S4E14: Seattle Colleges Conversations with! International Student Grace Monter of the Philippines

In this our 14th (fourteenth) episode of Season 4, Seattle Colleges host Evan Franulovich interviews international student Grace Monter of the Philippines about her experience here at Seattle Colleges and about life in the United States. 

1:19 - Meet Grace!

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Transcript

Evan Franulovich  0:05  
Welcome to Seattle Colleges International Programs and our show Conversations with! where we talk to people that help you understand how you too, can be an international student in the United States and why Seattle Colleges should be your first choice. We'll talk to students and staff and agents and government folks, all kinds of people about what you can expect when you're getting ready to apply or travel here, what you'll experience while you're with us, and how it can all lead to an amazing life. Don't forget to check out the Seattle Colleges International Programs website at intl.seattlecolleges.edu where you can find a treasure trove of information about the school, the programs here and best of all, fill out and submit your application. Again, that's intl.seattlecolleges.edu

Evan Franulovich  1:08  
Hey everybody! Welcome back to Seattle Colleges Conversations with! here in beautiful Seattle, rainy Seattle today. 

Grace Monter  1:15  
Yes. 

Evan Franulovich  1:16  
How do you like the weather in Seattle? 

Grace Monter  1:18  
Oh, fifty fifty.

Evan Franulovich  1:20  
Fifty fifty, yeah yeah. 

Grace Monter  1:22  
Yeah. 

Evan Franulovich  1:22  
You've been?

Grace Monter  1:23  
I like springtime.

Evan Franulovich  1:24  
Yeah, spring is wonderful. 

Grace Monter  1:26  
Mm yes.

Evan Franulovich  1:26  
Summer is gorgeous.

Grace Monter  1:27  
 Yes. 

Evan Franulovich  1:28  
For sure. All right, well we're gonna get into weather here in a little bit, but thanks for joining us. I'm Evan, I'm your host. We're here today with our first true guest. Now I say true only because we've had people loosely related to the Philippines. But our first guest from the Philippines, welcome. 

Grace Monter  1:47  
Hi.

Evan Franulovich  1:48  
Tell everybody who you are exactly, where you're from in the Philippines, both city and then you know maybe what your major is and how long you've been here. 

Grace Monter  1:58  
Okey, so my name is Grace, Grace Monter. But you can call me Grace. I'm from the Philippines, City of San Pedro. 

Evan Franulovich  2:07  
Mhmm.

Grace Monter  2:07  
Yep, a little bit south in Manila.

Evan Franulovich  2:10  
 A little bit yeah.

Grace Monter  2:11  
 Yeah. 

Evan Franulovich  2:11  
How long does it take to get to Manila? 

Grace Monter  2:14  
Probably just about 30 minutes. 

Evan Franulovich  2:15  
Oh, so it's really close okay. 

Grace Monter  2:17  
Yeah and my major is nursing. I'm doing pre-nursing right now. 

Evan Franulovich  2:22  
So the prerequisites? 

Grace Monter  2:23  
Yes. 

Evan Franulovich  2:24  
Oh, man. We got to talk about nursing. 

Grace Monter  2:25  
Right? 

Evan Franulovich  2:26  
So many people ask me about nursing program. But before we get into that, you have kind of an interesting background. Normally when I talk to guests, you know these are kids that went to high school in their home countries, graduated, and then they apply and come straight to the U.S. to study. But you've been in the U.S. for a little while.

Grace Monter  2:45  
 Yes I would say that. 

Evan Franulovich  2:46  
So when did you initially come to the U.S.? What? How old were you? 

Grace Monter  2:50  
I can't remember, like what year? Maybe 2022-2023 somewhere around there. 

Evan Franulovich  2:56  
So not too long ago. 

Grace Monter  2:57  
Not too long ago. 

Evan Franulovich  2:58  
Okay.

Grace Monter  2:59  
I came here when I was 16. I'm 20 now. 

Grace Monter  3:01  
Yeah yeah yeah.

Grace Monter  3:02  
Yes. And I came here on a J-2 visa because my mom is on a J-1, in Alaska. She got a job there and she brought me here. And then I graduated high school in Alaska. 

