hi anyone there
Hi
im an international student from Nigeria heyyyy its you again
Indeed
how you doing?
Dealing with rain You?
it rained here too but its night now,so no rain. everywhere is quite coool what did you do today?
Haha. What a coincidence.
i know right
Slept. Did some seminary stuff. Ate noodles. Cleaned a toilet. Not mich *much
oh,okay no work today?
Nope. Oh. I forgot that part: it's a summer job. But we've been doing training since January So twice a month kind of thing
i played tennis, swept and mopped the house, and had to cook for my pet dog oh,thats cool So, how you preparjng to come to BYU
How? Looking at classes, trying to talk with roomates, My mom keeps trying to get my to go shopping for new clothes. Ugh
how do you get your roomates contacts? i havent started speaking with my roomate you dont want new clothes?
On the housing account there was a map of the floors and the people in it with their emails Wait, where are you staying? I'm OK with new clothes, its just the act of shopping for them is the worse. It takes a long time and you have to try them all on.
lol,yeah thats true, i am staying at heleman halls, you? are you on a meal plan?
Heritage. So we'll see how well my cooking skills come into play. I don't know if the housing will look the same for helaman as it is for heritage Have you looked at the housing account recently?
no, i havent... can you cook? i will check it again later so,you and your roomate email each other? that must be really cool and fun
Passable. I can cook the basic meals like chicken dishes or casseroles or pasta Yep. It's been pretty fun. I
Thats really cool, i love chicken and pasta
I'm waiting to when I can talk to the other 4 What kind of pasta?
like my friend says "east or west, chickens the best"
That. Is. Amazing
are you guys going to be 6 in a room, wow?
Haha. Now that would be interesting. Heritage is set up with 3 rooms of two beds each
oh, thats really nice, do you think it would be more expensive to live in heritage halls< cause you would have to keep on getting ingredients and stuff is a meal plan cheaper? are you on one, you know, incase you dont really feel like coocking
I'm not really sure. My parents tried doing a meal plan for my sister when she was in heritage and she barely used it, so this time around they decided to just stick with cook
i like lasagna by the way, but i dont like mac and cheese. It tastes weird in my mouth oh..okay thats fine so heritage is better than heleman halls?
YES lasagna. Is it b/c of the noodle shape? What, depends on who you talk to. *That what was not supposed to be there Some love it some love it less
noooo, i think it is because of the cheese, but i think lasagna is amazing, when i first ate it i was like "now i know why garfield likes this dish a lot" i also really like spaghetti bolognese... it is my favorite pasta dish to make, i can also cook, but just some rice dishes, beans, pasta, and other african food
Do you eat the store bought mac? Haha. That is awesome. What kind of other African dishes? Beans are also awesome
yeah, i had mac and cheese from KFC once, and the packaged one, i didnt really like it, honestly, i might like it more if it was homemade african dishes like tomato stew, fried yams and eggs, jollof rice and fried plantains with beef or chicken. its really good, Nigherians are quite respected for their Jollof ri *rice
OM goodness you have a KFC. I should tell my mom to move there. We have KFC in very lacking upply where we live Yes! Yams. What kind of ingredients go into Jollof rice?
I had mac and cheese the last time i was in the US, the KFC in Nigeria doesnt have mac and cheese but we also have other great stuff it depends how you want to make your jollof rice, it could be spicy or not look it up first, just to know how it looks like
Roger that
just google " Nigerian Jollof and plantains" It looks amazing and tasyes even better than it looks 
Holy guac it looks amazing. Thank you for making me pine over another food
I can also make akara youre very welcome buddy, its very tasty, if its made right
? (also, for how long have we been able to use emojis on this?l
we can actually only use emojis when using our phones, i am actually using my laptop, i just anted to experiment if using my phone would be cool, and if i could use emojis... i guess it worked.. yay me... are you using your phone or laptop?
Yes, yay you. Phone  It works!
akara, is like a fried snack.. its really good yayy youuu too, it does work. thats nice
You just put two amazing food words together It's got to be good then
what words? fried and snack?
