Huda Albandar and Hayat Alsadoon

00:04 Results. And today's date is Thursday, June 10th 2021. I'm here at Virginia Harrisonburg.

00:15 This is Hoda and my relationship to hide. His presence has been there. I am 16. I just recently turned 16 and today I'm with.

00:30 All right. Yes. All right. So this is a very random question like coming to America from your home country. So I can't get to into details, but it was a cultural shock. The people who are different and other aspects of culture and life. If I they said, it's going to be very random. Never play in. Why I swore I'd never play in line. Probably wrestling. I'm not a big fan of wrestling. Oh, yeah. I act like it's going to be painful and it kind of seems like it's all right. So, another question I have for you is, how would you dress on a daily basis? Cuz like,

01:30 If I can, when I'm at school, everybody kind of dresses, very differently, like back in elementary school. No one would act like actually have different styles. The boys should wear something in the girls would wear, you know, something like basically, the guy was you just on a daily basis. I feel like the clothing and fashion and stuff like that is like a big part of people's identity and how they want to dress with a personality and stuff. For me, personally. I guess there are some aspects of my personality that I want to trade in my clothing, but I'd mostly enjoy dressing more comfortably. Yeah. I think it also depends on where you are in the situation. So, for example, if you're going on a road trip, you wouldn't really necessarily want to wear like a dress, would it be very comfortable and also into comfy clothing, but I feel like, if I'm going somewhere fancy or, you know, the nice fancy restaurant, I would like to just pretty nicely.

02:29 What's your view on Art? My fee on Art, actually enjoy our very much. And I appreciate all forms of art with his, like musical art visual art digital art, all kinds of orange. Like every aspect of art has something to offer. Are you more until I go like ujjwal, right? I'm pretty sure I do I enjoy. What you do. What do you draw around me? And express my personality and sells in art. So basically, anything you see? We just kind of drove it, right? Yeah. Something on your way to be what are your goals and the next 10 years?

03:29 I try not to focus on goals and stuff in life because I feel like when you focus too much on a SUV in Gold, you forget to live the presents. I try not to focus on the future and pay attention with the presence or personally. My goal is just to live my life, maybe graduate college if I can but mostly just enjoy what I have going on. I feel like I also have a specific goal that I would hopefully like it and one of them is going to a very good college like Harvard or Stanford and I would, I would be more than happy to graduate from there. But I feel like Most teens these days have a lot of like, mental health problems and tend not to think of their future because it causes them. And I mean, I can definitely see why you would say that. Right? Yeah. All right. Another question is

04:29 Prettiest name. You ever heard of the prettiest name? I've ever heard. I'm very fond of older names. I feel like even basic or ever since like Elizabeth sound like William. I feel like, I don't know. They should talk to them. You know, that I enjoyed. I've never actually. So I was playing video games couple days ago and I asked this girl for her name, she's playing. And I expected it to be something pretty kind of basic cuz I never actually heard something new. And then she was like, oh, my name is Valerie and I was like, oh, wow, that's pretty interesting name and but ask my friend. She's like American actor. Hayes has any value like when she's like, no, it's not like an American named. Yeah. I think if I ever have a kid, or if I could choose the name myself, something else would probably be Valerie. Valerie. I like that. Yeah, I think it means like

05:29 I think it's I think it's 15. 15, 15. The only have to pay. I can take. Yeah, I think it's a lady on This Tik Tok video and she's like my poor mom had to change her name because of all the Karen's going to be Karen. Yeah, never mind. If you had a pet. What would you name it?

06:17 Like I mentioned I appreciate older names even like business, but I had a friend and he had a cat and he named his cat after the Russian Princess Anastasia. And I really, really like that. So, if I were to name a pet, I would name it. Something cold. Like that, Anastasia. I'm pretty sure it's a movie. It is like I just I don't really want like an older pet. You know, I really don't feel like a little kid. Yeah, I don't care about that.

