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Todd:  Clare, you're from England. Clare:  That's right. Todd:  How would you compare England and Japan? Clare:  Well, I think.. let's take price-wise, they're actually quite similar. Well, not maybe not England as a whole but say Japan and London is very similar. I found in supermarkets, in housing and things like that. In other respects, the people are certainly different. I...

Todd:  OK. Michael, you are into spearfishing. Michael:  Yes, I enjoy going spearfishing Todd:  OK. Can you talk about that a bit? Michael:  Yeah, sure. Spearfishing basically is a sport that you dive under the water with the aid of flippers, a wet suit, and weights but you don't use oxygen at all. It's all-- you hyperventilate before you go down to get your oxygen levels up th...

Todd:  All right. Tennessee, you were talking about how you like movies. Tenn:  Yes, I'm a big movie buff. Todd:  OK. What kind of movies do you like? Tenn:  I kind of like most genres of movies. It's just-- what I look for is a good story and good characters is the main thing. So even if I like the genre, if like whether it be science fiction or historical drama, if...

Todd:  OK., Jeff, you're a writer. Jeff:  A little bit. Todd:  OK. Jeff:  Hobby. Todd:  OK. Talk about writing. Jeff:  I write. I think you writers write about what they know. So, and I don't know much so....so it's difficult. Difficult to be a writer. Now, writers write about what they know so I'm writing. I have a manuscript now about travelling, the people, the peo...

Todd:  So Tim, you want to talk about road trips? Tim:  Yeah, I wanna talk about road trips. Me and my friends when we were in high school we took a lot of road trips to lots of different places. Todd:  OK. Tim:  We would go down to California sometimes Mexico. One time when I was living in Wyoming, in one weekend we drove from Wyoming through Colorado, New Mexico, and Mexico a...

Todd:  OK. Kerys, we're going to talk about high school. What was high school like for you? Kerys:  It was a very interesting experience. I was in a high school in a, quite a run-down area. Todd:  Oh, OK. Kerys:  So it was the norm for girls to get pregnant at 14, leave school and then come back at 16 and do their exams. Todd:  Wow! Kerys:  So it was quite unique. Tod...

Todd:  Hey Victor, I hear you're going home tomorrow. Victor:  Yes, I am . Todd:  Ah, that's too bad. So how long have you been here? Victor:  I've been here for two weeks. Todd:  I'm sorry, I was never sure. Why did you come to Japan? Victor:  Came to Japan to study martial arts. Budo Ju Jitsu is the art that we study. Todd:  Oh! OK, cool. So are like...

Todd:  Nicola, you were talking to us  the other day  that you went diving in Australia? Nicola:  That's right I did. Todd:  Wow, so what was it like? Nicola:  Well, actually it was quite scary, to be honest. When I first started I did an introductory course which was just maybe like two days. And so they just sent you out with all of the equipment, put you in the sea...

Todd:  Hey Leath! Do you want to go  ahead  and talk about the story you we're going to say? Leath:  OK. Yeah, this was about-- I'd say a year and a half ago and it was in Harare the capital, where my mom lives. I was on holidayback home seeing my mom and anyway it's a Sunday morning and I was in the shower. Got up pretty late, it must have been about half ten and all of a sudd...

Charlotte : The first time I moved to Poland I wanted to live with a foreign family so that I could learn the Polish language. I went to live with the couple in their seventies whose children had moved away from home. They started treating me like a second daughter. At first, it was really fun because they'd encourage me to speak and they'd act everything out for me, including my landlord's experi...

Todd:  Hello, Ann! How are you doing? Ann:  I'm fine. Todd:  Ann, could you introduce yourself and tell people where you are from? Ann:  Yeah. My name's Ann Hutchingson and I'm from Montreal, Canada. Right now I'm an English teacher in Tokyo, Japan. Todd:  OK. What's Montreal like? Ann:  Montreal is a really nice city. It's just very cold in the wintertime. It is.. it...

JJ:  Annili, have you always been an English teacher? Annili:  No. Actually, I started out as a French teacher. That was my first job. JJ:  Wow! So tell me about your first job. Annili:  My first job. I was working in Central West Queensland in Australia so it was a remote place. JJ:  Sure. Annili:  For example, the nearest supermarket was about 100 kilometers aw...

Todd:  OK. Kevin, we're back here in the forest. We're gonna talk about sports. Kevin:  OK. Great. I love sports. Todd:  What sports do you like? Kevin:  Well, my favorite sport is baseball. Obviously, I grew up and my father was a baseball player so I was always aroundbaseball. Todd:  Wow. Kevin:  My whole life. Todd:  You mean your father was a player in the Ma...