Evan Franulovich  3:17  
What?

Grace Monter  3:17  
Yes.

Evan Franulovich  3:17  
 So cool. 

Grace Monter  3:19  
Yep. And then after high school, I got a job at our local store. And after that job, I got a job at the school I went to. 

Evan Franulovich  3:27  
Okay.

Grace Monter  3:28  
As a teacher aide. 

Evan Franulovich  3:29  
Oh, really cool. 

Grace Monter  3:31  
Yes. 

Evan Franulovich  3:32  
So I used to live in Alaska, so I'm really interested in your Alaska experience. But so when you came to the US, you were 16. Before that, you were in the Philippines? 

Grace Monter  3:41  
Yes. 

Evan Franulovich  3:41  
Just hanging out, going to school. 

Grace Monter  3:43  
Yep.

Evan Franulovich  3:43  
Were you in a public school or a private school? 

Grace Monter  3:45  
I was in a public school, a lot of students. 

Evan Franulovich  3:47  
Yeah yeah, how many?

Grace Monter  3:48  
Three thousand.

Evan Franulovich  3:49  
Oh my gosh, that is a big school. 

Grace Monter  3:51  
Yes. 

Evan Franulovich  3:52  
So you went through what? Your freshman, sophomore year there. Then came here for your junior, senior year? 

Grace Monter  4:00  
Yes. 

Evan Franulovich  4:00  
Okay, cool. 

Grace Monter  4:01  
That's exactly it. 

Evan Franulovich  4:02  
Right on. Were you nervous?

Grace Monter  4:04  
Coming here?

Evan Franulovich  4:05  
 Yeah, coming to the U.S.? I mean, you're leaving all your friends in the Philippines.

Grace Monter  4:10  
Well, yeah. I'm sad, but I'm kind of like happy about it. 

Evan Franulovich  4:15  
Yeah?

Grace Monter  4:15  
Because I'm finally stepping out of my comfort zone and growing.

Evan Franulovich  4:20  
Yeah.

Grace Monter  4:21  
I can finally feel the growth.

Evan Franulovich  4:23  
Sure. 

Grace Monter  4:24  
Yes.

Evan Franulovich  4:24  
Okay, now I know, but my listeners will not know where you went in Alaska. So you want to tell them where you went?

Grace Monter  4:33  
I went to Arctic Village in Alaska and lived there for four years. 

Evan Franulovich  4:41  
Yeah.

Grace Monter  4:42  
That was four good years.

Evan Franulovich  4:43  
You're gonna need get out a map, because Arctic Village is not a big city. 

Grace Monter  4:47  
Yes. 

Evan Franulovich  4:47  
How many people? 

Grace Monter  4:48  
Probably like hundred and fifty.

Evan Franulovich  4:50  
It's really small. 

Grace Monter  4:51  
Yes.

Evan Franulovich  4:51  
 It's out there.

Grace Monter  4:52  
Yeah. 

Evan Franulovich  4:52  
Cold.

Grace Monter  4:53  
It's not even like a town.

Evan Franulovich  4:56  
I can't remember Arctic Village is above the Arctic Circle? 

Grace Monter  5:00  
Above.

Evan Franulovich  5:00  
Just above it, right?

Grace Monter  5:01  
 Yeah. 

Evan Franulovich  5:01  
Real close. So pretty chilly in the winter.

Grace Monter  5:05  
Really chilly.

Evan Franulovich  5:07  
So okay, I lived in King Salmon Alaska. 

Grace Monter  5:11  
Okay. 

Evan Franulovich  5:11  
Which is out in Bristol Bay. It would get down to like, minus twenty, minus thirty, maybe.

Grace Monter  5:15  
Yeah. My village would get down to sixty. 

Evan Franulovich  5:19  
Yeah.

Grace Monter  5:19  
Minus sixty. 

Evan Franulovich  5:20  
Yeah.

Grace Monter  5:20  
That's crazy. 

Evan Franulovich  5:21  
Super cold. 

Grace Monter  5:22  
Yeah. 

