1 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:04,240 Speaker 1: On location. 2 00:00:04,519 --> 00:00:06,599 Speaker 2: I'm driven by Victor Christlin Dots G. 3 00:00:06,799 --> 00:00:24,320 Speaker 1: Brown. It's Billified, the Bill Moran Podcast. Well, hello and welcome. 4 00:00:24,399 --> 00:00:26,719 Thanks for getting your pod on. Thank you for telling 5 00:00:26,719 --> 00:00:30,600 a friend. That's how we spread the word about the Birrateship. 6 00:00:30,839 --> 00:00:34,159 I am joined today by two very special people to me. 7 00:00:36,079 --> 00:00:41,039 She came first. My name is Zara, Zara Hersey. She 8 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:48,640 is a synchronized swimmer. She what, no, an artistic swimmer. Okay, 9 00:00:48,679 --> 00:00:52,799 it's not called synchronized swimming anymore. Wow, I didn't know that. 10 00:00:53,039 --> 00:00:55,520 When did they change it? Why don't you pull up 11 00:00:55,560 --> 00:01:00,159 a little bit closer twenty seventeen? Tell me Zara, and 12 00:01:00,159 --> 00:01:02,719 then we will get to Elias as well, because they 13 00:01:02,719 --> 00:01:08,439 are siblings. How did you discover sincing and I swimming? 14 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:13,319 Excuse me, I ate a Parmersan cheese cracker and it 15 00:01:13,359 --> 00:01:16,640 got stuck somewhere. I'm gonna start blowing cheese bubbles. But 16 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:19,280 I was telling somebody that you did it, and they said, 17 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:23,000 I've never heard of that, or that's something you don't 18 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:25,719 hear of a lot with young people, right, yeah, So 19 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:27,680 how did you discover this? Lean right in there? 20 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:31,439 Speaker 2: So it's actually a really funny story. So I was 21 00:01:31,519 --> 00:01:34,120 taking swim lessons when I was like, I think I 22 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:37,799 was nine, and the swim in structure was really mean, 23 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:40,480 and I what. 24 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:41,599 Speaker 1: Do you mean by really mean? 25 00:01:42,159 --> 00:01:44,799 Speaker 2: She was like yelling at us while we swim, and 26 00:01:45,159 --> 00:01:47,000 I was so fed up with her. I was like, 27 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:49,359 I'm not doing this. So I said, I'm gonna go 28 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:51,159 to the bathroom and I found my dad on the 29 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:53,359 other side of the pool and I just I just 30 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:57,040 walked out and my dad was talking to a random 31 00:01:57,040 --> 00:02:00,680 mom and the artistic swimmers were practicing in the deep 32 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:02,640 end of the pool. I was having my swimming lessons 33 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:04,799 at and she was like, you should join. They put 34 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:07,280 they put gelatin in their hair at competitions and they 35 00:02:07,319 --> 00:02:09,520 get to tap the big stick. And those were the 36 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:12,000 two reasons that I was compelled to join for some reason. 37 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:13,960 Speaker 1: What is the tap the big stick? 38 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:18,759 Speaker 2: So when we do our hybrids and stuff, it's like 39 00:02:18,759 --> 00:02:21,759 the underwater tricks. Yeah, we have to hear the rhythm 40 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:24,479 of the music. Oh sure, if you're not actually playing 41 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:29,800 the music. We just tapped a bpm wow without the 42 00:02:29,879 --> 00:02:30,639 music itself. 43 00:02:31,159 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 1: That is amazing. I did not know that. And sure 44 00:02:35,039 --> 00:02:38,840 that sound underwater you can hear it as clear as dey. Yeah. 45 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:41,599 Speaker 2: Yeah, and then we also have underwater speakers where we 46 00:02:41,599 --> 00:02:44,360 can listen to music underwater. And then I remember one 47 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:45,719 time we had a karaoke party. 48 00:02:45,719 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 1: It was really fun underwater. Now Zara is you're thirteen 49 00:02:52,599 --> 00:02:56,479 years old and you are in the eighth grade. Yes, 50 00:02:56,879 --> 00:03:02,159 eighth grade. And she is also been to Junior Olympics 51 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:03,960 with the artistic swimming. 52 00:03:04,199 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 2: I've been there. I think this year will be my 53 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:09,400 fourth year if I make it, hopefully. 54 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's really impressive. Yeah, I know a lot of 55 00:03:13,879 --> 00:03:14,960 time and effort going to that. 56 00:03:15,439 --> 00:03:18,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, we spend this year. I think I have around 57 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:22,080 twelve hours a week of practice, so it is a lot, 58 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:23,680 but it's really fun and I love it. 59 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:27,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, what do you think you how far would you 60 00:03:27,439 --> 00:03:28,000 like to take it? 61 00:03:30,039 --> 00:03:32,879 Speaker 2: I really don't know. Oh, I think I would do 62 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:37,840 it more recreationally in college. I've seen the way the 63 00:03:37,879 --> 00:03:40,319 girls on the Olympics training. I don't know if I 64 00:03:40,479 --> 00:03:44,800 can do that because there's a lot of work. Yeah, 65 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:47,400 it's very impressive, and I do. I love the sport. 