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Hello and welcome back to my slow

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English

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podcast. Today I will be interviewing my

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sister again with some new beginner

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English questions all in a slow

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comprehensible way for you to learn

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English faster.

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So, we'll start by introducing our

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guest. What is your name?

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My name is

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Brianna. And how old are you? I am 23

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years old. Mhm. And where are you from?

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I am from Norfolk, Nebraska. Mhm.

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Where is Norfolk, Nebraska?

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It's in the middle of the United States.

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Mhm. And what do you do for work? For

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work, I have different jobs. I am a

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teacher and I am a writer. Mhm. What do

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you write?

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I write product descriptions. Mhm.

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What's something you do every day?

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Something I do every day is probably

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drinking a banana smoothie. Mhm. Every

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morning, afternoon, or night. Usually

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for breakfast. And what are some hobbies

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that you like to do from time to time?

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Sometimes I like going to the gym.

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Sometimes I like playing video games. I

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like painting. Mhm. And tell us what is

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your favorite food? My favorite food is

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probably pole. Mhm. I love pole.

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Can you explain what p so is? P sole is

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a

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soup made

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from pork meat,

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um, puffed corn,

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tortilla or tostada chips

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and lettuce,

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oregano. And if you like it, some spicy

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sauce. And can you cook? If so, what are

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your favorite dishes to cook? I can

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cook. I like to make what would it be?

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Chickpea sauce. And I also like to make

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lasagna. And do you have any siblings?

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Yes, I have one sister and one brother.

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Mhm. So, two siblings in total. Yes. And

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what's one thing you like to do with

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your sister? I like

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to go to the park, run, and dance. Dance

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together. Mhm. And what's one thing you

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like to do with your brother?

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With my brother, we like to play video

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games. Mostly video games. Mhm. What

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type of video games? Video games like he

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we like to play Minecraft together. Um

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Fortnite and Roblox sometimes. Nice.

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Have you ever visited another country?

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Yes, I visited the United States where

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I'm from and Costa Rica. Mhm. Very nice.

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And is there anywhere you want to travel

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in the future? In the future, I really

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want to go to Japan. Mhm. Um, Japan and

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maybe China. Mhm. Nice. In Asia, right?

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Yes. Yes. It's where I have not been.

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Mhm. Yet. Yet.

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And what is your dream job?

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To be a scientist. Mhm. Very good. So,

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now that we've gotten to know Brianna a

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little bit better, now we'll talk about

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our conversation about sleep. So, what

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time do you normally go to bed?

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at 11:00 p.m. 11

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p.m. And is that late or early for you?

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For me, it's a little late. Mhm. And

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what time do you wake up? I wake up at 7

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or 8 a.m. Mhm.

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So, how many hours do you normally get

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of sleep? I usually get I usually get 7

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to n hours of sleep. And do you take

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short naps during the day? Sometimes.

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Mhm. If I need them. Mhm. How long are

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your naps? Maybe a half hour or an hour.

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And do you normally feel sleepy after

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your naps or refreshed and energized? It

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depends. Mhm. Mhm. If I take longer

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naps, I feel sleepier. Mhm. And if I

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take shorter naps, I feel better. Mhm.

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Yeah. Me, too. And do you like sleeping

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in noisy places or quiet places?

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I can sleep in both. Mhm.

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But I prefer quiet. Mhm. What about

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white noise?

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I like it, but not always. Mhm. Yeah. Is

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your bed soft or hard? My bed is very

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soft. Mhm.

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And do you like sleeping with a blanket

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or without a blanket?

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I sleep with a blanket but with no

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socks. Mhm. Always no socks. M. And do

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you like sleeping with a light on or

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complete darkness? Complete darkness, I

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would say. I usually use a sleep mask.

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And do you like sleeping alone or with

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someone? I like both. Mhm. Sometimes it

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depends if it's hot or cold. True. Now,

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what's something you do before bed?

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Maybe a routine.

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My nightly routine, washing my

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face, brushing my

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teeth, skin care. Mhm. And my sleep

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mask. Mhm. No shower at night. Um, I

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usually shower after the gym. Mhm. Okay.

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So, in the afternoon? Yes. Mhm. And do

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you like to drink any tea or milk before

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going to sleep?