Evan Franulovich  5:23  
You want to plug your car in to make sure it doesn't lock up or freeze up or whatever. Wow. So Arctic Village. Can I ask what your mom does?

Grace Monter  5:32  
She's a teacher there. 

Evan Franulovich  5:33  
Oh.

Grace Monter  5:34  
Yes.

Evan Franulovich  5:35  
Very Cool. Which school district is that? 

Grace Monter  5:39  
Yukon Flats. 

Grace Monter  5:39  
Ah okey.

Grace Monter  5:40  
Have you heard of that?

Evan Franulovich  5:40  
Yeah yeah yeah. So I worked for Bristol Bay School District.

Grace Monter  5:43  
Okay.

Evan Franulovich  5:44  
I taught at Bristol Bay High School, and I also coached volleyball for three years. So we never played Arctic Village, but I remember hearing about Arctic Village. We did play a lot of bush teams, though. Like we'd go to like Ninilchik and we'd go to Togiak and Kokhanok. We went to a lot of these small little villages, like Arctic Village, and played. Did you play sports?

Grace Monter  6:08  
When I was there? Yeah. 

Evan Franulovich  6:09  
It's big.

Grace Monter  6:09  
A little bit.

Evan Franulovich  6:10  
Yeah yeah. Did you play basketball? 

Grace Monter  6:12  
No. 

Evan Franulovich  6:12  
You didn't? Okay. Because basketball is huge is Alaska. 

Grace Monter  6:15  
Yes, yeah. 

Evan Franulovich  6:15  
So what did you? Did you play volleyball?

Grace Monter  6:16  
Yeah, a little bit.

Evan Franulovich  6:18  
Man man I must.

Grace Monter  6:19  
I like volleyball.

Evan Franulovich  6:20  
Volleyball is the best. I loved it. I coached it for three years. I coached one year of basketball. And sports are really big in the villages.

Grace Monter  6:27  
Yeah, I would say that. I agree. 

Evan Franulovich  6:30  
So what'd you do for fun in Arctic Village? 

Grace Monter  6:33  
In Arctic Village? So I play guitar. 

Evan Franulovich  6:36  
Oh, cool. 

Grace Monter  6:36  
Yeah. I play guitar and play video games. 

Evan Franulovich  6:40  
Yeah yeah. 

Grace Monter  6:41  
And there's nothing really. I dont do much. 

Evan Franulovich  6:47  
So how's the internet connection? 

Grace Monter  6:49  
It's good. 

Evan Franulovich  6:50  
Is it?

Grace Monter  6:50  
Surprisingly, yeah, 

Evan Franulovich  6:51  
Wow, that is interesting.  

Grace Monter  6:52  
We use Starlink. 

Evan Franulovich  6:54  
Ah. 

Grace Monter  6:54  
Yeah.

Evan Franulovich  6:55  
Okay, that makes sense. That's new. When I lived in Alaska, we didn't have Starlink available to us. We had other choices that weren't super reliable. 

Grace Monter  7:05  
Yeah. 

Evan Franulovich  7:05  
Yeah. Well, that's good to hear. Lot of wildlife, I'm guessing? 

Grace Monter  7:10  
Yes. 

Evan Franulovich  7:11  
Yeah, what did you see?

Grace Monter  7:11  
That's like the best thing. 

Evan Franulovich  7:13  
Tell me about it. 

Grace Monter  7:15  
Well, they hunt bears. And they hunt caribou, you know caribou? 

Evan Franulovich  7:19  
Yep.

Grace Monter  7:19  
And then fishing is a big thing. 

Evan Franulovich  7:21  
Huge. 

Grace Monter  7:22  
Fishing, yes.

Evan Franulovich  7:24  
Is Arctic Village on the Yukon? 

Grace Monter  7:25  
Yes. 

Evan Franulovich  7:26  
Okay.

Grace Monter  7:27  
And then yearly, we do spring carnival. When a person catches the biggest fish, they win money. 

Evan Franulovich  7:35  
Yeah, cool.

Grace Monter  7:36  
I participated. 

Evan Franulovich  7:38  
Yeah, for sure. 

Grace Monter  7:39  
Yeah.