Yes The same
lol....... so whats your favorite finger food i like chips,and pizza
I actually really like nuts, trail mix stuff In terms of less healthy: cookies. Goldfish crackers
i love nuts too almonds and pecan nuts are really really coo;l i eat them a lot, and i like adding them to yoghurt or ice cream, i also like drinking almond milk
Yeeees. And cashews
i really like cashews and peanuts peanuts and cashews are really popular in NIgeria
Haha. Just all nuts. Are they relatively cheap over there? What does almond milk taste like. As opposed to regular milk...
it tastes really good, i like it a lot, and its healthier than regular milk less calories have you ever heard of garri
Haha. Not like that whole milk. ...I don't think so
yeahp not like whole milk well, i didnt think si, garri is made from cassava, do you guys have cassava over there? so In Nigeria, people like to eat garri and peanuts. i am going to bring some garri when i am coming to school, so maybe if i see you, i could share some with you, and you could  see how it tastes
I'm thinking of heard of cassava before... Yes please! Food? Of course Ugh, this why I need to travel more
LOL, I AM GLAD WE SHARE A COMMON LOVE FOR FOOD food is life i know right, i love travelling, but i havent been to many places, its just that travelling can be expensive
And people wonder why we pray before we eat. Tsk tsk Hear hear.
i have some places i would love to visit, so when i have some money, i will visit those places one after the other
Haha. That's the answer the million dollar prompt
i know right, we have to be grateful to God for food, it is truly a gift
It's why "manna from heaven" is still a thing
LOL, very true, if you could visit one place, where would it be, and why?
Hmm. Japan...because of the culture, Thailand/China because of family, or the Galapagos Islands for the animals. And all of the above for food. Of course
are you asian?
Yep
i would really like to go to japan too........beacuase of the culture, anime, martial arts history, brazil for the soccer, soccer is the most popular sport in Nigeria i would also like to go to france caus eof the eiffel tower, i really wanna see it so, youre chinese? do you like anime? i really love them.. I think its one of the major reasons i am very infatuated with Asia, besides the culture and amazing food
YES! The martial arts. I really want to learn some kind of fighting technique. Yep. Chinese, with some Thai and little bit of India Haha! Anime. Yes? Not as hardcore as some, but more than others...basically smack in the middle Which kinds do you watch?
wow, thats very diverse, youre like a super hybrid, I think thats really cool.
Haha. Thanks. It's really mostly Chinese though. If you go back far enough, everyone just came from China
i have seen Naruto, bleach,fairy tail, i am still on one pice, Boku no hero( my hero academia) one ounch man, tokyo ghoul and a few others ohh, thats cool I also wanna learn some form of martial arts, I think its super cool, i have always loved self defense, i did boxing a little, BYU has a lot of martial arts clubs i dont know which to join, i am confused ...LOL do you have any idea of which one you would like?
Mrgh I want to learn all of them. I KNOW RIGHT? They literally have a club for everything I'm not really sure which one to join, especially since I've had literally 0 experience
i know a little boxing, but I am still confsed, Yeahhhh i know right BYU has a lot of clubs EVERYTHING? thats kinda impossible, it takes decades to even fully master one martial art, and there are over 50 of them i plan to specialise in maybe 1 or 2
They have taekwondo and Jiu-Jitsu and....on and on. They even have a Krav Maga club, which is kind of crazy But awesome too How long did you do boxing?
i know right krav maga is super physical, i was shocked when i saw it but still super awesome maybe when we get to school, we would discover what we would like to actually do i did boxing for a couple of months havent practiced in a while though
I CAN'T WAIT. Though my parents said to try and take it easy on the extracurricular stuff my first year. Balance it out. I just need a buddy to go check out all the clubs. Being that random one person is extremely awkward I want to join the Ultimate team too. What got you into boxing
WHATS THE ULTIMATE TEAM? WE COULD CHECKM OUT THE CLUBS TOGETHER IF YOU WOULD LIKE, I ALSO NEED A BUDDY WE NEED TO FIND A WAY AROUND THIS NO INFO STUFF
YEEESSSS. Ultimate is also life. Next to food.
i would really like to meet you on campus whats the ultimate team?
