Hey there!
Hey. How's it going?
Good, just working on homework this morning. How are you?
Good. Getting ready for a long day but it's almost the weekend so...
Hang in there! Do you have a lot of classes today or just a lot of homework to do?
A lot of time consuming activities really. The homework is pretty light but I have two 2 hour rehearsals and two 2 hour practices for sports. Then some stuff in between
Wow! What sport do you play? You seem very talented!
I play hockey. Do you play any sports?
Do they have hockey at the Y? I do not play any college sports. I played all throughout my life though. I knew if i play in college I dont think i would love the sport the same. Its too much pressure in the college level. But I am sure its fun too
Its for the Provo league and not the Y,  but they do have a hockey team here. That makes sense. It matters a lot more if you lose I suppose.
I didnt even know that was such a thing. Hockey would be cool! I have never been to a hockey game before. Do you only play other local teams or do you have to travel for it?
Hockey games are a lot of fun. Very active. We play other local teams. There are like 8 in my league or so. I'm not sure.
I could imagine. I only hear of fights. Is that a common thing to happen during a game?
We aren we aren't allowed to fight But there is a lot of shade throwing per se.
Well thats a good thing! haha what is shade throwing?
In general a lot of hockey does have fights though. Shade throwing is essentially insulting the other team or the other players. We have one guy who is the culprit in particular.
haha it sounds intense! How long have you been playing for
It can get intense. It's like football on skates but 70x better. I've been playing since January.
I may just have to finally watch a hockey game this winter! January was the first time you ever played or did you play back in high school ?
The BYU games are really cheap. They're either $3 or $5 with student ID. I skated like once a year before that but I didn't ever play hockey.
I will have to look into it! Good for you for just picking it up like that!
One of the STAC classes here is a hockey class. I took it and enjoyed it a lot. Possibly too much.
haha thats good though. Fun that you can enjoy a new hobby!
Very true. Gives me something to do that isn't just school, you know?
Totally understand! Its good to have a release somewhere You said you have a rehearsal does that mean you do drama of some sort> ?
Indeed it is. I'm in band here.
What instrument do you play?
I play french horn.
How cool! I played the flute in high school but gave up when I had to start playing during the games. haha sometimes i wish i wouldnt have stopped though. I enjoyed band! Do you get to play at all the football games and stuff?>
Flute is a good instrument. My mom played it. Yeah we play at home games. Band is a lot of fun but here its a massive time commitment. The game itself is like 4 hours and then we have to be there two hours early for rehearsal and we're there late so its like 8 hours.
I could imagine! It would be so much practicing and you guys probably do all the half time shows too, huh? Thats insane! So much time!
Yeah. We do three half-time shows a year so I think we have like 3 or so weeks to learn and perform each show.
You are dedicated! haha Thats a lot of time away from homework. Especially if you are taking very time consuming classes.
To be honest, we get paid quite a bit for it so I mostly do it for the scholarship and the fact that I like band enough to get paid to do it.
Oh I didnt know you got paid for it! I guess that itself would make it worth it! haha
Yeah. It is, but somehow you manage to make all the projects and stuff work. Yeah base scholarship is something like $750 I think. Maybe more.
Do they require you to keep a certain GPA?
It's not very high. I think it might be a 3.0? I'm not sure. I've never really had to worry about it.
Not bad at all! Sounds like a great experience overall!
It is. And if you show up it's a pretty easy A. You do have to show up all the time though. Unless you're in like the hospital or something.
Makes sense. I mean if you missed a class you would probably be pretty far behind on where everyone else is. They dont have it on the weekends though do they.
Yeah. Honestly at this point in the season there isn't a whole lot to do. We only have it on the weekends if there is a game.
I see. You're dedicated!
Thanks. Is there anything you really like to do?
Im kind of a health junkie haha i love working out and cooking healthy meals I know its a bit boring haha
Being a health junkie is good. I wish I knew more about being healthy. What's your favorite thing to make?
Yeah it is good, I agree! They have some good classes on nutrition on campus. My favorite meal is definitely spaghetti squash, with chicken and pesto. Spaghetti squash is a new one I have started to use and love it! It can be used to replace so many high carb food items!
That sounds really good actually. Spaghetti squash is wonderful. It's spaghetti but better for you and also it can be used in so many ways. Also fairly cheap.
yes and even a small one can go a long ways! Great for a college student. Keeps way better in the fridge than spaghetti noodles too. Win win
Really? I didn't know that. Maybe I should consider eating more spaghetti squash. Do you usually bake it?
Yeah I bake it in the oven but you can do it in the microwave too. I think it tastes better from the oven though.
Lets be honest, most things taste better in the microwave than they do in the oven. Probably better for you if you cook it in the oven too.
Yeah I just feel like it is less dry when cooked in the oven but its faster if the microwave.
I guess you have to choose your priorities then. Which do you value more. Speed or quality.
Quality for sure! I can always let stuff cool while I work on homework or other things that need to get done. What about you?
That's true. It depends on the day. Sometimes I actually want good food and sometimes I just want to put stuff into my body.
hahaha! yes! Meal prepping is good for quick food!
very true. That's how I do most of my lunches.
See you're already being healthy then!
Healthy budget wise maybe. What I actually eat isn't the most healthy. Its really pretty far from it.
hahaha well then budget is good enough:)
I think we all just take what we can get as college students.
Umm yes that couldnt be more true!
We're not even the poor college students.