Grace Monter  7:39  
It's fun. 

Evan Franulovich  7:41  
Did you get into snow machining?

Grace Monter  7:43  
Yes, a lot. That's the transportation there.

Evan Franulovich  7:47  
It's great, right? 

Grace Monter  7:48  
Yes. 

Evan Franulovich  7:48  
So you listeners out there that are not familiar with this. Probably not a lot of snow machines in the Philippines. What is a snow machine?

Grace Monter  7:58  
It's like?

Evan Franulovich  8:01  
It's like a motorcycle.

Grace Monter  8:02  
Motorcycle, but with no wheels. 

Evan Franulovich  8:04  
With no wheels, yeah. It's got a track.

Grace Monter  8:06  
Yes. Tracks, exactly.

Evan Franulovich  8:08  
For ice and snow. 

Grace Monter  8:09  
Yeah, it's specifically for snow. But we use it for fun in the water.

Evan Franulovich  8:16  
People do take it out on the water. 

Grace Monter  8:17  
Yeah. 

Evan Franulovich  8:18  
Some of those are expensive, though. I don't know that I would do it, I'd make me nervous. 

Grace Monter  8:22  
Yeah.

Evan Franulovich  8:22  
But yeah, a lot of people in Alaska, interior Alaska. They'll use it to get around. Rivers in the summer, they become freeways. 

Grace Monter  8:33  
Yes. 

Evan Franulovich  8:34  
You can just ride up those, dangerous.

Grace Monter  8:37  
A little bit, but if you prepare and have the right boat for it. 

Evan Franulovich  8:42  
Right. 

Grace Monter  8:42  
Then you can go to camping in the woods.

Evan Franulovich  8:46  
Right. 

Grace Monter  8:46  
Yeah.

Evan Franulovich  8:47  
I remember in the winter, down in our part of Alaska. You know, every winter it seemed like someone would be out on their snow machine and crash through the ice or something would happen. So you do have to be careful, for sure. 

Grace Monter  9:00  
Yes.

Evan Franulovich  9:02  
So did you see a lot of animals walk through? Did you see caribou in town? 

Grace Monter  9:06  
Yes, lots. Especially November through December, they're around, 

Evan Franulovich  9:15  
For sure.

Evan Franulovich  9:17  
And where there are caribou, there are also? 

Evan Franulovich  9:19  
Bears. 

Evan Franulovich  9:20  
Bears and wolves. Wolverine?

Grace Monter  9:24  
Not yet. 

Evan Franulovich  9:25  
Okay.

Grace Monter  9:26  
I've seen fox.

Evan Franulovich  9:27  
Fox, and wolves, for sure. Did you ever have the wolves come into town? 

Grace Monter  9:32  
Yes. Especially at night, because every winter there's barely any sunlight.

Evan Franulovich  9:38  
Right, right? Yeah, well, there's none, right? The sun doesn't come up.

Grace Monter  9:42  
Yeah. It comes up for like an hour, and then it goes down.

Evan Franulovich  9:45  
Then it goes down? Yeah, but you have the reverse problem in the summer.

Grace Monter  9:49  
Yes, oh my gosh. 

Evan Franulovich  9:52  
So how did you go to bed? 

Grace Monter  9:55  
In summer? 

Evan Franulovich  9:55  
Yeah. 

Grace Monter  9:56  
I use black out curtains. 

Evan Franulovich  9:57  
That's what I used too.

Grace Monter  9:58  
 Yes and even if it's so hot. I keep my windows closed, because of the mosquitoes.

Evan Franulovich  10:04  
Yeah lots. Did you guys have no-see-ums in Arctic Village? Do you know what white socks are? Like little biting flies? Maybe they're just down in Bristol Bay.

Grace Monter  10:19  
We don't really. They don't really sell that in the local stores.

Evan Franulovich  10:23  
Yeah a lot of insects out there, so be sure you cover up if you go during the summer months. 

Grace Monter  10:29  
Yep.

Evan Franulovich  10:29  
Well, that's so cool that you had that experience.  

Grace Monter  10:31  
Yes. 