66 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:50,280 I think it's very fun, but I don't want to 67 00:03:50,319 --> 00:03:51,840 take it like too far. 68 00:03:52,479 --> 00:03:56,639 Speaker 1: I understand what would you like to do? As you 69 00:03:56,680 --> 00:03:58,599 get older, and yeah, I think. 70 00:03:58,439 --> 00:04:00,879 Speaker 2: I would really love There's the biggest competition in the 71 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:06,159 year is Nationals. I would really love to This year, 72 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:08,680 I'm eligible to make it to Nationals and I would 73 00:04:08,719 --> 00:04:11,840 really love to try and make it because it would 74 00:04:11,879 --> 00:04:14,520 just be really, really cool. It's the biggest competition. It's 75 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:17,360 where the college scouts go. It's really cool. 76 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 1: That is uh and that's going to be in Buffalo 77 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:20,120 this year. 78 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:25,360 Speaker 3: Correct, yes, yes, so but where would you so if that, 79 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:29,480 if you got scouted by a college, would you consider 80 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:30,680 swimming in college? 81 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:36,920 Speaker 2: I mean it's a good deal. Yeah, I think I 82 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:40,519 think I probably would because if if they take me, 83 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:45,240 that would be really cool and you get to compete 84 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:48,360 in different competitions I just don't have access to and 85 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:52,160 you have a lot more resources. So it would be 86 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:55,560 really cool if I did get selected. But I don't 87 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:57,639 think if I didn't, I don't think if I If 88 00:04:57,680 --> 00:05:00,560 I didn't, I don't think I would join. But that 89 00:05:00,639 --> 00:05:01,480 would be awesome. 90 00:05:01,639 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, it would be awesome. And now, sitting next to you, 91 00:05:05,319 --> 00:05:09,079 how would you describe the person to your right. 92 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:16,199 Speaker 2: I think that they are a very smart, very clever person. 93 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:22,240 You know a lot about animals and geography and flags 94 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:26,720 a lot about flags. Very very sweet and kind to 95 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:28,439 loves animals so much. 96 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 1: I have never heard a big sister talk about their 97 00:05:32,079 --> 00:05:35,639 little brother like that. Usually they would say, oh, you 98 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:37,639 mean the little twerp next to me or the pain 99 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:40,120 in the butt next to me. But she just gave 100 00:05:40,279 --> 00:05:45,399 a wonderful, loving kind and I see you guys, You 101 00:05:45,959 --> 00:05:49,800 guys get along very well. Not only is Elias super 102 00:05:49,879 --> 00:05:53,959 knowledgeable and taught me about picture plants, which I want 103 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:56,240 to get one of the picture plants. And when we 104 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:59,920 were over at where were we yesterday? The botanical gardens. 105 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:11,759 Speaker 4: Panic gardens, So like, here's part of the conversation we'll 106 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:12,720 get to. 107 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:17,879 Speaker 2: So we were at the potanical gardens, my sister and 108 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:21,519 my grandma. They were in the bathrooms and we were 109 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:24,560 just kind of walking around, and then we decided that 110 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:27,399 we were gonna go check on them, but to go 111 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:30,600 to the but they went to a different bathroom from 112 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:35,000 what we thought they went to, So we ended up 113 00:06:35,759 --> 00:06:38,160 thinking they were in this bathroom that you had to 114 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:41,160 walk through the picture plants to get to, and we 115 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:43,759 ended up just I ended up just telling them about 116 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:49,560 picture plants, and we and then we looked for them elsewhere. 117 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:52,519 Speaker 1: I really yeah, I liked them. I thought that was 118 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:56,360 really really cool. Now Elias is not only super knowledgeable 119 00:06:56,399 --> 00:07:00,279 about things, he is also as is by the way, 120 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:03,920 I mean, she's extremely bright. Azar has been coding computers 121 00:07:03,959 --> 00:07:05,639 and doing things for many, many years. 