Haha, I feel like we're doing a lot of shouting in this conversation
hmmmm...what got me into boxing? me too, lots of shouting...LOL
Ultimate frisbee
well, i used to go to this gym, cause i was quite involved with weightlifting. i loved working out, i am well built for football, so my gym instructor said to put my strength to good use, and he made me start boxing thats how i started, it was really fun i keep hearing about ultimate frisbee, i have nev er played before, i would really like to try it out
Hold a sec. I gotta go eat dinner
okay, thats cool what you having?
Ok I'm back Sorry ...anyone?
yhh whatd you have?
Tuna melts Reeealy good
im glad you enjoyed it, i have never had that before, there are so many things i wanna try
Hear hear Oh yeah. So Ultimate is like...basketball, but with a frisbee that you throw on a field as opposed to a ball that you dribble on a court Any specific foods?
niceee sounf like football sounds? and i looked it up, its so cool, looks like so much fun i wanna playyyyy!!!! i feel like i will enjoy iy, and it looks a little complex
It. Is. AWESOME!! Yeah. Kind of like football, but more running
i wish there was a way we could get each other contacts, maybe snapchat or something i think its AWESOME i would love to try it sometime
...well. First. Rules. Second, they look at these chats. Third...I don't have Snapchat.
yeahhhh
It's so much fun. And there's all kinds of cool throws you can do and jumping and diving and all
well. lets hope we meet in school..LOL youre an english major right? yeah, i was watching some youtube videos, and i saw some unbelievable throws, i was super suprised
Yep yep So people can launch it so far too! And the people who catch them too
i know right ir is really really fun does BYU have a varsity team
...based on what my sister has said...no? There's an intramural and extramural team though
ohh, thats niceee what other sports do you like?
Anything? I guess. I'm not super good at any one sport, but I just like running around.
thats fine i really want to try out for the football team when i come back from my mission
Football like...football right? Or football like futbol...
in nigeria, no on eplays football, and I know very little about it, but  i have always had a flare, and i like contact sports
That's awesome. Haha so if you become really high end I can say that I talked to you
yeah, AMerican Football yes, you can haha but how would you know who I am?
....Figure out if that person.lived in Nigeria and likes food
i decided to train and learn the rules my first year, serve my mission, then try out the second year of college, a former BYU student from Ghana named ezekiel ansah did it and now he plays for the detroit lions, he also knew nothing about football before gettong to BYU. I know I can do it *getting yeah, you be able to spot me easy "just be like im looking for the NIgerian guy" LOL
Good plan. Yeah, you can do it. You pan on playing professional? Haha, that one dude
yeah, that one guy that stands out...LOL
Yeah, I like contact sports too, even though I feel really bad after I've mowed someone over You can't stand out that much
i might not go PRO, but i would love to play for BYU, but going pro is not an impossibility, i am a nursing major' but i would prefer to run around on a field hitting people, and carrying a ball, rather than working all day inside a hospital sports are very engaging and fun i love to run around ohhh, what contact sports do you play? yeah, i usually feel bad when i hit people on the soccer field.. thats the game im not extremely tall, but im big, and a little fast, but i hate track not fast enough for that LOL
Woah. Nursing major. Good luck. Ironic how you'd basically rather spend your time injuring people than healing them... Ugh SAME. Track is...boring? Haha, Ultimate. That's pretty physical How tall is not tall?
yeahhh,,its like football with a frisby LOL i know right, so boring,,arghh Thanks, i know right, imwould be hurting people instead of healing, but lets look at it like this.. i would be creating more jobs for nurses out there...LOL I AM 5'11 or 6 foot i am not really sure, i am turning 17 soon though, so i would like to think i am not done growing yet
Good comeback. 5"11 is not tall?... What? That is definitely tall. Also, how did you take a gap year if your not 17 yet...?
in NIgeria most highschool students finish school at the age of 16 cause kids are already in the first grade at the age of 6 5'11 is tall? THANK YOU!