Evan Franulovich  10:33  
Did you try some of the local cuisine? Did you ever have, say, walrus or whale or any of that.

Grace Monter  10:41  
Yeah, in Alaska, they call it caribou soup. 

Evan Franulovich  10:45  
I love caribou soup. 

Grace Monter  10:47  
Yes, I've had that. It's so good. 

Evan Franulovich  10:49  
Yes.

Grace Monter  10:50  
It's so good. They have this snack. It looks like a bread, but I don't know what it's called. If you know, you know. It's so good. 

Evan Franulovich  11:01  
So good, yeah yeah. There's also something called a geoduck. Did you ever hear that word? It might be more my part of Alaska.

Grace Monter  11:09  
Yeah. 

Evan Franulovich  11:10  
They pick berries and mix it with.

Grace Monter  11:13  
Oh yeah! I mean the berry picking part, they do that.

Evan Franulovich  11:17  
Lots of berry picking. Cool, really exciting. And you guys should know that University of Alaska Fairbanks is one of our Transfer Admission Guarantee partners. So if you do your first two years of university here at Seattle Colleges, you can get a Transfer Admission Guarantee letter when you apply here. Getting you into the school up at Fairbanks. Is that your plan?

Grace Monter  11:43  
No.

Evan Franulovich  11:43  
Oh okay. 

Grace Monter  11:44  
At first, that was my plan. 

Evan Franulovich  11:46  
At first, that was your plan?

Grace Monter  11:47  
But when I saw University of Washington I fell in love. 

Evan Franulovich  11:50  
University of Washington is pretty nice. 

Grace Monter  11:51  
Yes. 

Evan Franulovich  11:52  
It's pretty nice, yeah. Have you been on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus?

Grace Monter  11:57  
Yes.

Evan Franulovich  11:58  
Yeah, Not quite as big,. 

Grace Monter  12:00  
Not quite as big, but yeah.

Evan Franulovich  12:01  
It's pretty nice. I used to work for UAF, but I worked for UAF in Bristol Bay. They have a branch campus in Dillingham, and then an even smaller satellite office in King Salmon. I was at the King Salmon office. Shout out to UAF. Great school. 

Grace Monter  12:17  
Yep, great school. 

Evan Franulovich  12:18  
But you have University of Washington, it's hard to beat right?

Grace Monter  12:21  
University of Washington is the choice now. I'm sorry.

Evan Franulovich  12:24  
Now that's all right, a lot of people do that and tell me your major again.

Evan Franulovich  12:28  
Nursing.

Evan Franulovich  12:29  
Nursing, that's right. So we wanted to get into nursing. But before I do that, let's go one more step. So you're in Arctic Village. Why Seattle Colleges? Why did you pick Seattle Colleges? 

Grace Monter  12:42  
I mean, why not? 

Evan Franulovich  12:43  
Well, I mean, you could have gone to Oregon, California or Nevada. 

Grace Monter  12:48  
Yeah. 

Evan Franulovich  12:48  
Why Washington State? 

Grace Monter  12:50  
Yeah, because the thing is that we were trying to find housing that is close but is cool.

Evan Franulovich  12:57  
 Yeah. 

Grace Monter  12:58  
My family's first choice was California.

Evan Franulovich  13:01  
Okay. 

Grace Monter  13:03  
But we couldnt find any housing that was near the school.

Evan Franulovich  13:07  
Gotcha.

Grace Monter  13:07  
And then when we found housing here in Seattle, we proceeded to enroll here.

Evan Franulovich  13:16  
That's cool. But do you live in housing? 

Grace Monter  13:18  
Yes, apartment. 

Evan Franulovich  13:19  
Oh, you live in an apartment?

Grace Monter  13:20  
Yes.

Evan Franulovich  13:21  
Oh, gotcha gotcha. Okay, I thought you meant the dorms. You don't live in the dorms?

Grace Monter  13:25  
No.

Evan Franulovich  13:25  
Gotcha, okay. So, yeah, a lot of our South Seattle students. You're a South Seattle student?

Grace Monter  13:29  
Yes.