122 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:09,879 Speaker 2: Right, yeah, just a little bit. I did some coding 123 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:13,079 classes when I was younger. But it's still fun. I 124 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:15,319 do it every once in a while now, very. 125 00:07:15,160 --> 00:07:20,600 Speaker 1: Busy with Yeah, I know. And but Elias is like 126 00:07:20,879 --> 00:07:23,319 the dance He's the dance guy. He's the dancer. 127 00:07:23,399 --> 00:07:28,079 Speaker 2: I'm a dancer. Yes, you do tap, I do tap, jazz, ballet, 128 00:07:28,319 --> 00:07:34,240 hip hop and contemporary. I think that's all wrong. 129 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, and you love it all. 130 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 2: Yes, I love it all. 131 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 1: And you can so fun. I could see you because 132 00:07:41,199 --> 00:07:43,160 you were sort of choreographing a dance. 133 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:48,199 Speaker 2: Oh I was that was that choreographed? So okay? So okay, 134 00:07:48,279 --> 00:07:53,240 you guys need context. So basically basically okay, okay, k 135 00:07:53,439 --> 00:07:57,199 k k k k So basically me, my sister saw 136 00:07:57,360 --> 00:08:01,959 this person do a funny video and they were like 137 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:06,519 this funny like dance on the internet, and it was 138 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:10,199 like it was this dance from the SpongeBob musical. She 139 00:08:10,319 --> 00:08:12,800 was making her husband do it, and she said that 140 00:08:12,879 --> 00:08:16,560 she now understood why kings had gestures. And I wanted 141 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:20,399 to understand why kings had gestures, so I made Elias 142 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:25,240 to me, it's so funny. 143 00:08:25,399 --> 00:08:28,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, I saw the dance Zara. I didn't think it 144 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:31,879 was even funny. I thought he was really good. 145 00:08:32,799 --> 00:08:35,759 Speaker 2: I thought it was fun it was. It's a funny dance. 146 00:08:35,799 --> 00:08:39,440 It's a goofy dance. I like it though, it's goofy. 147 00:08:38,919 --> 00:08:47,240 Speaker 1: Yeah. Now that you guys have traveled all around the world, Yes, 148 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:48,399 you've been to France. 149 00:08:48,639 --> 00:09:04,240 Speaker 2: We've been to France, Portugal, Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, Croatia. Yeah, 150 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:10,799 at that, and Costa Rica and the Cayman Islands. Okay, 151 00:09:11,039 --> 00:09:13,039 Now I don't know that's owned by Britain. 152 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:14,159 Speaker 1: Eleven different countries. 153 00:09:14,159 --> 00:09:15,200 Speaker 2: That's owned by Britain. 154 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 1: So I guess England, what does their flag look like? 155 00:09:18,120 --> 00:09:21,960 Speaker 2: Not England? Excuse me, not England. There are two different things. 156 00:09:22,039 --> 00:09:25,120 Speaker 1: England is one of the Are they owned by England. 157 00:09:26,919 --> 00:09:30,600 Speaker 2: United Kingdom UK because the Britunited Kingdom excuse me? 158 00:09:30,879 --> 00:09:34,600 Speaker 1: Yes? So what the Cayman Islands? What's their flag look like? 159 00:09:35,159 --> 00:09:38,879 Speaker 2: Okay, I'm gonna have to use my very big brain 160 00:09:38,960 --> 00:09:43,679 because all the British, all the British, British flags, almost 161 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:48,240 all the British, like, I'm pretty sure it's like light blue. No, 162 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:49,120 that's Fiji. 163 00:09:51,639 --> 00:09:54,000 Speaker 1: Let me tell you that I have. I couldn't even 164 00:09:54,159 --> 00:09:55,960 venture a guest. 165 00:09:56,159 --> 00:10:00,559 Speaker 2: It's always going it's going to have the the brit Is, 166 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:06,639 the Union jack in the corner up there. I I 167 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:10,840 don't know, I'm so so it's such a specific country. 168 00:10:10,879 --> 00:10:13,360 I could tell you any other country. 169 00:10:13,279 --> 00:10:15,879 Speaker 1: On that line. I know. Now I want to go 170 00:10:15,919 --> 00:10:18,200 back to the ones that you went to. I'll ask Zara, 171 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:20,440 first favorite place that you went to. 172 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:26,120 Speaker 2: That's hard to pick. That's really hard. I don't know. 173 00:10:27,799 --> 00:10:32,159 I really really loved we went to Denmark. We went 174 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:35,080 to Copenhagen. I wish we spent more time in the 175 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:38,000 city because it was so beautiful and there was this 176 00:10:38,039 --> 00:10:41,840 really big clock tower that would chime every fifteen minutes 177 00:10:42,039 --> 00:10:44,960 and it kept everyone on time. But it wasn't loud 178 00:10:45,039 --> 00:10:49,159 or annoying or like frustrating or like higy. It was 179 00:10:49,159 --> 00:10:51,360 just really nice and it kept every one in the time. 180 00:10:51,399 --> 00:10:53,320 I wish we had one where I live. 181 00:10:53,759 --> 00:10:56,039 Speaker 1: Yeah, like that just sort of keep you on time. 182 00:10:56,919 --> 00:10:59,840 A lot of canals, a lot of Did you ride 183 00:10:59,840 --> 00:11:01,559 any boats on the canals? 184 00:11:01,679 --> 00:11:03,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, we took We took a boat tour and then 185 00:11:04,159 --> 00:11:09,000 I think we took a go No, it was just it. 186 00:11:08,919 --> 00:11:14,159 Speaker 1: Was them like I did. I did them in Cambridge, England. 