Dave interviews App State students to discover what their plans are for the summer. Will they study abroad? Will they work retail? Will they go to summer school? There is one sure fire way to find out. Listen to the podcast!
Transcript:
Dave
Hey, friends, it's me, Dave Blanks, and I'm back with another Day by the Bell. I'm joined by our photographer, Kyla. Hello, Kyla.
Kyla
Hello, Dave.
Dave
And so today what we're going to talk about is, we're going to interview students, asking them, what are you doing this summer? It's reading day. There are students on Sanford Mall, so hopefully we'll find some people to talk to. Let’s do it
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Dave interviews App State students to discover what their plans are for the summer. Will they study abroad? Will they work retail? Will they go to summer school? There is one sure fire way to find out. Listen to the podcast!
Transcript:
Dave
Hey, friends, it's me, Dave Blanks, and I'm back with another Day by the Bell. I'm joined by our photographer, Kyla. Hello, Kyla.
Kyla
Hello, Dave.
Dave
And so today what we're going to talk about is, we're going to interview students, asking them, what are you doing this summer? It's reading day. There are students on Sanford Mall, so hopefully we'll find some people to talk to. Let’s do it
Caroline Allred
I’m Caroline Allred. So, when I go home, I'm going to be doing an internship with my church and babysitting and taking some summer classes.
Becky Foley
I'm Becky Foley,
Dave
And who do we have here?
Sean
I'm Sean.
Becky Foley
I'm going to stay in Boone. Go on a couple of vacations and swim in rivers.
Dave
Cool. what about you, Sean?
Sean
Pretty similar.
Dave
Also swim?
Sean
Yeah. Take a summer class.
Dave
You know what you're taking?
Sean
Differential equations.
Dave
All right. Is that something you have to take or something you want to take?
Sean
No. I have to take it. So, yeah.
Dave
Well good luck with differential equations.
Abigail McDonald
I'm Abigail McDonald. I am taking summer classes.
Dave
What!? Are you excited about the classes?
Abigail McDonald
I'm excited to be learning new stuff.
Dave
Cool.
Abigail McDonald
I'm kind of done with the section of classes I'm in.
Abigail McDonald
All right.
Abigail McDonald
I'm ready to pivot and learn new things.
Madison Swink
I'm Madison Swink. I'm going to go to Colorado for a week and then the beach and then just work and some online classes.
Dave
Nice. What about you? Can you tell me your name?
Enid Walker
Enid Walker. I'm going to work.
Dave
Where are you working?
Enid Walker
Aerie.
Dave
What is Aerie?
Enid Walker
It's like a women's athleisure store. Yeah.
Dave
Where's that?
Enid Walker
In Raleigh.
Dave
So are you going? Is that where you're from?
Enid Walker
Yes.
Dave
Okay. So you're going back home?
Enid Walker
Yeah. And I think that's all I'm doing. I might go to a concert.
Dave
Just working? Okay. Concert. Do you know what show?
Enid Walker
Hopefully the Pixies/Modest Mouse show. Fingers crossed.
Dave
Oh, that's. That would be amazing. I've seen Modest Mouse, but I've never seen the Pixies. I love the Pixies. Where are they playing?
Enid Walker
I believe Charlotte, my mom told me about it, so.
Dave
Yeah, right. Is your mom a Pixies fan?
Enid Walker
Big time.
Dave
Are you going with her?
Enid Walker
Yes.
Dave
Oh, that's so cool. You got a cool mom.
Enid Walker
Yeah, I do. I have cool parents.I
Katie Rogers
I'm Katie Rogers. I'm working two jobs, so...
Dave
Like, right now while you're in school, you're working two?
Katie Rogers
No. I have two jobs over the summer, so I'll be working at a shoe store and then a local coffee shop.
Dave
Are you doing anything fun over the summer? Because maybe your jobs are cool.
Katie Rogers
I was gonna try to plan to go to the beach with some friends.
Emma Rogers
I'm Emma Rogers. So hopefully a summer internship, and I'm hoping to work for a nonprofit and help with homelessness in Boone as well as food insecurity.
Dave
Nice. So you're staying up here and you're doing some good. Yeah. You know, the internship.
Emma Rogers
At the Hospitality House in Boone.
Mefer Yzaziga
I am Mefer Yzaziga. This summer, I'm going back home for 15 days, and then I'm coming back and I’m going to work in Boone and do some research.
Dave
Nice. Well, where's home?
Mefer Yzaziga
Peru.
Dave
Oh, cool. I've been to Peru.
Mefer Yzaziga
Really?
Dave
Yeah, I've been to Cusco and we went to the top. I went with, the geology department of Geology.
Mefer Yzaziga
Oh that's awesome. I study environmental science and geology.
Dave
Oh, cool.
Mefer Yzaziga
I’m from the capital. So...
Dave
I loved Peru. I thought it was fantastic. So you get to spend 15 days there? Yes.
Dave
Nice.
Xaviera Rodriguez
I'm Xaviera Rodriguez. I'm going back to Charlotte and work and be with my family. Yeah, my plan is to work.