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I should, but I don't. Mhm. And can you

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use your phone or computer before

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sleeping? I do, but I shouldn't.

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But you can sleep. If I'm tired enough.

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Mhm. And if you can't fall asleep, what

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is something you try to do? I count

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sheep. Mhm. Literally. Count sheep. Yes,

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I count sheep. Nice. And what about

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music? Do you like listening to music

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while trying to sleep?

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Sometimes, but it's usually distracting.

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Mhm. And what about reading a book

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before bed? I should, but I don't. And

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would you say you sleep well?

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I'm usually a deep sleeper, so I

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suppose. Mhm. And do you get enough

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sleep? I try to. Mhm. Sometimes I don't.

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Mhm. And do you often remember your

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dreams?

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I remember only bad dreams, only

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nightmares. Yes, unfortunately. Can you

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remember any good dreams? Even one? Not

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right now? No. I should keep a dream

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journal. Mhm. And what's one recurring

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nightmare? A recurring nightmare that I

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have, oh, I don't know how to describe

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it. A recurring nightmare I have is

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someone in my room

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pulling my

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feet while I'm in the bed. So, you wake

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up from that dream. What the hell? Do

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you ever have any common dreams like

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your teeth falling out or any normal

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dreams? I have a scary but funny dream.

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My family is the Adam's family and I am

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really scared of the family but we are

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it's strange. Okay. So, our family is

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the Adams family or the other way

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around? Our family is the Adams family.

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Very nice. Well, thank you, Brianna, for

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joining us for our interview today at

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our Slow English podcast. And now,

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actually, I want to try with you. And

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now it's my turn to ask you, Diana, do

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you sleep with the window open or

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closed?

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I sleep with the window open when it's

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hot, but closed when I know I will feel

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cold at night. Do you use a fan or air

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conditioner when you sleep? I don't like

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to use air conditioner while I sleep

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because sometimes I get sick from it.

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Mhm. since my body's not used to it. But

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I do like sleeping with a fan because of

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the noise that it makes. Do you sleep

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better when it rains? I do sleep better

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when it rains. Because the rain is like

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white noise. What color are your bed

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sheets? My bed sheets are zebra

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striped. They're black and white. Do you

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like sleeping in a warm or cool room? I

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prefer sleeping in a cool room, but I

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can also sleep in warm

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rooms. It's

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just cold rooms make me sick and warm

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rooms I can't fall asleep. So, they have

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their pros and cons. Do you ever wake up

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in the middle of the night?

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Yes, I sometimes wake up in the middle

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of the night, but only because I have to

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go to the bathroom because I probably

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drank too much water before going to

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sleep. Do you ever sleepwalk? I used to

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sleepwalk when I was younger, but now I

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don't sleepwalk anymore. I only

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sleepalk.

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Yes. Yes. Do you check your phone before

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sleeping? I try not to because the

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screen keeps me awake,

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but I usually watch my phone before I

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sleep. We all do. What time do you wake

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up on weekends? On

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weekends, I wake up around 900 a.m., but

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if I'm very sleepy, sometimes I can wake

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up at 11:00 p.m. or sorry,

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A.M. What do you wear when you sleep? I

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wear my warm, fluffy pajamas when I

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sleep so that I can't get sick. Yes. Do

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you like sleeping in a big bed or a

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small bed? I need a big bag to sleep

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because I like to roll around and and

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spread myself

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everywhere. Yes. Do you feel tired after

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lunch? If I eat a lot of lunch? Yes.

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What do you think is the best way to

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sleep well? The best way to sleep well

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is to not eat too much before going to

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sleep

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and not using your phone too much time

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before going to sleep. Do you like

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sleeping in hotels or host? I like

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hotels because usually the bed is very

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comfortable and the sheets are very

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soft, but host usually aren't, but

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they're cheap. Mhm. Do you ever wake up

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and feel very tired? Yes, I do. I think

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it's because I either slept too

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much or I didn't sleep enough. Do you

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like soft pillows or hard pillows? I

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prefer soft pillows definitely. What

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makes you sleepy? I don't know. Reading

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makes me sleepy. No, I think reading

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books makes me sleepy and sometimes when

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I have a long day of teaching and

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talking to people, I feel very sleepy.

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There you have it, folks. Well, thank

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Heat. Heat.

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