187 00:11:14,600 --> 00:11:17,759 Speaker 2: If they had gondolas, I don't think I saw any. 188 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:20,720 But we did a boat tour and we did this 189 00:11:21,039 --> 00:11:24,000 really cool pastry tour where we got to try all 190 00:11:24,039 --> 00:11:27,159 of these amazing pastries. We walked all around the city 191 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:32,759 with our tour guide and we tried this like poppy 192 00:11:32,840 --> 00:11:35,279 Sea pastry. I can't remember what it's called, but like 193 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:37,519 so many of these things I'd never tried before and 194 00:11:37,559 --> 00:11:39,759 they were all so good. And it was also a 195 00:11:39,759 --> 00:11:42,120 really cool way to see the city in general. 196 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:44,759 Speaker 1: Right, And it's fun when you're walking around, like we 197 00:11:44,759 --> 00:11:46,919 can read about it, we can look at pictures of it, 198 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:51,039 we can see little videos when you're there and you're yeah, 199 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:54,440 there's nothing like that. First. Yeah. Okay, So I will 200 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:57,519 ask you, Elias, at all the countries that you have 201 00:11:57,600 --> 00:11:59,720 been to, which one was your favorite to visit? 202 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:05,080 Speaker 2: Okay, I'm gonna have to use I'm gonna have to 203 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:10,000 think very logistically on this, so Copenhagen was the best 204 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:16,159 city I ever went to. Varius is just glorified DC. 205 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:18,360 It is just glorified DC. 206 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:20,679 Speaker 1: I will say, why do you say that? 207 00:12:21,080 --> 00:12:24,720 Speaker 2: So basically they were made by the same architect. 208 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:28,480 Speaker 1: And then also so the city design. 209 00:12:28,919 --> 00:12:34,200 Speaker 2: It's still there's also tons. There's a lot of cigarettes, 210 00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:42,960 cigarette butts everywherettes yes, and and then and then there 211 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:46,840 was like there was just it was everywhere, just tons 212 00:12:46,879 --> 00:12:50,639 of cigarettes, tons of trash, like there was spray paint, 213 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:53,679 which DC doesn't even have that much spray paint. So 214 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:59,519 I would recommend Paris over DC. But if you're planning 215 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:05,600 on going to Paris, but you want something albeit more better, 216 00:13:06,799 --> 00:13:12,240 just a bit better and cheaper, not cheaper, not cheaper cheap, 217 00:13:12,360 --> 00:13:16,360 it's not cheaper. No, just replace that Eiffel Tower, pull 218 00:13:16,399 --> 00:13:19,679 in the Washington Monument and then you got Washington, DC, 219 00:13:20,399 --> 00:13:24,559 and then clean it up, replace the smokers with vapors. 220 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:26,840 Speaker 1: And they would go okay. So Paris is not a 221 00:13:26,879 --> 00:13:29,240 place you liked. But Copenhagen was the best city. 222 00:13:29,639 --> 00:13:34,120 Speaker 2: Was the best city, got it the best. Probably the 223 00:13:34,159 --> 00:13:39,399 best two countries I went to is tied for Ecuador 224 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:47,840 and Ecuador and Iceland because first of all Iceland absolutely beautiful. 225 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:51,919 Rickyovic was beautiful. I had a lot of trouble going 226 00:13:51,919 --> 00:13:54,120 to sleep. I would stay up very late every night. 227 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:56,879 But it's because the sun. The sun doesn't set for 228 00:13:56,919 --> 00:13:59,399 a really, it doesn't sound till like eleven at night. 229 00:13:59,759 --> 00:14:01,279 Speaker 1: What time of year were you guys there? 230 00:14:01,720 --> 00:14:05,080 Speaker 2: Summer in August. All of our vacations we usually do 231 00:14:05,200 --> 00:14:06,919 in August. 232 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:10,440 Speaker 1: Okay, so you really liked Iceland. And he didn't get 233 00:14:10,440 --> 00:14:12,080 to sleep very well, but that was kind of cool. 234 00:14:12,159 --> 00:14:15,159 Speaker 2: It was awesome. This was my trip. We went to 235 00:14:15,279 --> 00:14:18,159 the Blue Lagoon. I didn't love the Blue Lagoon. It 236 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:21,440 made me smell. It smelled well. I didn't mind the 237 00:14:21,559 --> 00:14:25,879 smell like it smelled like just sore sulfur, a lot 238 00:14:25,919 --> 00:14:28,919 of sulfur. I didn't like it because it was super 239 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:32,399 salty and it crodd my skin and I hated it. 240 00:14:32,440 --> 00:14:33,120 Speaker 1: But they had. 241 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:37,840 Speaker 2: Very You can't put your hair in it. With your 242 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:39,279 hair in it, it's just not good for your hair. 243 00:14:39,759 --> 00:14:43,120 But but, but, but but they had very nice saunas. 244 00:14:43,240 --> 00:14:47,240 The saunas were amazing. I loved those saunas. 245 00:14:47,399 --> 00:14:52,279 Speaker 1: And so and it was this beautiful. 