But you still have 12 grades? Yes. When you're only 5"3.5 anything is tall What do you consider taking?! *tall
yep, 12 grades i dont really know, i guess i didnt really know what tall was for me
And you didn't skip any grades? Cool beans!
well, i guess now i know, im still gonna grow though, my uncles are quite tall, i might stop at 6,1 nope, i didnt skip any
Holy guac. You tall person
my little sister did skip some grades though, shes fourteen and shes done with highschool shes turning 15 soon this month she might come to BYU next year or 2 years from now LOL... youre funny
WHAT?!?! She's must be a genius. Thank you. I try.
yeah, shes quite smart
So what is she doing now?
but she hates sports shes learning how to do make up as an extra skill, i am learning barbing and shes also preparing for SAT and TOEFL
...like cutting hair? What's TOEFL?
YEP, like that
Oof, good luck to her
test of english as a foreign language(TOEFL) its a test international students take to prove they can speak english
Is it hard?
honestly, i do not know why they make Nigerians take it, English is the language of instruction here. We were colonised by the british, so almost everyone speaks good english its not really hard, if you study well enough but i think BYU has a high pass mark i got a 100 out of 120 on my TOEFL, and BYU needs a 93 I think, then I had a 1260 on the SAT
Very good. You can speak English. You may now enter the United States of America What kind of things are even on  a test like that?
LOL THANK YOU OH HIGH LEADER FOR ACCEPTING ME INTO YOUR COUNTRY *takes a bow*
*knights with a random stick* You are most welcome short Nigerian boy. Enter and eat fast food to your stomach's content
well, you read a passage and answer questions, you listen to a passage and answer more questions, ypure asked questions over the computer and you say answers into a microphone and there are two essays thank you tall asian princess yes, i shall eat to my fill but i have to work out at the same time, gotta stay in shape LOL
Wow. Interesting. Ugh essays. I've had enough of essays by this point. How long does it usually take? Round is a shape. Haha, someone called me tall! I shall now rub that in the face of my Italian friend who claims she's taller than I am. We're literally the same height though I'm pretty sure I'm slightly taller
LOL, is she in your school> *? i love italian food, i thank them for pasta and pizza LOL.. "round is a shape"  ROTFL
Pasta and pizza are her favorite. She's a year above me so she finished her freshman year at BYU-I and came home for surgery stuff, and will go back this fall. I think Thank you thank you *bows*
LOL WHERE DID YOU GUYS MEET
We go to the same branch.
Thats really cool my dads the branch president of my branch
WHOA SAME! She is awesome. She loves her food more than I do.
thats amazing were both kids of branch presidents Go us...LOL
Woot The only problem is that he pins me down to give talks...like for tomorrow.
ARE YOU READY?
...no I'm working on it right now...
SAME HERE TOO, we cant escape it
Wait, your're giving a talk too?
we always have responsibilities as children of leaders not tomorrow, but soon but im teaching the youth class tomorrow
Fun stuff. What's the topic? How many kids? Also question: what time is it over there?
im teaching "how can i improve my scripture study" whats your talk on? its 12:56 am here
Ooh. Good topic. Mine's on "preparing for a divine role as a daughter, wife, mother, and leader" It's mother's day
i took a long nap in the afternoon..LOL OH..YEAH
As in 12 in the morning? Dude, how are you still awake?
THATS REALLY COOL IM USUALLY AWAKE BY THIS TIME i am quite nocturnal
It's not cool! *wailing* Mrgh, the pressure of mother's day talks. I'm literally starting by saying how my mom doesn't like mother's day talks You need to sleep. Sleep is also life.
LOL YES, I AGREE sometimes its cool to just sleep and lazy around
THEN WHY ARE YOU NOT SLEEPING?!?!
yeah yeah i will go to bed *sobs*
....what?
goodnight tall lady i hope we get paired up again tomorrow
You need the sleep short boy.
its been fun talking to you
Haha. Same.
sleep good
Good luck on your lesson
goodluck on your talk happy mothers day to youe mom and every other mom  in your branch this short boy is out
Haha. Thanks. Back at you and them