Todd:  Hello? David:  Hello, Seattle! Todd:  Hello, Seattle. OK. Well, how about could you introduce yourself to the listener? David:  Oh, hi! I'm David. I'm from Tennessee. The home of Jack Daniel's whiskey and Elvis Presley. Todd:  Do you like Elvis? David:  He's OK. Todd:  Yeah? Cool! David:  Never met the guy, but.. Todd:  Your name is David David:&...

Todd:  OK. Matt, we're back. We're gonna talk about music. What is your favorite kind of music? Matt:  My favorite kind of music is alternative music. Generally, I like all types of music apart from country music. Todd:  I'm the same way. I hate country except for Johny Cash. Matt:  Yeah. The older country is good but the newer, I don't like the newer stuff. Todd:  Yeah. H...

Charlotte:  Hey Jessica, you've got a brother called Kirk? Jessica:  Yes, that's right. He is two and a half years older than I am and we get along very well now. Charlotte:  You get along very well now. How did you get along in the past? Jessica:  Not very well at all actually. He was always very mean and heartless, should we say. Charlotte:  What was the first thing you...

Todd:  OK. Hello? Steven:  Hello, there! Todd:  How are you doing today? Steven:  Pretty good. Todd:  Could you please introduce yourself. Steven:  Yeah. My name is Steven and I come from the north of England. Todd:  Oh, really? Where in the north of England? Steven:  A little village called Gawsworth. Todd:  Is it a big place? Steven:  No, it's ab...

Todd:  OK. Victor, tomorrow you're flying home? Victor:  Yes, that's correct. Todd:  OK. So, are you afraid of flying? Victor:  No, flying's fine. Todd:  Really? Back home for your job, do you fly? Victor:  No, I drive to work and to different assignments. Todd:  OK. You never have to fly to go to conventions or other cities or stuff like that? Victor: ...

Todd:  Devon, I hear that you took the train across Russia. Devon:  Yes. I started in Moscow travelled through Russia, Mongolia and ended up in China. Todd:  Wow! That's a long way. Devon:  Yes, it was. It took three weeks. I did it as part of a tour with 10 other people. Todd:  Man, that's a cool trip. That must of cost a lot of money. Devon:  It did cost a lot of mo...

JJ:  Look at them all lean in as I tell this story. It starts out sickeningly sweet. I was in a musical, Cinderella. I was Cinderella and the guy who played the prince and I started to date. We got pretty serious .  He was trying to get rid of an ex who kept bothering him and so he decided to come to Japan to teach English. All during the summer we had plans...

Todd:  OK. Jamie, we're going to talk about movies. Jamie:  OK. Great! Todd:  What is your favorite movie? Jamie:  My favorite movie is kind of a heavy movie. It's a called Sophie's Choice with Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline. Todd:  OK. Jamie:  It's a movie, it's set in World War II. Meryl Streep plays a Polish woman who has come to America and she's met a man, Kevin Kl...

Todd:  OK, Conrad. Conrad:  Yeah. Todd:  You're quite the jock! Conrad:  Thanks Todd. Todd:  Yeah. So, we're gonna talk about sports. Conrad:  All right. Todd:  What sports do you like? Conrad:  Well, I like a lot of sports but basketball is my favorite. Definitely. Todd:  Oh, really? Conrad:  Yeah! Todd:  OK. How long have you been playing ba...

Todd:  So JJ, I hear you've got a good living arrangement? JJ:  I love it. Of course, you know like any person, I was a little bit leery about living with roommates but at the same time I thought living in a foreign country I didn't want to isolate myself completely especially since I don't speak the language. I first met Jessica at the airport and when we were close to tears from laughi...

Todd:  OK. Hello? Kevin:  Hi! How you doing? Todd:  I'm doing pretty good. Kevin:  Good. Todd:  What's your name? Kevin:  My name is Kevin. Todd:  Kevin. Where are you from? Kevin:  I'm from Pheonix, Arizona. Todd:  OK. Nice. Kevin:  In the United States. Todd:  Wow, were you born in Phoenix? Kevin:  Actually, no. I was actually born in N...

Todd:  OK. We're back with Jeanna. You want to talk about your summer vacation. Jeanna:  Sure. I went to Las Vegas, Nevada; Reno, Nevada; Tahoe, California; and San Diego, California, and I went to Disneyland. Todd:  Wow! Sounds like a really good time. Jeanna:  Yeah, it was. It was a lot of fun. Todd:  What was the best place? Jeanna:  Probably Las Vegas. It was the...