246 00:14:51,679 --> 00:14:54,039 Speaker 2: Color just like have you ever seen opal a? 247 00:14:54,279 --> 00:14:55,759 Speaker 1: Have you ever seen. 248 00:14:57,039 --> 00:14:59,440 Speaker 2: That is what the water kind of looked like. It 249 00:14:59,480 --> 00:15:03,600 was like this milky blue. It was really pretty and 250 00:15:03,639 --> 00:15:06,360 it gets that color from it reflects the sky. But 251 00:15:06,399 --> 00:15:11,080 if you take the water inside, it's actually just like 252 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:13,320 milk colored almost, is what they said. 253 00:15:13,399 --> 00:15:16,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, were you able to try that? 254 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:20,679 Speaker 2: Oh, they didn't let us. I did try. I tried 255 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:24,360 to cup the water in my hand and they were like, nope, 256 00:15:24,360 --> 00:15:26,559 you got to put it back. You can't bring dripping 257 00:15:26,600 --> 00:15:29,519 water in here. But I think. 258 00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:33,600 Speaker 1: I think so. I mean, hard to tell if you 259 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:38,320 didn't see it, but it sounds sounds legitimate. Now I know, Elias, 260 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:43,200 you are an animal, I'm gonna say expert. And now, 261 00:15:43,279 --> 00:15:46,000 out of all the countries you have gone to, where 262 00:15:46,039 --> 00:15:51,639 have you seen the in your in your opinion, the 263 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:55,960 coolest animal the Ecuador? What did you see an Ecuador? 264 00:15:55,960 --> 00:15:59,639 Speaker 2: Okay, so I'm sorry, Actually the mic. 265 00:16:00,519 --> 00:16:02,759 Speaker 1: Yeah, one mic where we're really kind of doing this 266 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:04,080 off my lap, But I like this. 267 00:16:04,320 --> 00:16:08,960 Speaker 2: So in Ecuador, there were we in Ecuador, we went 268 00:16:09,039 --> 00:16:13,120 to these islands, some of some of the most remote 269 00:16:13,159 --> 00:16:16,559 and untouched islands in the world. Not the most there's 270 00:16:16,639 --> 00:16:19,960 definitely some Pacific islands that topped that list. But we're 271 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:22,759 not gonna talk about that. We're talking about the Galapagos. 272 00:16:23,080 --> 00:16:27,720 The Galapagos are so cool. So basically how they they 273 00:16:27,960 --> 00:16:35,759 had they had been without any people for millions of years, 274 00:16:35,799 --> 00:16:42,519 thousands of years, so they were able to like they're 275 00:16:42,799 --> 00:16:46,320 the finches on there. They actually gave Charles Darwin the 276 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:51,919 idea of evolution because each finch had a different beak 277 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:55,320 for different things that they're gonna eat. And there's these 278 00:16:55,399 --> 00:16:59,720 birds they're called the booby birds. There's the blue footed 279 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:01,840 and the red footed booby and. 280 00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:04,680 Speaker 1: The nasty Are you just trying to say something dirty? No, 281 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:06,480 the third is really called booby. 282 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:09,279 Speaker 2: Yes, really, it's called the blue footed booby. And there's 283 00:17:09,319 --> 00:17:13,839 also these really really old tortoises. They walk around. 284 00:17:13,839 --> 00:17:19,039 Speaker 1: They're like, okay, how fast do they go? Because I 285 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:21,079 always heard the two miles. 286 00:17:20,759 --> 00:17:23,279 Speaker 2: From I mean not not very fast, but they'll be 287 00:17:23,359 --> 00:17:25,400 like they'll stand in place and then you'll hear them 288 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:29,400 inhale and then they'll walk like more really fast. They'll 289 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:30,920 take like five really fast steps. 290 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:37,680 Speaker 1: Now, were they around when the dinosaurs were around? These turtles? 291 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:41,279 You think no, or or their relatives. 292 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:46,079 Speaker 2: The relatives probably they've been there for hundreds some of 293 00:17:46,079 --> 00:17:51,400 them even maybe two hundred years their life, fans around 294 00:17:51,640 --> 00:17:59,519 one hundred and fifty years. They There are these finches 295 00:17:59,599 --> 00:18:04,519 and birds that gave Darwin the ideas for his theory 296 00:18:04,559 --> 00:18:10,559 of evolution, and they're endemic to the Galapagos Islands, which 297 00:18:10,599 --> 00:18:12,599 means they can't be found anywhere else in the world. 298 00:18:13,039 --> 00:18:14,079 They're really cool. 299 00:18:14,119 --> 00:18:19,359 Speaker 1: I really anywhere else? Or yeah, well, I mean all 300 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:22,079 that is so amazing experience. 301 00:18:22,079 --> 00:18:25,759 Speaker 2: Giant turtles that were like as they were as the 302 00:18:25,799 --> 00:18:30,480 turtles were like five big, they were like when I mean, 303 00:18:30,599 --> 00:18:33,640 I don't mean tortoises that lived on land, I mean 304 00:18:34,319 --> 00:18:38,799 sea turtles. Those sea turtles were giant. They were huge, 305 00:18:39,839 --> 00:18:43,599 like six feet big. And then there were marine iguanas, 306 00:18:43,720 --> 00:18:47,599 tons of them everywhere. Marine iguanas are the only iguanas 307 00:18:47,599 --> 00:18:51,640 that can swim. There are some iguanas that are supposedly 308 00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:55,839 swimming in Florida, but they're the only iguana actually adapted 309 00:18:55,960 --> 00:18:57,599 to swimming. And they're really cool. 310 00:18:57,920 --> 00:19:04,359 Speaker 1: Yeah, uh okay. You not only do you dance love animals, 311 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:07,519 obviously very kind to your sister because she said such 312 00:19:07,599 --> 00:19:10,279 nice things about you. You'll also play ukulele. 313 00:19:10,640 --> 00:19:12,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, I play ukulele. 