Dave
Nothing fun.
Xaviera Rodriguez
probably.
Dave
Maybe a couple of fun things?
Xaviera Rodriguez
Yeah, yeah.
Dave
Okay, cool. Well, thank you all for your time. I really appreciate it.
Artie Bradley
I'm Artie Bradley. I have a fellowship with Equality NC that I'll be working on. So that's probably mostly what I'll be doing.
Dave
So what does Equality NC do?
Artie Bradley
So, it's an organization based in North Carolina. They’re largely focused on policy work and policy advocacy and education for the LGBTQ plus community in North Carolina. So they do a lot of ground work in that area.
Dave
Right on. Well, it sounds like you have a very effective summer on tap.
Artie Bradley
I hope so, yeah. I hope it works out.
Dave
What are you doing this summer, Kyla.
Kyla
I'm staying here and working.
Dave
Are you doing anything cool?
Kyla
Traveling with the solar vehicle team.
Dave
Well, that's very cool. Where are y'all going this year?
Kyla
We're going to Bowling Green, Kentucky for the track race.
Dave
Okay.
Kyla
And then for the cross-country race, we're going to Nashville, Tennessee, all the way up to Casper, Wyoming.
Dave
Cool.
Kyla
I'm stoked to be gone and doing that for three weeks.
Dave
Where do you find out more information about the Solar Vehicle team at App, Kyla?
Kyla
You could follow @appstatesvt on Instagram.
Dave
All right, do it.
Markell Samuel
My name is Markell Samuel. My plans for the summer is I will have an internship with Watauga Rec Center.
Dave
Nice.
Markell Samuel
And I'll also be doing football. So, I’ll have workouts, player led practices and stuff like that.
Markell Samuel
Do yall workout all summer long?
Markell Samuel
All summer.
Dave
Dang! So, you don't get a break, man.
Markell Samuel
Not really!
Dave
Oh, no. Are you doing anything fun? I mean, Parks and Rec is cool and the internship is cool. Are you going anywhere? Are you traveling anywhere?
Markell Samuel
Not really. I'll just probably go home, see the family right before we get back into the swing of things with football and my internship.
Alexis Chavez Gonzalez
I'm Alexis Chavez Gonzalez. It's mostly work and probably, like, have, like, a little vacation for myself. Maybe go to the beach.
Dave
What beach do you go to?
Alexis Chavez Gonzalez
I'm not really sure. I think my family is planning to go to Florida. I'm not sure where.
Dave
Okay, so you're going with them there?
Alexis Chavez Gonzalez
Yeah.
Dave
Nice. We're going int the library. What floor is the “you can talk on it” floor?
Kyla
First and second.
Dave
Okay.
Audrey Reeb
I'm Audrey Reeb. This summer, I'm probably just going to work a lot. I’m going to work with some kids, and I'm going to go visit my family in California. I work at a preschool. It's in Greenville, South Carolina.
Dave
So you work at a preschool in Greenville, South Carolina, but your family's in California, and you go to school at Appalachian State.
Audrey Reeb
Yeah, yeah, I've moved a lot.
Dave
That’s stressing me out, man!
Audrey Reeb
I know! Yeah. Uh huh. Three different high schools.
Dave
Wow! Geez. Louise.
Emma James
I'm Emma James.
Dave
Emma. James, what year are you?
Emma James
I'm a senior. Just going to work up here, probably in Blowing Rock. I want to go to grad school. I haven't decided if that will be next year or the next. Taking my time.
Dave
What have you been studying?
Emma James
Psychology.
Dave
Okay. Yeah, right. So where do you want to take that?
Emma James
I want to be a school counselor.
Corin Palmer
Corin Palmer, I got a study abroad internship and summer school.
Dave
Where are you studying abroad?
Corin Palmer
Portugal.
Dave
What makes you want to go to Portugal?
Corin Palmer
Sustainable living. Very interested in that.
Dave
Yeah. Okay. You have an internship. Where is that?
Corin Palmer
It's through the UNC system doing PCI security protocols.
Dave
Right on! And then the last thing was, what was the last thing?
Corin Palmer
Summer school.
Dave
Summer school. All right, so, when are you going to graduate? You're going to school in the summer. That must be pretty soon. Feels like.
Corin Palmer
It’s supposed to be December 2025, but I’m double majoring now, so you got to see how that's going to look.
Dave
Okay, so you're a double major, so you're tell me what it is. What are they?
Corin Palmer
Computer information systems and then a bachelor of science in cybersecurity.
Dave
Do you want to keep it in North Carolina? Would you be willing to go anywhere when you graduate? What do you think?
Corin Palmer
I'm just going to go where the money is.
Dave
Yeah, right.
Alex Powers
I'm Alex Powers.
Dave
Okay. So what are you studying for? We're here in the library. I assume that's what you're doing.
Alex Powers
we are currently working on a geography project on the new River Gorge National Park.
Dave
Right. that's the the newest national park in existence, right?
Alex Powers
I believe so.