Evan Franulovich  13:29  
A lot of our South Seattle students will either get an apartment, a house, rent a room, or they'll do a homestay. Because our dorms, which we have at our central campus, are a little far for South. I mean, it's doable, but it would be a bus ride for sure. 

Grace Monter  13:45  
Yes. 

Evan Franulovich  13:46  
Do you go over to central very often?

Grace Monter  13:49  
Oh, no.

Evan Franulovich  13:49  
Not too often? 

Grace Monter  13:50  
Yeah, because it's an hour drive.

Evan Franulovich  13:53  
Well, yeah. North would probably be an hour, for sure. 

Grace Monter  13:59  
Central is 35-40 minutes. 

Evan Franulovich  14:02  
Yeah, it depends on traffic for sure. Yeah. Well, cool. So you came to South and do you have family in the area? 

Grace Monter  14:09  
No. 

Evan Franulovich  14:10  
Just you?

Grace Monter  14:11  
Just me. 

Evan Franulovich  14:12  
Well, you're an experienced traveler now. So coming to Seattle must not have been a big deal? Were you nervous about coming to Seattle?

Grace Monter  14:19  
Yeah coming here, I had a lot of of things. I was kind of struggling. 

Evan Franulovich  14:29  
Like suitcases? 

Grace Monter  14:30  
Yeah, and all my stuff for my apartment.

Evan Franulovich  14:38  
You won't have as many things later. So that's good. So you already had your apartment set up before you even arrived in Seattle?

Grace Monter  14:46  
No.

Evan Franulovich  14:46  
Oh, you did?

Grace Monter  14:47  
No. 

Evan Franulovich  14:48  
So what did you do when you first arrived? What did you do? Stay in a hotel or an Airbnb?

Grace Monter  14:52  
No, I moved in, right after arriving from airport.

Evan Franulovich  14:55  
Oh, you did? 

Grace Monter  14:55  
Yes. 

Evan Franulovich  14:56  
Wow, that's crazy.

Grace Monter  14:58  
And then the day after I went shopping for things I need.

Evan Franulovich  15:06  
Well, that's cool. How many days before the quarter started did you arrive? Did you come 30 days ahead? Two weeks ahead?

Grace Monter  15:13  
Yeah, that's the thing. I was a month late. 

Evan Franulovich  15:17  
Oh, you were?

Grace Monter  15:18  
Yes. 

Evan Franulovich  15:18  
Oh no. How did that happen?

Grace Monter  15:20  
Don't recommend that. 

Evan Franulovich  15:21  
No, I don't recommend that.

Grace Monter  15:22  
I do not recommend that. Relocating from Alaska to Seattle is a struggle.

Evan Franulovich  15:31  
Right.

Grace Monter  15:32  
 Yeah, and my papers had not been approved yet.

Evan Franulovich  15:36  
Oh, so you just have to get through all that stuff. 

Grace Monter  15:38  
Mhm.

Evan Franulovich  15:39  
Yeah, all right that makes sense. So when you get here and you're starting late, how do they do that with your classes?

Grace Monter  15:47  
So I emailed my professor.

Evan Franulovich  15:52  
That makes sense. 

Grace Monter  15:53  
They gave me an extension for the the activities and the assignments. 

Evan Franulovich  16:02  
Nice. 

Grace Monter  16:03  
Yeah, I told them the reason.

Evan Franulovich  16:07  
Cool.

Evan Franulovich  16:08  
So let's talk about your visa. So we know your J2 visa up in Alaska because your mom was a J1 holder. When you applied here, you had to have that J visa converted? 

Grace Monter  16:20  
Yes.

Evan Franulovich  16:21  
Tell us about that process.

Grace Monter  16:23  
Well, I processed my F1 visa right before my J1 expire.

Evan Franulovich  16:31  
Oh, okay. So that made it easier?

Grace Monter  16:34  
That made it longer. 

Evan Franulovich  16:36  
Oh, made it longer? 

Grace Monter  16:38  
Yeah. So right after I called Francis to register for my classes, and to let him know that I'm relocating. That's about it.

Evan Franulovich  16:51  
Okay. Do you have to hire a lawyer to help you with the change of status? 