07:17 Don't forget, but it's also like, it's like type of fish little thingy but it's like there's more to it than just a fish explain. It's like a lizard and like sometimes you can pick it up as like they're sensitive and nice. Women deal of cute. Oh, yeah. I am. My friend told me that her grandma had this like a fish tank. Sorry. I called an aquarium cook. This fish tank in her living room. And by the time she would always take that's it. And like a hold them. She would take the fish out of the tank. You would like hold them and start playing with the fish at the end. I think it was like a small fish ended up killing like 12 ish. Yeah. She never told me her Grandma's, but I'm pretty sure she would have been mad. So, I feel like people have different.

08:17 On what day should look like or but the day should be and then you are very different, but very similar at the same time. So what would a typical day in your life look? Like I think, well, I do think I have like, a pretty average life at the same time. I think my days can be very upset. I intend to talk with my friends. A lot even stuck on social media because I do have a lot of friends like online friends, online friends, and like real life friends. So I'm very social in my day. So I spend my day just chatting with people also.

09:00 I like to watch Joseph's like we are quarantined pretend to spell like a day's, a home, a lot. Yeah, and the fact that school has ended now I have I like to read in my own time. So I spent a lot of my day reading and doing research and like I love reading. Yes. Yeah, everything is. So what's your favorite book? My favorite book is The BFG? I really like this type of book. I like fairy, tales fairy, tale, graphic, novels, and comic books. And I actually want to make my own maybe comic book in the future is because I do enjoy ours. And I would like to major in

09:47 Writing, I didn't read Comics before I do. I dehydrate.

09:57 I can't decide on what maybe.

10:01 Did the Joker The Joker and Harley Quinn fortnite, they added this? I think it's coming but it's a Superman skin, and I'm really excited to get it right. I am I am building a PC over the summer cuz I do want to get a job and I told you, I like reading. So I maybe I'm hoping to work at like a library or something cuz they are like Barnes & Noble. Yeah, maybe near the store is closer to my house. And yes, I do plan on working there because I hurt like that. I heard they're hiring and it's out of my age range. So maybe they'll like, they'll accept me. I can work there. Like save up for the PC. I said I was building. That's amazing. Are you going to get a I know that there's like a pro.

11:01 Your PC and a PC you like would gather all the pieces and build it yourself. I'm really into like technology and all that kind of stuff and I'm very knowledgeable when it comes to PC. So what I'm going to do is I'm going to buy the parts myself and build it and that I heard PCS are pretty hard to build. But if you need anything, always be there, thank you to help you. Yeah, I feel like, I like becoming very important, but like, most people have them a lot of people that you are. So that's why you would say something like that become more average in every household. Yeah, but I also feel like most people that have them are people who play video games. I mean, there's nothing wrong with that. I'm pretty sure, but I feel like there's other uses you can use a PC for other than like video games.

11:59 Which I find is a waste that because most people only use them for video games, but I'm pretty sure there's a lot of people out there but also the same time, not everything. It's like a super helpful purpose, sometimes things exist for the purpose of enjoyment, out of life and should be taken into consideration, instead of just work, work work all the time. You're right. Sometimes you need a break. Yeah. I said your life and how much cuz I appreciate it. A lot of people, especially because we're basically growing up with technology.

12:47 I like my parents. I was born and grew up on technology and I would hear them always talking about how they didn't have that, kind of technology, and how they're always talking down about how old teensies days. Don't go out much, and don't do that. All that stuff. I'm going to have to disagree because being a big part of life. It's also really, really helpful part. Because a lot of the things you see, nowadays always rely on technology with parents and stuff. Run these days just to get rid of Technology have to go out more often is honestly depends upon a time outside. And I mean, there's nothing wrong with soaking in the vitamins.

13:47 Times on our phones doesn't mean like, we're isolated all the time. And then we, we do do these things. I feel like this whole always have knowledge is bad for kids is kind of an overreaction I can agree, but I think we should like to have a talk with this about side, like an adult someone with with kids, so we can see if they're expected.

