Hmm, that's hard.  Food in general is pretty great, but I especially love freshly baked bread.
Oh man, that is a hard one.  However, the other day I went on a date with someone to the Soap Factory here in Provo.  I had to choose a favorite smell...so finally l ended up with a smell (I don't remember the name!) that is like plants after it rains.  That probably makes no sense, but it is my favorite. Freshly baked bread is wonderful too, especially on a rainy day and you come home from school, and there it is!
I love the smell outside after it rains!  That's kind of like petrichor, the word for the smell of rain after a period of dry weather.  It's one of my favorite words Oh yes, rain and bread together is pretty perfect.
Haha I don't think I have ever heard of petrichor.  Does that have to do with what you are studying?
I know you're supposed to wait for bread to cool down but I usually end up eating it while it's still warm, especially if it is cold outside. No :) I just like words.  I study philosophy How about you?
Oh yeah, that is the best time to eat it:) Philosophy...that is really cool.  What about it makes you love what you are learning? I am studying Family Life.
I think applied ethics is fascinating.  I think figuring out what the most ethical choices are for individuals and government is important and also interesting to hash out
Yeah, hashing out is a good way to say that.   I took a presidential ethics class during the 2016 presidential elections, during which we read quite a bit of Michael Sandel. Our conclusion is that no one really cared about ethics much in that election:)
I am also very interested in politics!  I agree that there were several people who didn't care about ethics anywhere near enough Which way do you lean, politically?
I am fairly conservative; however, I am also very open.  That ethics class, along with other life experiences, helped me to address some of my confirmation bias in that regard
Interesting.  So how did you feel about the election as a conservative?  I felt the Republican candidate was not a very good standard bearer for conservativism.
To be honest, I was disgusted with the Republican candidate.  I could barely stand to watch the debates, mostly because nothing of real value was said or done. What about you?  How did you feel about the election?
I was pretty upset.  I'm fairly liberal (for Utah anyway) and I felt like Clinton was a much better choice than Trump. So I didn't really agree with people that felt it was two bad choices, or that you just have to pick Trump because he's less bad or something I really believe that the president should be qualified, ethical, and a good representative of the country.  Trump seems like pretty much the opposite of that to me.
Yeah, that is what I felt as well.  I love this country, and I believe in the basic ideals upon which it was founded.  For the most part, our previous presidents set a pretty high moral bar, which has now been effectively lowered.
I totally agree.  I think Mitt Romney had some serious flaws as a presidential candidate, but I like him a lot more now! Vastly preferable to Trump
Haha yeah, it is all relative, right?:) So how much longer do you have here at BYU?
A while.  I'm only a Freshman.  How about you?
Just one more year...so very close:)  How are finals going for you?  How has your first year been?
It was ok.  I think I needed more of a break between senior year and being a freshman.   Luckily I don't have any scheduled finals until Monday. That means I'll be done later, but I needed the extra studying time. What kind of finals do you have for Family Life?
Yeah, that is way nice that you don't have anything till Monday.  Are yours mostly short answer? Haha, family life finals are much less intense than STEM or philosophy finals are.  The focus is more on the projects that are due beforehand.
Yeah, two short answer philosophy finals and one multiple choice.  Do you like having more project-focused classes?
Yeah, because I feel like projects are more applicable to what I will be doing after graduation.  For example, I am in a class right now that focuses on Marriage and Family therapy.  For our final project we were given a case study family and told to make a treatment plan for them.  That kind of thing.
That sounds interesting!  Are you planning on being a therapist?
That is the plan.  If I can get accepted into grad school, which is going to be the kicker.  What are your plans for your degree?
Maybe law school. My grandfather was a therapist.  He did counselling for parents, as well as mental health counselling and school counselling. It's a good profession!
Yeah, it is:)  Do you have any specific type of law in mind?
I think either immigration law, working as a public defender, or being a city/state prosecutor.
Immigration law is fascinating!! I am in a class right now that is focused on the influence of engineering on immigration. Last week we had an immigration lawyer come in and speak to us.  All of the complexities involved with that particular branch blew my mind. That is also a very needed profession.
I think we're in the same class. :)
Awkward:) What did you think of the presentation?
I thought it was really great!  But kind of depressing, because it's such a sad subject and I'm not sure it's going to be fixed anytime soon. Hey, wait a second, are those your initials?  I have talked to you in real life before!
To be honest, probably never.  I just wish people could reach the point where they could work together to solve the issue. Haha yeah they are.
That is super funny.  Unsurprisingly you are interesting in person and on the internet!
That is very kind of you to say!  But I think we have to lean away from  personal identification:) How have you liked the UNIV class so far?
Right, I thought that was a good rule for the chats.  I thought the culture part was really interesting and the engineering part, not so much.
Yeah,  the tests have killed me, for sure.  I am going to be lucky to scrape by with a B. I did think the engineering part was interesting, just kind of hard to understand.
Yeah.  In fact I should really get back to studying for it right now.  It was fun talking to you though!  I hope your other projects go well.
Way to be dedicated, and I wish you the best.  You got this:)