Hello!
Hi
How are you doing this fine evening
I'm doing great How are you doing?
I am doing really well, just finishing up a beautiful day I am so glad the weather is nice, it just makes everything else easier to get through
right? It was a pretty day. I visited some friends and spent some time with them.
It was so beautiful I spent so much time just sitting out in the sun
I took a long nap because it was warm and good. I need a hammock.
They are glorious, I have borrowed some of my friends before Usually though when its good hammocking weather everyone else has the same idea though So it is hard to trees or posts near by that I can use them
I've seen some people putting hammocks on the same tree. They kind of did a 5 level hammock building. hahaha
Oh yeah! I have only seen that in pictures on Instagram. That is way cool they could do it actually
I saw some here where I live. It was fun. I don't know if I would do it though. I wouldn't want to be the one on the top or at the bottom.
Haha each are valid points, I think I am good on my one tier hammock
Me too. Or even on my couch. Super comfortable.
Amen. I totally agree
What do you study?
I am just getting started at college, but I am doing Industrial Design. I am way excited for it though. My good friend is further along in the program. He shows me the things he does and studies and it is always so interesting
I didn't know BYU had this major. I think it would be cool to create new things. They probably have a design lab to create prototypes. I like these kinds of things.
It is definitely a small program. The professional program lets 20 people in a year
Wow. I'm glad you got in it then.
Haha well I am declared as the major, the application for the pre program is due in august They let 40 people into that program
Oh, I see. I hope you get it
Thank you I appreciate that What about you? What do you study? Or what do you like learning about?
I am lucky that my major doesn't require that. I study computer science.
Nice! Where do you want to go with it?
I want to be a software engineer create cool things and help to develop communities.
That is way awesome
yeah
What kinds of things do you like to do?
What about you? What do you want to do with industrial design? Anything specific?
I am pretty open right now, part of the program offers many internships so I was going to try to work some of those and see what outlooks are available I think it would be awesome to help design technology, in phones or cars. Working on Teslas would be amazing
I see. It's good to be opened about it and see where it takes you. Yeah, there is a Tesla office in Lehi. Maybe you should try to tour it.
No way!? I didnt know that
Me neither, I got an email from the Women in Tech Council, inviting women in cs to tour some offices. Their office was one of them, but I didn't go.
I will have to go check it out! That's awesome that there are so many opportunities near by
True. There are so many tech companies around that we don't know about.
What tech has been the best thing for your life? Like for me having my phone is a huge plus
I love technology and specially the comfort that comes with it. I think my favorite would be my phone as well. I was talking to someone today. He is older and he was telling me about technology when he was younger. He had a company that was running on 100 kb of memory. And I was thinking how amazing that the computer used to send men to space was less powerful than our phones.
It really is incredible. I just got a new laptop with 2 terabytes of storage built in Even in our life time in general there has been so much improvement, like just think of how much TV's have changed
Yes, things are changing really fast. That makes our products become outdated in a month or so. Hahaha I remember growing up with a big tube TV.
It can be so frustrating sometimes haha
I remember cassette tapes, VHS, then CDs, MP3, Ipod, now streaming.
Exactly, It was a moment of realization that new computers no longer have CD ports. It was kinda sad, now everything is streaming Just like you said
We don't need DVDs, or anything like that. I remember struggling to save my school projects in floppy disks. Hahaha Thanks Google Docs
Its true, its so much easier now. I was just kinda shocked. Its been a long time since I bought any new tech I use box a lot Its the same idea of google drive
Oh I see.
The cloud is so nice, you dont have to worry about flash drives corrupting
I used Dropbox, Google Drive, and the Microsoft one, I just forgot the name. True
I love that I can use any computer and access my files as well It makes studying so much easier
It does. Everything is so easy because of that. I also remember having to sit at the library for hours to search for things.
OH yeah.... that took forever It is mind boggling to think of what is next to come, because it will keep progressing
And sometimes you had to go through pages just to realize there was nothing there you could use.
control F is my best friend
Hahahaha Mine as well
We had to do a research paper recently and going through all the peer reviewed essays was so much easier I couldnt imagine trying to find all the information I needed in paper copies of the books
I believe you. But sometimes I think I learned more at that time because it took more effort and focus.
Oh definitely, Its a lot easier to not learn but still do the work. And previously you would pick up all this new knowledge you didnt need as you were looking for other stuff
For example, I learned English through music and video games, using an old paper dictionary. Nowadays I see people trying to learn languages using apps, but since it doesn't require a lot of effort, they don't learn as much.
Oh neat! What languages do you know? And that totally makes sense
Portuguese (my native language), English, Spanish, and very basic French.
People like you inspire me Thats incredible
Hahahaha thank you. Do you speak other languages?
Well English, I can understand spanish, but not really speak it. Then I learned the basics of Hmong, so I can read it and have basic convo conversation*
Hmong? I never heard of it.
I really want to learn them both better. And I have always thought of  trying to watch films or something in the language A super cool culture I dont know if this one sent, Its a tonal language with 8 tones. Asian dialect The people dont really have a home land, they live in the mountains and have been persecuted and move around.