Dave
Yeah, I was just reading about the new River. It goes so far, it's like 300, and I don't know how many miles, but. Okay, here's a here's the question. What do you do in the summer? You're almost done with the school year. So what you got? What you got coming up?
Alex Powers
I'm going to go kayaking, and I'm going to work.
Dave
Nice. Where where do you want to go kayaking?
Alex Powers
mostly around the new river places in blowing rock.
Dave
That checks out! Yeah.
Angel Dominguez
I'm Angel Dominguez...just working.
Angel Dominguez
That's it?
Angel Dominguez
Just working alot...Yeah.
Dave
That's the only thing?
Angel Dominguez
Yeah. pretty much.
Dave
Angel, you you got to take it easy a little, man. Where are you working?
Angel Dominguez
I work in retail.
Dave
Okay? Are you staying up here in Boone?
Angel Dominguez
No, I'm moving back home.
Dave
Okay. Where's home?
Angel Dominguez
Asheboro.
Ellie Bartis
My name is Ellie Bartis. I am studying abroad in Italy this summer, so I'm really excited about that.
Dave
Yeah. What are you going to study?
Ellie Bartis
I'm studying communications, so I'm an advertising major, and we're studying, basically just international communications. And how they differ from communications within the United States.
Dave
Is this something you have to do or something you just wanted to do?
Ellie Bartis
This is something I just wanted to do for the communications major. You don't have to study abroad. It does count as an elective.
Dave
Nice.
Ellie Bartis
But obviously you don't have to if you don't want to. It is kind of expensive, but I've just really wanted to study abroad my whole college career and now seems like the perfect time.
Alex Brand
I'm Alex Brand. I’m traveling with my mom.
Dave
Cool. Have you ever done that before?
Alex Brand
Oh, yeah. Every summer. Yeah, she takes me out since I was little. We'll go out west and, go to the national parks.
Dave
Nice. What's your favorite national park?
Alex Brand
I'd have to go with Arches. The whole landscape is orange, which is really different from anywhere else that you go. Like, it's just the formations are really, unique and not like, anywhere else. And so I like being there.
Luke Reed
My name is Luke Reed. I'm, senior here at App State. To start off this summer, I'm going on a trip for, I'm going to Alaska for a week. It's like a little abroad thing, and, it counts as three credits for my, electives in, the business school, which is pretty cool.
Dave
Nice. That's really cool. We're in Alaska are you going?
Luke Reed
Anchorage. Anchorage. Yeah.
Dave
So, what are you doing up there?
Luke Reed
So we're going up there as a class, and it's, it's a leadership class where you develop your leadership skills and how you can apply them to real world and the job force and team environments, things of that nature go in with about eight other students, and we're all going up there spending a week and a half up there.
Luke Reed
And so yeah, I'm super excited about that.
Dave
So yeah, that's great.
Jaeda Harris
I'm Jaeda Harris. This summer I will be working here and also training for track season. Cool. Yes. So I’m a athlete here.
Dave
What do you, What what are you working? Where are you working is what I'm trying to say.
Jaeda Harris
To be working with university housing. I'm going to be a conference assistant.
Dave
Okay, cool. So what do you do on the track team?
Jaeda Harris
I'm a thrower on the track and field team.
Dave
Okay. What's your favorite thing to throw?
Jaeda Harris
Hammer throw. That's my favorite.
Dave
Hammer is so cool.
Jaeda Harris
Hammer is cool. It is. The reason why it's my favorite is because it's something that I just learned. I've been doing track since I was three, so it's kind of rare for me to learn something new, and I turned out to be pretty good at it.
Dave
Excellent. Do they have hammer in in, like, high school?
Jaeda Harris
No they don't actually. So I'm from North Carolina. In some places, like in South Carolina, they do have hammer, but unfortunately we don't.
Dave
Awww, man. Well, enjoy your hammer time. Thank you. Is that what you call it?
Jaeda Harris
I mean, I guess you could put it that way.
Dave
Don't. Lets don't. Let's agree not to.
Maggie Slade
I am Maggie Slade. Yeah. So I am going to be working, at Over Yonder restaurant over the summer while I'm applying for some salaried jobs. and kind of just taking a little bit of a break from academics while I kind of replenish, like, my soul a little bit, and then go into the workforce and see how I feel about where I'm working.
Maggie Slade
And if I want to go back to grad school, and possibly try to find a position that might, like, fund grad school for me.
Dave
Cool! Yeah, yeah. So, are you from Boone?
Maggie Slade
I'm not from Charlotte, North Carolina.
Dave
You're sticking around and working over yonder? Yes, I am, oh, well, good for you.
Dave
So we got so many good answers. Kyla, don't you agree?
Kyla
I agree, especially that one guy who said he's, interning, studying abroad and then doing summer school. That's a lot.
Dave
And he's. And I was like, where where you hope to take this? And he's like, wherever the money is. So he's got his eye on the prize for sure. But, some exciting summers for all of our mountaineers that we spoke to today. Thanks to everyone. Thanks to Kyla so much for taking pictures. All right. And we'll do it again.
Dave
I'm Dave Blanks and this has been Dave by the Bell! Bye!