Grace Monter  17:00  
No.

Evan Franulovich  17:01  
Do you do that through an office here in Seattle or did you do it in Alaska?

Grace Monter  17:06  
Alaska.

Evan Franulovich  17:07  
Oh, so you went to Anchorage?

Grace Monter  17:10  
Mmh.

Evan Franulovich  17:10  
Were you able to just send your documents and stuff or did you have to travel physically? Because it's not easy.

Grace Monter  17:16  
It's not easy. The thing is, I didn't travel physically. 

Evan Franulovich  17:20  
Oh, you didn't?

Grace Monter  17:20  
Yeah. They gave my mom because she's the J1 holder. They gave my mom a form for me to sig and then she just sent all the documents to the office. Thats about it.

Evan Franulovich  17:32  
All right, and from the time you sent the documents to the office, until it was approved, how long was that process?

Grace Monter  17:38  
Probably three to five months.

Evan Franulovich  17:41  
Oh, that does take a long time. Wow. So were you just waiting and waiting and waiting, or were you seeing updates? Do they update you as that goes? Or do you just never know when it's gonna be?

Grace Monter  17:53  
I didn't know. I just kept looking at the site for my status. What is my status now? And then, luckily I got approved.

Evan Franulovich  18:03  
That's cool. I imagine you were probably the only international student in Arctic Village. 

Grace Monter  18:10  
Yes.

Evan Franulovich  18:11  
I would think so. So that's wild. And then you come to Seattle Colleges, where there are over 1300 international students. That must have been quite a change?

Grace Monter  18:19  
Yes, that's a culture shock for me.

Evan Franulovich  18:22  
Definitely. 

Grace Monter  18:23  
Yeah, I've learned a lot. Like I've tried so many foods. And then I've learned a lot of cultures and languages, and I love how diverse the school is.

Evan Franulovich  18:38  
It's very diverse, for sure. Seattle as a city is pretty diverse, cosmopolitan city. Lots of people from all over the world. It's pretty nice. So have you been back to the Philippines since you've been here? 

Grace Monter  18:51  
No.

Evan Franulovich  18:54  
 Any plans to or are you just pretty happy being here? Maybe traveling around the region?

Grace Monter  19:00  
I'm happy to be here. I want to travel around the state and explore Washington more. Seattle first, of course. Because I've only been here for like five months, here in Seattle. So I want to explore how the city works and what the city has to offer.

Evan Franulovich  19:27  
It's got a lot. But then once you get outside of Seattle, there's just so many things to see and do. We have got all the national parks nearby. So pretty cool. So you got here, you got started a little bit late. But that was the summer quarter?

Grace Monter  19:44  
Yeah. 

Evan Franulovich  19:45  
Okay, so summer quarter is a little quieter anyway. 

Grace Monter  19:48  
Yes, that's what I like about it.

Evan Franulovich  19:50  
Yeah, that was nice. We have four quarters, just letting you listeners know. You can start any one of those quarters. It doesn't have to be summer, it doesn't have to be fall. Find what works best for you and then make it work. If you're going to be delayed, like you had a long process. Communicate with your advisors or admissions office. She dealt with Francis. Francis is the advisor here at South, and he'll help you out for sure. Now you had to choose a campus. Most of the nursing students I meet tend to be at either South or Central. Why did you choose south?

Grace Monter  20:27  
I chose South because it's more peaceful. 

Evan Franulovich  20:30  
It is definitely more peaceful. 

Grace Monter  20:31  
Yeah, and then it's big.

Evan Franulovich  20:34  
It is a big campus. it's spread out. Yes, it doesn't go upward so much. It's just outward. So that's cool.

Grace Monter  20:42  
And it's seven minutes away from my apartment.

Evan Franulovich  20:46  
Super convenient. Is that walking or in your car? 

Grace Monter  20:49  
Car.

Evan Franulovich  20:50  
Yeah okay, cool. So you have a car?

Grace Monter  20:52  
No.

Evan Franulovich  20:52  
You don't have a car. 

Grace Monter  20:54  
I'll get one soon.

Evan Franulovich  20:55  
For sure.