Wow, that's amazing, and it sounded hard 8 tones is too much. haha How hard is to find material in that language?
It is... Its easier to read because they have symbols to represent tones. Listening to conversation is a lot of guessing with context for me Its relatively difficult The language wasnt even a written one until the last 60 or so years
I thought so. That's is crazy though You are a getter, haha you chose a hard language to learn.
Yeah What inspired you to learn so many languages?
I like learning different cultures. And if you learn their language you can understand their culture better.
I definitely agree
Also I want to know what people are saying. That's why I learned English, I wanted to know what songs were saying.
I dont think you can really separate the two Well based on this conversation, you speak English incredibly Good job for just starting wanting to know what songs say
Thank you. I would record a song and try to write it. That helped me to improve my listening and pronunciation. How did you learn Hmong?
I had a friend help me out who knew it, we were doing service work in an area with a lot of Hmong people. I didn't really need to learn, because I had him. But I wanted to For similar reasons, I knew I would appreciate them and their culture better if I put in effort to learn their language
Exactly. And I am pretty sure that they felt more loved because of that.
Hopefully, I tried my best
I've heard many international people saying that one of the things they dislike is when people go to their country and expect them to adapt to receive them, instead of the visitors learning their culture. So I think what you did was respectful and honorable.
I could totally understand that view. Thank you, I  appreciate that Have you done any hikes around this area?
Not all of them. I hiked the Y, Stewart falls, and some easy ones.
Out of the ones you have done, do you have any recommendations?
I also went to Zion National Park. That's my favorite place.
Im going there at the end of the week! It will be my first time!
I hiked Angel's Landing.
I am so excited to go
It's a longer hike. But very pretty. I recommend any hike there. The landscape is amazing.
I will have to see what my friends want but I will totally campaign that one
You should. There is also the Narrows, you walked by the river, and then you walk in the water. I want to do that one. Angel's Landing is the highest sandstone mountain in the world. At least that's what I heard.
Oh that sounds way fun, you get a little of both
When you ride the shuttle inside the park sit on the left side when going up and right side coming down. They tell a little bit of the story, and everything they talk about is on that side of the shuttle.
Solid advice! Man I really appreciate all of this
I know, those are things people told me when I went for the first time, so I thought I would share.
Sweet, it is going to be such a quick trip. I am going with a few friends to stay in a cabin one has near there. Then right after we get back I fly home the next morning
They also have a road you can drive inside the park. I heard it was closed, but you should ask and totally go there if its opened because it's pretty. You drive through tunels crossing inside the mountains. Cool. I hope you enjoy it.
I am so glad parks like that exist
Me too. I love nature. If you have extra time you should visit Brigham's house there. in St. George.
Oh for sure! And if not this time, I really want to go back again. Do you like more of mountains? forests? oceans? Lakes? Deserts?
I try to go there once a semester. There are so many things to do and to see. I like everything. I grew up going to farms and playing outside. Sometimes we would go swim in the river. So I really appreciate everything.
Nice, me too. There is so much beauty in every  place you look
Absolutely. I love looking at the mountains in the morning, when the sun is rising behind them. Perks of having a window facing that side. Hahaha Do you have any preference? Lakes, mountains, rivers, desert?
So looking at them, all of them are great. Living in them, its a little ruff in the drier air places I am more used to forested areas but that can be around lakes and mountains too
Cool. Where are you from?
I am from South Carolina
I've seen some pictures of it. But I never visited.
Its a nice place, I would recommend Charleston if you ever end up going out there. It isnt the most tourist filled place but still has many things you can do
What is your favorite thing out there?
I like the downtown area, they have an open market you can walk through, the ocean breeze is right there. Then all the buildings are old and they have all these cool shops Its way neat, I would go pretty often with my friends in Highschool
I love places like that.
Its so great
I miss open markets
The environment is just so unique Its not really something I have found any other place
I went to Seattle last October, and went to Pike Place, it was so good.
Is that another open market? Or what is the Pike Place?
the Pike Place
I have never head of it
It's like a huge farmers market.
Oh my goodness That would be awesome
yes, they have fish, fruits, vegetables, there is a brew there, I don't know if is operating or just decoration, a chocolate place, some crafts, and restaurants.
What more could you possibly need? Its all in one place with that haha
Yes, and across the street there is a cheese factory. I obviously went there to try their samples a few times. hahahah I totally recommend that place. There is also a ferris wheel near by. And from the market you can see the water, I want to say that it is the ocean, but I'm not sure.
I love cheese, it would basically be the only thing I would eat if I could I will have to try to make it there one day
You should. I loved it. I'm going to be there this summer.
Oh nice! Have you ever been down to Mount Shasta from there That town has amazing hikes around it
No, I was there for 2 days, just for an internship interview, but since I will be there this summer I can explore the region.
I would definitely recommend it, I spent 8 months there and I was able to see a lot of the area. They have some of the most beautiful country I have ever seen
That's great. I'll write that down. Thanks for the advice. I think I will go to bed. It was a pleasure talking to you.
Yeah for sure, check out castle lake if you are in the area, there are some nice hikes around that one Okay! Have a great night
Thanks for the advices!
Same to you
Good night!