas Jeffersons house I really appreciate visiting it because I knew why it was important
Yeah for sure, it's hard to get a grip on the significance of what happened and the type of government that was set up just through your high school classes So I loved how indepth we went into what happened and why it happened and why it was significant. I had so much more respect for the founding fathers than I did beforehand! That's super cool that you visited Thomas Jefferson's house, where was that?
It is Monticello in Chancellorsville virginia
Awesome, and was it super historically interesting or just kind of boring? As much as I learned about the founding fathers through American Heritage I was greatly helped as well by Hamilton, it's very factually accurate apparently
It was historically interesting, like I appreciated why he was so influenced by the french not only in politics but in design and architecture Yeah for sure
Oh that is interesting, was his house pretty big and very french then?
Yeah it had a lot of things from france, and it had many stages to its progression. And then he also designed the university of virginia
Oh hey I had no idea, he was a super interesting guy then!
Yeah he was all about new technology and he had all these cool gadgets in  his house
He was definitely cooler than I am! When did you get to go see his house and what inspired you to go see ti? *it?
Just the other weekend, We were going to visit family. And the byu ballroom dance company was going to be in virginia so while we were there we just went and visited those places
Way cool, was it a long drive for you guys? And are you involved in the dance company or just wanted to see them?
It was a 5 hour drive, and my brother in law is on the team so we went to see him
5 hours isn't too bad, do you guys make it up to Virginia often? Oh awesome, good for him! It's amazing what people can do, I am not coordinated and not a dancer so I never could do anything like that
That was really the second time we have been up there Haha yeah it is so impressive what they can do
That's fun, are you guys into traveling? And yeah no kidding! It requires so much coordination!
Occasionally we will travel some, most often is to the beach At the end of the summer Im heading to califronia
Cool, are you guys big outdoor people then? Super fun! What part? Are you going to visit people or just to have an awesome time?
Nothing like camping, but going on hikes is great Just all over northern california. My friends are getting married, two in sacramento and one in LA
Haha yeah I think you have to be pretty hardcore in order to be a fan of camping, that's slightly too much outdoors for me!
Yeah I like my bed
Hey congratulations to them! But that's a lot of weddings to attend, don't envy you! My good friend got married a month ago and that was enough wedding stuff for me Haha yeah me too
Yeah its a lot, but I have a lot of other friends I am going to see while I am there so it works out really nicely
That is pretty nice, are they friends you made here at BYU or friends from home?
I spent 2 years over there so I got to know quite a few people that I havent seen since
Makes sense, it's hard to get close to people and then not be able to see them for a while or as often as you'd like Do you parents miss you when you're off at college or are they glad to have an empty house?