314 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:16,519 Speaker 1: And French horn, yeah, and French horn yeah yeah, and 315 00:19:16,559 --> 00:19:18,160 then Zara plays. 316 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:22,559 Speaker 2: I played the viola. I don't play any instruments right now, 317 00:19:22,880 --> 00:19:26,880 but I played the viola for four years I think. 318 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:31,160 And my best friend plays the viola still. We started together, 319 00:19:31,559 --> 00:19:35,200 and now she's she's in her own quartet. She's doing 320 00:19:35,319 --> 00:19:36,759 so good. She's really good. 321 00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:40,440 Speaker 1: How how often is sincro for you? How many nights 322 00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:40,920 a week? 323 00:19:41,359 --> 00:19:43,119 Speaker 2: I have? Let me let me count. So I have 324 00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:48,559 it on Mondays, I have it on I have it 325 00:19:48,599 --> 00:19:54,839 on Wednesdays. I have it on Thursdays and Saturdays. 326 00:19:55,559 --> 00:19:59,079 Speaker 1: That's a lot. That's a lot. And then I assume 327 00:19:59,079 --> 00:20:02,480 there's other activities and classes and things that you're in. 328 00:20:02,960 --> 00:20:05,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, so I do. I take French and I take 329 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:12,680 I take yearbook. I love yearbook, your book. I get 330 00:20:12,720 --> 00:20:17,039 to I get to design the yearbook. I'm the editor 331 00:20:17,319 --> 00:20:20,680 of design for the yearbook. I love graphic design. I 332 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:24,640 love playing with Photoshop and sometimes I'll use Canva or 333 00:20:25,079 --> 00:20:28,039 other tools. It's just really fun. And I actually our 334 00:20:28,279 --> 00:20:31,759 yearbook got nominated for an award last year and the 335 00:20:31,799 --> 00:20:35,440 page I designed, and this was some of my first 336 00:20:35,519 --> 00:20:39,880 like big designs I've done, was given the highest score 337 00:20:39,920 --> 00:20:40,319 at cans. 338 00:20:40,319 --> 00:20:44,680 Speaker 1: So that was really cool. At where in the yearbook? Oh, 339 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:47,559 the highest? But well, but who who gives it? Who 340 00:20:47,599 --> 00:20:49,559 gives the score? Teachers? 341 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:52,519 Speaker 2: No, it's a it's a program that goes around and 342 00:20:52,559 --> 00:20:55,279 it rates the school's yearbooks. 343 00:20:55,519 --> 00:20:59,720 Speaker 1: Wow, what that's that's really awesome. I have seen you 344 00:20:59,799 --> 00:21:03,000 do things on Campbell. You did one for me, and 345 00:21:03,640 --> 00:21:07,119 you are excellent artistic and I don't know where you 346 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:11,400 get it from your mom. Possibly the Halloween costumes. We 347 00:21:11,480 --> 00:21:14,720 got to talk about these Halloween costumes Zara. The last 348 00:21:14,759 --> 00:21:17,160 time I saw I think this year, you were in 349 00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:21,000 support of your brother, but you were an underwater sea 350 00:21:21,079 --> 00:21:23,480 diver and it was the coolest thing. You were like 351 00:21:23,559 --> 00:21:27,519 in a tank. It looked like real water. Right are 352 00:21:27,559 --> 00:21:30,279 the these are your ideas? And she tries to fulfill 353 00:21:30,359 --> 00:21:30,920 your idea. 354 00:21:31,480 --> 00:21:34,519 Speaker 2: So we come up with the ideas, right alize, and 355 00:21:34,839 --> 00:21:38,480 we just we Sometimes we'll sketch it out, we'll work 356 00:21:38,519 --> 00:21:40,039 it out with her and she'll be like, all right, 357 00:21:40,079 --> 00:21:42,480 we can do this, and we'll get a bunch of 358 00:21:42,559 --> 00:21:45,960 random materials and just start building the costume. And she'll 359 00:21:45,960 --> 00:21:47,440 always be like, I can't do it, I can't do it. 360 00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:49,720 And then she makes it happen somehow, and it's like 361 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:50,759 so amazing. 362 00:21:50,839 --> 00:21:54,599 Speaker 1: It's really cool to hear you say. That. Just shows 363 00:21:54,720 --> 00:21:57,559 me how much you appreciate what your mom does, because 364 00:21:57,880 --> 00:22:00,400 anytime I get pictures of it, I share with all 365 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:03,720 my friends and brag because it's way above my pay grade. 366 00:22:03,759 --> 00:22:05,720 I could never do. I could never do anything like that. 367 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:09,519 What was your favorite costume? Ever? So? 368 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:13,000 Speaker 2: When I was in fourth grade, I did. We did 369 00:22:13,039 --> 00:22:16,559 a stuck in a claw machine costume. Oh yeah, that. 370 00:22:16,480 --> 00:22:17,680 Speaker 1: One was That was great. 371 00:22:17,799 --> 00:22:20,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, that one was really cool. So I got in 372 00:22:20,359 --> 00:22:26,319 the Washington Post. A photographer took pictures of me, and 373 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:29,359 I remember my fourth grade teacher, she brought in the 374 00:22:29,359 --> 00:22:32,279 newspaper for the whole class to see. I was so proud. 375 00:22:32,839 --> 00:22:36,880 I love that one so much. Sorry my bad. I 376 00:22:36,920 --> 00:22:42,839 got to decorate the outside of the I got to 377 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:45,160 decorate the outside of the clom machine and I put 378 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:48,240 on the stickers. I was so proud of myself and 379 00:22:49,279 --> 00:22:51,759 my brother that year. He was a giant Teddy Bear 380 00:22:51,799 --> 00:22:54,200 that was supposed to be inside my claw machine. So 381 00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:55,119 we were like a set. 382 00:22:56,200 --> 00:23:01,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, what was your favorite? My favorite was pretty cool. 383 00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:02,359 Being shot out of the can. 384 00:23:02,680 --> 00:23:05,279 Speaker 2: Was awesome, and that was really cool. We still have 385 00:23:05,400 --> 00:23:06,759 the cannon in the garage. 