Todd: Now, Michael, you were in the Peace Corps? Mike: Peace Corps, yeah. Todd: Can you explain what the Peace Corps is and what you did? Mike: Well, it's an organization, U.S. Government organization that sends young people for the most part, colleg...
Todd: Now, Michael, I think you grew up California, right? Mike: No, I didn't. Todd: You didn't! Mike: No. Todd: I thought you were from Santa Barbara. Mike: No, no. I was born in Cincinnati and I grew up, I grew up there and I lived from my teenage...
Todd: Hey, Michael, I just met your wife. She's a really nice woman. Really friendly. Mike: Yeah. yeah. We met a long time ago. We've been married a lot of years, now. Todd: How did you meet actually? Mike: Oh, gosh, we back when we were both student...
Todd: Michael, what time did you get up this morning? Mike: About 7, no 6. Todd: Really, is that like your normal schedule? Mike: I usually get up around 6. (Yeah) Yeah. Go to bed around 11. Get up at 6. On a good day, sometimes go to bed later. Todd...
Todd:Hello, Nitya. (Hi) How are you today? (Great) Now, Nitya, can you talk a little a bit about where are you from? Nitya: OK, I'm from India, the Northern part of India, and from a very small city, but the oldest one in India. It's considered a ver...
Todd: Nitya, now in India, the Ganges river is very famous. Why is the river so famous in India? Nitya: I guess most reason because, the Ganges River's origin is from Himalayas and it's considered very pure because it's basically by the melting of th...
Todd: Nitya, (Yeah) you grew up in India (Yep) In India, what are things that school children like to do for fun? Nitya: I think playing hide-and-seek and I think what all children like in the world, it's the same I guess, because like when I came he...
Todd: So Marion, you've lived in Italy. (Yes) Italy has many favorite cities. Can you talk a little bit about them? Marion: Sure, well the first city I lived in was Genoa. And Genoa is on the Riviera, so it's a very beautiful place. It's a port city,...
Todd: So Marion, now you lived in Italy. Marion: Mm, that's right. Todd: And when people think of Italy, they think of food. (Yes) Yeah, and can you talk about the food in Italy? Marion: Sure, I'd love to. I love Italian food. Todd: I know, it's so g...
Todd: So, Marion, what are you going to do for dinner tonight? Marion: I think I'll go home, see what's in my fridge and in my cupboard and cook something up. I'm not sure what yet. Todd: Ah, you're gonna cook? Marion: Yeah, of course. Todd: Actually...
Todd: So, Marion, what countries have you lived in? Marion: I've lived in Italy, France, Australia, and now Japan...and Ireland of course. Todd: Wow, you lived in Italy, huh? Marion: Yeah. Todd: Wow. How long did you live in Italy for? Marion: Um, fo...
Todd: Now, Terry, when you bicycle on these long trips, across America, what do you do on a really bad day, when it's foggy or rainy or windy do you just keep on peddling? Terry: Usually, yes. The philosophy kind of goes that if you're going to take...
Todd: So, now Terry when you finish your bicycle ride at the end of the day, you go to a campground, so what do you do, I mean, you set up camp, I mean, and how to you take a shower, or brush your teeth, or? Terry: Oh, in this, as an example on this...
Todd: OK, Terry, now when you take your bike trips, when you bicycle across America or down the West Coast, what is a typical day? Like how would you start your day and how would you finish your day on the bicycle? Terry: Well, a typical day, I'm cam...
Todd: OK so, here we go, now Terry you were saying that you went from Vancouver to San Diego. How many days did that take? Terry: Um, the total trip took 42 days but that included one day on the bus up and then one day on the bus back so 40 days on t...