14:13 All right.

14:15 Don't Most teens these days have this app called Tik-Tok, right? And I myself can say that I have to stop and there's this thing that I really don't understand these. Do you know what is a dik-dik West ology Gastrology? Sorry, I don't I don't even know if it's fake. Happy signs are like Ariel that comes from a religious and cultural beliefs. And while people like, you don't have to believe in astrology. A lot of other people who do believe in astrology considered to be part of their religion and our own culture and beliefs, and it's like all over the world. There's astrology like grease and like their stroll in the Middle East in a lot of pain.

15:15 Asia and Africa. And it's like, it's been like the difference of astrology have been found all over the world. So no one truly has to believe in astrology. It's just like every other religion and belief. It's something you have to believe in it. All in order to think it's like it's real, but personally, I think it's like a really need stained and yeah, yeah, it's it's cool to think about it. If you don't believe in it, it's just like any other religions groups like read about it and learn about. Yeah, it kind of strategy. Thanks to you for explaining it to me. But people would always be like, and I have no idea. This is true because there's some stuff on the internet that are posted, Bernard Drew and are like, your zodiac sign to find you. I'm a Gemini. And some things I see there. Like, wait, how, how does, how does Gemini's do this? And like, how does a zodiac sign to find you?

16:14 Anyway, I'm on my way to get the point. Hopefully, more in the future. Hopefully, this works out, their knowledge e and tarot reading tarot reading has a lot to do with astrology, some parts and I own a tarot reading book. It says it's it's it's how to read tarot and astrology. And it's it's a really good book all and I recommend it. All right. Imma have to check it out. One day. What's the country? You would like to live in? This is very random Yeah. Country with rather be and then America, guess in the US.

17:09 I feel like every part of the world has its own like aspects in like cards to it. But if I could, this is a really hard question because there's someone place

17:24 I'm going to have to go.

17:28 With Japan, maybe Japan is a very cold place. Actually, there's also some bad sides to it. But for the most part it seems pretty place has its goods and that's why it's like really hard to choose cuz you want to go there cuz it has all these good things, but then there's also the best things to prevent you from going.

17:50 I honestly, I don't know. I really don't know, but I watched one video this daughter. She's asking her father's a spy and he would she was like, Hey Dad. He's a retired by which country, would you not like to live in and then he was like, oh NASCAR. Yes, I do. If I could choose to live anywhere if I choose to live anywhere, but this place is definitely not sure yet.

18:22 Yeah, a lot of time left. And I had a dream, a dream that I've never forgotten.

18:41 So, I'm a very forgetful person staying with me.

18:47 But,

18:50 Wait, ok. You tell me a dream, your password. So when I was, when we lived in Jordan, I think for like one or two years. I had this dream, we would live in this, like, big apartment and I had this dream that I went down without the day before it. I went to sleep. My mom was, I was like, oh, careful of kidnapper, they canceled it and stuff, even though they weren't in our area. And then I went to sleep. I had this dream that I went down, and I open like this big door like this big date where they lead into our apartment. And there was this lady, she's in the black outfit, not a soup. I like a full-on black out, there, your hair and then all of a sudden, she just came up to me and she like, hello, Jack to come with me. And, you know, I don't know where I was and I are troubled by. How old was I when I was enjoying it like 4, maybe 5.

19:50 For me personally, I can't think of any specific dream, but I really like,

20:00 The dream about what do you have like a Daydream? Cuz I know a lot of people like they're Alive by daydreaming. I guess I do. I like they think it's just like makeup ideas in my head while I like a lot at school scenarios. Yeah. Oh, yeah, you're right. But what other major would you like to be in something? You wouldn't want to study?

20:39 I was with the question. So it's something you would like to be beside their author and okay.

