Hello! How's your day going?
It is going pretty great! I just had a great dinner with my husband and a good start to our family night. How is your evening going?
It's going well! I finished my last final exam for the semester. I'm relaxing this evening watching a TV show with my wife. It's a great time! So, if you could relive one day in your life, which day would you relive? And why?
That is a tough question. I generally do not like thinking about reliving a day. I prefer to live in the present, learn from the past, and  prepare for the future. However, if I could relive one day, it would possibly relive the thanksgiving I spent in Hawaii with my family. My dad was stationed there and we had not seen him for three months and we Would not see him for another nine. The one thing that would make that break better would be if my husband had been there. I loved that vacation. It was so peaceful, simple, And fun. Another day I would possibly relive would be my wedding day. That is a special day in and of itself. What about you? What day would you relive and why?
Those sound like really special and wonderful experiences. I don't think I would relive any day in my life. I've had amazing experiences as a kid and in high school, but I usually look forward to the future. I try to focus on the experiences I'm having. There are enough of those to keep me busy. What sort of things did you do in Hawaii? How long were you there for?
We were there for a little over a week if I remember correctly. We went surfing and snorkeling, both of which my sisters and I had never done before. We also went on a few Hikes. we spent a day at Pearl Harbor and also at the National cemetery. We went to the Polynesian cultural center twice and we also visited the LDS temple in Laie. We Explored the streets, visited some yummy bakeries, and even attended church service there. My older sister and I even got to for runs. And of course, we visited the beaches. What is a fun vacation you have been on? Or what is a favorite vacation of yours? I just realized I asked the same question twice. I meant to ask why was it your favorite vacation!
When I was in high school, my family spent a few months in India. My father was teaching at a university there. It was a neat trip mostly because it wasn't full of tourist things. We saw a lot of neat things, like the Taj Mahal and a few cool tombs, but the best part was just living among the Indians. We went to school and lived with some locals there. It was amazing. And it was so normal, that was part of the beauty of it.
That would be such an incredible experience! IT is one thing to visit a place, but it is another to to live in the place. How did that change your perspective on the world, Living in a place so different from where you are from? has it affected you in what you want to do when you graduate? The one time i spent time in a foreign country really changed the way I see the world.
It was transformative. I saw a different side of things being over there. I made great friends. I learned new languages. Ever since then I've been more internationally minded. I've never really felt fully at home here, I've always felt like I need to be traveling and in other countries.
That is a neat desire. I feel learning languages is the key to understanding people. And who they really are. Where do you want to Travel to? If you don not feel at home, have you ever felt at home?
I would really like to spend some time in Russia. I spent about two years there and it was a wonderful learning experience. I feel at home wherever I'm at. I think I sort of take my home with me. That or when I'm with my wife. She makes me feel at home.
That is how i feel when i am with my husband. I guess you just feel the best whenever you are with the one you love most. On a slightly different topic, if you could go back in time to any time, what one would you like to go to and why? Who would you like to visit, when Would you visit them, and how long would you visit them for?
I would really like to visit Soviet Russia. After spending so much time in Russia I'd like to better grasp what it was like to live during that time. It would be really interesting, albeit somewhat scary, but I'd like to understand what that life was like.
how would your wife feel about you spending time in Soviet Russia? That is quite the intense time in human history! From what I know if it, there are not a whole lot of happy Moments. As much as I love the movie Anastasia, I know that it is not a true happily ever after. What part of it would you visit? And where would you visit? And what would you Like to do there?
I would travel to St. Petersburg and Moscow. I'd probably also go to some random small cities, just to see small-scale life in the Soviet Union. I'd like to see Soviet Monuments and films, read Soviet novels, and talk to Soviet leaders.
From what I understand, it would have been super risky for you to live there. Many people were arrested for no reason.  How would you be sure that you wouldn't be arrested Or sent to one of the gulags?
Well, if I managed to time travel there, I could probably just time travel back forward in time, right? That's my backup plan. Bail on the time machine.
I guess that is a good point. Have you seen mr Peabody and Sherman? That is what i think about when I think of time machines. Tha is such a cute movie!
That is a really funny movie as well. There are a lot of clever lines. It would be neat to have a time machine that allowed you to visit multiple places at once. It would such a cool way to travel! And think of all the people you'd meet!
That would be so neat! But like you said at the beginning, it is important to live in the present and prepare for the future.