386 00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:11,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, she took an actual barrel, cut it off right 387 00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:14,799 like a rain barrel people would have and very impressive. 388 00:23:14,839 --> 00:23:16,000 But what was your favorite? 389 00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:19,319 Speaker 2: My favorite was probably alien abduction. 390 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:24,720 Speaker 1: Oh that was fantastic. I had that on video on 391 00:23:24,759 --> 00:23:27,960 my YouTube shorts. I put it up and it was 392 00:23:28,039 --> 00:23:33,160 one of the most highly viewed videos I've ever posted. Yeah, 393 00:23:33,359 --> 00:23:35,799 it's like umbrellas with lights. It looks like he's being 394 00:23:35,839 --> 00:23:36,680 sucked up into a. 395 00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:40,759 Speaker 2: Yeah, like dome bike. It looks like Wait, I saw 396 00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:42,839 those aliens. They're up in my room. You might have 397 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:44,559 saw them. They're the aliens on my desk. 398 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:45,880 Speaker 1: Yes, I did see them. 399 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:50,880 Speaker 2: Those those those are the aliens that were in the costume. 400 00:23:51,279 --> 00:23:53,279 Speaker 1: Yeah, Elias has been kind enough to let me sleep 401 00:23:53,279 --> 00:23:57,559 in his bed, very kind, And he's been crashing on 402 00:23:57,559 --> 00:23:58,400 his sister's floor. 403 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:01,559 Speaker 2: He has a little camping mattress. Don't worry, I'm not 404 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:04,960 making him sleep. I asked her to let I asked 405 00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:07,000 her to let me say. No, I'm not doing that. 406 00:24:07,400 --> 00:24:10,079 I asked her to let me sleep with the See 407 00:24:10,559 --> 00:24:12,039 see what I have to live with. 408 00:24:15,079 --> 00:24:19,119 Speaker 1: Now, you guys seem to get along so so well, yeah, yeah, 409 00:24:19,160 --> 00:24:22,000 and support each other pretty well, shure each other on 410 00:24:22,079 --> 00:24:24,119 and what do you do when you kids? 411 00:24:24,279 --> 00:24:26,720 Speaker 2: Of course he stops getting along with me the second week, 412 00:24:26,799 --> 00:24:30,519 get complimented on it. Well, we get along until we don't. 413 00:24:30,839 --> 00:24:35,599 We get along. Okay, no, no, no, no, we get along. 414 00:24:36,319 --> 00:24:38,799 It's it's like a thing where we can get along, 415 00:24:38,920 --> 00:24:41,480 but we will have tons of We can't have like 416 00:24:41,599 --> 00:24:45,799 five fights over, but it'll be like Zora, you put 417 00:24:45,839 --> 00:24:51,799 the ice cream barrel in the seat. No, they're all 418 00:24:51,839 --> 00:24:55,279 like silly fights. They're kind of stupid, but we'll give them. 419 00:24:55,799 --> 00:24:59,680 Speaker 1: I'll ask you because you're very bright eighth grade, uh 420 00:25:00,079 --> 00:25:04,680 and real well in school the synchronized swimming. What do 421 00:25:04,720 --> 00:25:06,599 you think you'd like to do? When I always didn't 422 00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:08,799 like this question when I was young, because it's hard 423 00:25:08,799 --> 00:25:11,839 to answer, and it almost feels like it's pressure on you, right, 424 00:25:12,319 --> 00:25:15,960 But because I always say it doesn't it doesn't matter. 425 00:25:16,200 --> 00:25:20,359 I know you're gonna do something extraordinary, and I think 426 00:25:20,400 --> 00:25:23,960 your parents are much of the same mind. But what 427 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:26,000 would you like to do? What is something that interests 428 00:25:26,039 --> 00:25:27,640 you as you as you look at the world and 429 00:25:27,759 --> 00:25:30,119 you think to yourself, Hey, in a couple of years, 430 00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:31,920 I'm going to be going to college right where we 431 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:34,640 got like five more years and you know, it goes 432 00:25:34,680 --> 00:25:35,160 by quick. 433 00:25:37,279 --> 00:25:40,880 Speaker 2: I really think that I think I will probably go 434 00:25:40,960 --> 00:25:45,359 down the graphic design road. Not I'm not sure where, 435 00:25:45,759 --> 00:25:49,680 but I just I really love I find it so satisfying. 436 00:25:49,880 --> 00:25:52,880 And I've also found that I need a bit of direction, 437 00:25:53,079 --> 00:25:55,759 so I feel like monetizing that would be really cool. 438 00:25:56,039 --> 00:25:58,079 But it's just so fun. 439 00:25:58,319 --> 00:26:01,519 Speaker 1: Yeah. Yeah, you're very hard to stick. And like I said, 440 00:26:01,519 --> 00:26:05,039 my sister's amazing with that stuff. My father was amazing 441 00:26:05,039 --> 00:26:07,599 with that stuff too, so and I and I don't 442 00:26:07,640 --> 00:26:11,480 know if anybody on your dad's side has any artistic ability, 443 00:26:11,480 --> 00:26:13,720 but I would not be surprised if they did. Your 444 00:26:13,799 --> 00:26:18,960 dad is very, very clever and brilliant and made Christmas. 