20:58 There was a lot of things I want to do. Personally. I don't know. I don't want to pick a specific job cuz I don't want to be caught up in a job and just like, I missed out and everything else. So personally I just want to do a little bit of everything. Maybe I will write a non, right? It's going to be a book and maybe I don't have to measure major and just also, maybe, I just also wanted to take psychology is just a lot of things. I want to major in it, like to be a part of. I feel like if I do this, I'm going to miss out on. So maybe I just want to be a little bit of everything. So I really can't think of I mentioned before that. I think that I wanted to be a lawyer when I go out, but that changed one day, I want to become an engineer, but I really don't know what this

21:58 I'm not going to say I'm a professional, I know anything about engineering, but I definitely recommend watching it. Like a Lego Club is robotics team and we won third place. So and so, did you get the robot was a small robot? And basically, we have to program the robot after building it ready, program to go do all these tasks. So that program

22:58 Oh, yeah. Yeah. I'm in 7th grade right now, but will know. Actually, I want to see 7th grade. I'm going to 8th grade. My birthday is in a couple of days. I think it's been 9 days. All awesome. Thank you.

23:21 Yeah, well, we had a question, but we still have like 20 minutes ago, and I really want us wanted to go hang out with you and I Rama our other cousin have a friend, gave us three. I just don't want trips. Out,. Also, let me lend me her skateboard. And now I can actually do the skateboard. Nice. Thank you.

24:02 Also, I'm going to be practicing a lot of volleyball because tryouts for volleyball for the JV team and Skyline Steve. My middle school are going to be in August. I think, August 3rd or 4th. So I'm really hoping I'm making the team because this United volleyball, it wasn't really a team is just like whoever showed up will, you know, we just be on the team. So, yeah, but you know, it's going to be more complicated. I don't, I don't have as much as you planned out for summer. Personally. I just want to get a job, make money and build a PC. I told you about this is a really expensive. How much did little honestly? Because I'm building the PCI one, like, buy the parts separately and each person like a hundred bucks.

24:58 So yeah, it's going to be.

25:04 Oh, yeah, I will start. You're going to what I can use a PC for.

25:11 Baby, too, but I gave that to my sister. I don't know why, but my controller or me and my son just stopped working, all of a sudden, it just kind of stopped working. I'm going to I'm good with that stuff. Just bring it over and I'll check it out for you. All right. Yeah. Yeah. I'll bring it over.

25:43 I really like the colors in this room is like purple and green yet.

25:53 And trying to talk my friend. You said, you have all my friends. What do you like? Do you Snapchat or something, or we're giving her done?

26:18 Something that I would do in the future. I like how much like in two years back here by the time you're 80, definitely not boring Grandma. I mean personally, I'm not I don't think I haven't met like it would be like I said, that was my friend. I mean my life to the fullest.

27:18 Yeah, you know.

27:22 Would you ever?

27:25 What ice cream flavor needs to go? Because right now, I'm thinking chocolate because it has not been tasting. Very good. Lately. Okay, but just don't know what that's like to Sweet careless. I like sweet things are pretty nice. I would prefer smooth things over some spicy things over sweet, and salty things.

28:04 Oh, yes, I think they're pretty good. Oh, yeah, I was at the store a couple days ago and I had these lollipops with like inside and I wanted to get one for me, to try, but my mom was like, what are you looking at? Now? They can I get these for us? Inspect. No. I'mma ask my mom. She might like, and my mom allows me to buy weird things like that. So yeah, I'll I'll buy us a insect.

28:41 I asked you this or what's your biggest fear? My biggest fear of phobia that you have?

28:49 So I don't I can't I don't I don't stay I want as I'd like to say that I don't have any fears nothing but like that would be Falls because everyone.

29:00 Call Zafir Galveston, something, but I've never personally had to be in a situation where I thought to myself. This is the air. I never want to go through this again.

29:14 So thankfully, I probably do I would have said have any specific phobia.

29:21 Yes, I mean I probably scared of stereotypical things.

29:27 I mean, I have a I have a big phobia of the ocean, not like the ocean, the water cuz I really enjoy swimming and going to the beach but like the animals inside the ocean, like for example, of sharks sharks, sharks on a pike and they would tell the story of how they we got bitten by shark something. I mean, I still don't answer the phone, but I've never had a pet before. I always have testicles.

30:20 I had pets because we had a lot of stray cats. Yeah, and then we would feed them and then they would come back. And we adopt them over the winter. Because yeah, and then we just kept on

30:35 I might Grandma should also feed the cats, but she just,, you know, I mean, I really don't know how it got rid of it and I like

31:13 I am to be honest. I really want the cat saying, oh, yeah, this is like fun. We can even move in together and buy the video that you sent me. These two girls getting has together cuz we're best friends. I really, really do that with me. You and Rama. Yeah, that's it. Seems like a lot of fun at the house in like moving in together with your friends, is also responsible for this rent in his cleaning and stuff. So, okay, but here's the thing.

32:13 But personally instead of a house, I've always wanted to live in an RV. Oh, yeah, especially when it make it super cute, but that's how I would say. I was probably because by the time you're like 18, how old am I going to be like 14 15, so maybe like that. I move in with you around the house. I can be 16 in the same age. We're going to have jobs. That's why we're going to wait a couple more years, but we could still see each other. Where is college?

33:07 What do you have a college in mind that you? But I feel like that it's like a lot of work to get into it. Oh my God. Yeah, just sound like, I'm pretty sure this one girl at my school. She has not her maybe even her sister. She got a scholarship for her. Yeah.

33:45 Maybe she got accepted into Harvard, Maybe.

33:54 Person that don't really have a college in mind. I don't like I mentioned, I don't really tell you a lot of attention to the future. I personally just live in my own bubble at it like this.

34:07 I'd like to enjoy everything in this moment and I don't really care about the future or the past and I feel like more people start thinking like that care less about the future. And I just kind of live, you know, you see, you can do that. But like when you're like, I really wanted to have a nice good future because you're not always going to be living in with your parents. And they are always going to be paying for the bills and food and everything. So I don't have like hopes and dreams. And like, I'm not saying that that I just don't want to care about the future. I do. I have like things. I care about the things I enjoy, it's just that. Sometimes people need to stop stressing and like start letting you know. Yes, I had this friend and she was always at the future.

35:07 You know, she's in the world.

35:22 I have a quick question for you guys. Can you describe a favorite memory that you have of each other to each other? Okay. So we've known each other for years now, that's rough years. So a favorite memory. I remember this one time. We were really young like really, really? Yes. And you would come home looking all together with you was when we went on the second prize in Washington. Are you one of the best? I remember when we were young and we would climb on the roof and then we both have sandal and I threw your sandal over the wall that you guys will be upset.

36:22 I threw my sandal to make it up to you, but then my sandal ended up in our neighbor's house like 3 years old, and then you were like what we were really, really.

36:40 We are now at. Yeah, cuz I'm going to turn 13 in a couple of days. Yeah, but you never going to be rationed from every time your anniversary.

37:18 The lot of fun and I promise to be talked about, a lot. We need to we, how long have we known her for 12 years? And we've known her, for a round. The real issues are not a small-time. Yeah, busy as we got each other since like 12 years that exactly, that's why it seems like such a short time.

38:00 Yeah, but you have a lot of memories together we do and I'm glad ya. No, no. Yes. Your mom like when they're older than you, know.

38:48 Yeah.

38:51 So I was getting close to the end up like we talk all the time. So my sister and is graduating today. Are you coming to the graduation? Yes, my brother graduated yesterday at school. Oh, yeah fun. We can hang out more there. I think even Rama's brother is graduating today or even my sister, sister and your sister.

39:35 Perfect. Just like us.

39:40 Okay. I had a good talk with you. Thank you so much for inviting me here. So much fun. Me too. I enjoy talking to you just by talking to you everyday and kind of weird talking to each other. Yes. I enjoyed this. Thank you for everything.