445 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:22,319 I'm just amazing. Now I'll ask the same question to you, 446 00:26:22,319 --> 00:26:25,759 young Elias. And I have a feeling that you would 447 00:26:25,799 --> 00:26:28,079 do many many things, Like you're gonna want to choreograph 448 00:26:28,160 --> 00:26:29,119 a Broadway show. 449 00:26:29,359 --> 00:26:31,480 Speaker 2: No, I don't want a choreograph of Broadway, so I 450 00:26:31,519 --> 00:26:34,880 hate choreo. I would want to be in one, okay, 451 00:26:35,079 --> 00:26:37,480 but I might want to be an actor. I don't 452 00:26:37,519 --> 00:26:42,160 know I would because I think it's so what with 453 00:26:42,359 --> 00:26:45,319 so many routes, because I think it's very cool. But 454 00:26:45,359 --> 00:26:47,839 then I also would love to be a biologist because 455 00:26:47,839 --> 00:26:51,440 I love science. But then I didn't. There's like I 456 00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:52,440 would like to. 457 00:26:52,400 --> 00:26:57,160 Speaker 1: Be a choreologist. No, no, you just started saying no 458 00:26:58,319 --> 00:26:59,079 my heart. 459 00:27:01,960 --> 00:27:06,119 Speaker 2: No. Yeah, yeah, Kurt, Yeah, I want to make maps 460 00:27:06,160 --> 00:27:08,200 and I love maps, and I just like just stare 461 00:27:08,799 --> 00:27:12,880 at maps for a good amount for a weird amount 462 00:27:12,880 --> 00:27:15,920 of time. I just like maps, And you love reptiles. Yes, 463 00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:20,799 I love reptiles, So I'm definite I want reptiles. 464 00:27:20,880 --> 00:27:23,279 Speaker 1: There are many people who do multiple things, and you 465 00:27:23,319 --> 00:27:25,799 don't have to just do one thing. You can do 466 00:27:26,680 --> 00:27:28,920 a couple of things, like I don't know. I'm sure 467 00:27:28,920 --> 00:27:31,599 you've heard of the band Queen Yes, and maybe the 468 00:27:31,640 --> 00:27:33,119 song Bohemian Oh. 469 00:27:33,039 --> 00:27:35,240 Speaker 2: Wait, I'm learning that on the Ukulelean' learning that. 470 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:40,799 Speaker 1: On the Oh my goodness, and uh. The lead guitarist 471 00:27:40,839 --> 00:27:44,599 in that band he's like an astrophysicist in addition to 472 00:27:44,640 --> 00:27:47,559 being a rock guitarist, So I think he could do 473 00:27:47,680 --> 00:27:48,480 more than one thing. 474 00:27:49,440 --> 00:27:51,680 Speaker 2: He's an astrophysicist, physicist. 475 00:27:52,599 --> 00:27:55,440 Speaker 1: Yes, oh, I didn't know. His name is Brian May 476 00:27:55,559 --> 00:27:57,640 and you can look him up. I hope I'm not wrong, 477 00:27:58,079 --> 00:28:00,640 but I'm pretty sure he was an astrophysicist. Well, I 478 00:28:00,680 --> 00:28:03,200 have to tell you, you know, it is a pleasure 479 00:28:03,240 --> 00:28:08,160 to watch you guys grow up and see all the wonderful, 480 00:28:08,279 --> 00:28:11,400 amazing things that you're doing, and the wonderful trips, and 481 00:28:12,200 --> 00:28:15,160 just how it's so fun to sit in I love 482 00:28:15,200 --> 00:28:18,400 playing games with you guys. You know what was the 483 00:28:18,440 --> 00:28:19,559 game we played that you won? 484 00:28:20,839 --> 00:28:25,160 Speaker 2: I think it was Mount Cleverest Cleverest. I wanted after her. 485 00:28:25,359 --> 00:28:29,160 I wanted. I wasn't playing because I left the room. Yeah, 486 00:28:29,279 --> 00:28:30,319 but I still want. 487 00:28:30,559 --> 00:28:33,039 Speaker 1: They did. They kicked like I was out of coins, 488 00:28:33,599 --> 00:28:36,720 my sister, your Bob was out of coids, Bob Arge 489 00:28:36,759 --> 00:28:41,359 was out of coins. Well some of them are. You know, 490 00:28:41,759 --> 00:28:44,279 you're taking a guess on the true faalse here. But 491 00:28:44,279 --> 00:28:48,440 but Elias was bat in a thousand, I'll tell you that. Well, 492 00:28:48,480 --> 00:28:50,960 I thank you for giving me some time and coming 493 00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:53,279 down and chatting with me, and it's been a real 494 00:28:53,480 --> 00:28:57,039 pleasure to be here for Christmas. I had so much fun, 495 00:28:57,079 --> 00:28:59,559 and you got some great I'll tell you, Like Czara, 496 00:28:59,559 --> 00:29:03,039 I got a record player and some really cool albums, 497 00:29:03,359 --> 00:29:07,200 and she's a big fan of Leave and. 498 00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:09,880 Speaker 2: We're my favorite singer. 499 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:12,160 Speaker 1: When you were in Iceland, do they play Leave? 500 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:16,319 Speaker 2: They play it everywhere. They have pictures of her. They 501 00:29:16,400 --> 00:29:18,799 every time we got off the airplane, they would play 502 00:29:18,799 --> 00:29:22,880 one of Levey's newer songs, silver Lining. It was so funny. 503 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:26,359 They seem very proud of her because she is the 504 00:29:26,440 --> 00:29:30,079 one celebrity from the tiny country that is Iceland. Yeah, 505 00:29:30,759 --> 00:29:32,839 it's pretty I think there. 506 00:29:32,799 --> 00:29:36,039 Speaker 1: Was another singer. I think of Korea. Look up York. 507 00:29:36,839 --> 00:29:39,480 I think she was another one b J O R K. 508 00:29:39,720 --> 00:29:43,000 I don't know if she was Iceland or not, but 509 00:29:43,559 --> 00:29:48,759 York York is how you pronounced it for my niece Zara, 510 00:29:49,279 --> 00:29:53,599 for my nephew Elias and synchronized swimming. I hope to 511 00:29:53,640 --> 00:29:58,359 see a National's in Buffalo. Yep, me too, So so 512 00:29:58,559 --> 00:30:02,920 exciting h for Elias Verus next adventures in the in 513 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:05,640 in the world of dance, in the world of animals 514 00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:10,440 and creativity and just fun stuff. He's just a very fun, 515 00:30:10,640 --> 00:30:15,480 fun young man. I'm Bill Moran and we'll see you 516 00:30:16,039 --> 00:30:24,880 Tomorrow's California. 517 00:30:24,920 --> 00:30:28,079 Speaker 2: Baby, things are gotten worse. He's a land up opportunity. 518 00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:30,200 For me is just a curse of tell that judging 519 00:30:30,279 --> 00:30:30,960 make us feel,