Evan Franulovich  20:56  
Yeah, so for now do you just take the bus? 

Grace Monter  20:59  
Yeah.

Evan Franulovich  20:59  
That's what I do. Yeah, I think it's great. How's public transportation been for you?

Grace Monter  21:05  
Well, fifty fifty. But the thing is, it's convenient.

Evan Franulovich  21:11  
Super convenient.

Grace Monter  21:15  
Sometimes they're not on time because of the detouring and stuff, like traffic. But for a student like me, it's super convenient I would say.

Evan Franulovich  21:24  
Right, right, right. I usually don't have a car in town because I don't like paying for parking. Parking can be expensive. So yeah, I'll take the subway into Capitol Hill where my office is. If I come out to South or North, I'll just grab a bus or use the subway and catch a bus. It's no problem. Might take a little planning, sometimes. Yeah, you know.

Grace Monter  21:52  
But like that makes you productive.

Evan Franulovich  21:54  
Right? Exactly. No, it's really great. The one of the things I love about Seattle is how much public transportation is. So you started at South. Have you been involved with like any clubs?

Grace Monter  22:06  
Not yet, but I'm planning to.

Evan Franulovich  22:08  
Yeah yeah for sure, but you have been working?

Grace Monter  22:12  
Yes. 

Evan Franulovich  22:13  
So tell us about finding a job on campus. 

Evan Franulovich  22:16  
So when I came here, I prioritize my classes first. And then after summer break, I looked for an on campus job, and luckily, the front desk was hiring. So I've tried to apply. I've tried to apply to Campus Recreation, assistant in the JMB building, but they said they need a work study student. Then I forwarded them my resume, and luckily I got hired. 

Evan Franulovich  22:51  
Yay! So if you're an international student, International Programs Office is a good place to start. They do hire. They have international ambassador positions, front desk positions, but they also know where other jobs are. And we just did an interview with one of the other front desk workers, Arthur. He goes to school at North, but works at South. 

Grace Monter  23:17  
Yes, you can do that. 

Evan Franulovich  23:18  
Three campuses. You can just go where it's convenient for you. 

Grace Monter  23:22  
Yes, you can even take classes on all three campuses.

Evan Franulovich  23:26  
Yeah, yeah, yeah. We'll have students that maybe take one of their classes at Central while they're going to school at South or whatever. So, I know we have a lot of things we could talk about, but we I get asked about the nursing program so often. I really want to dig in to the prerequisite piece of it. So before you can actually even apply for nursing school, you're required to do what? What do you got to do first? 

Grace Monter  23:53  
For international student, you need a English placement test and a math placement test. That's all I know.

Evan Franulovich  24:02  
Yeah, now the English placement test. Did you have to do like an IELTS or a Duolingo or something like that? 

Grace Monter  24:11  
No. 

Evan Franulovich  24:12  
Oh, you just provided your transcripts from your high school. 

Grace Monter  24:16  
Yes.

Evan Franulovich  24:17  
Right. Since she graduated from a high school in the United States that would have made that English test go away, but you did have to take some sort of a placement when you got here? 

Grace Monter  24:27  
Yeah, math placement test.

Evan Franulovich  24:28  
Okay, and that's the self directed math placement?

Grace Monter  24:32  
Yeah. 

Evan Franulovich  24:32  
So you kind of? How does that work?

Grace Monter  24:36  
So the advisor will provide you a link to that test, and then you need to take it. And then it will say your placement, and your math skills level. And then your advisor will know what math classes you need to take.

Evan Franulovich  24:54  
Right, right, yeah. You can do that test after you arrive here, right? You don't have to do it before you arrive?

Grace Monter  25:01  
Yes, but my advisor Francis, he gave it to me before I arrived. 

Evan Franulovich  25:07  
Oh cool. So you got it out of the way, and you did well?

Grace Monter  25:12  
Yeah.

Evan Franulovich  25:13  
Well enough.

Grace Monter  25:13  
Yeah.

Evan Franulovich  25:14  
Cool. That's good. I can't imagine taking a self placement test because I haven't done math for so long, I might need to start low, I don't know. Well, that's great. He had your schedule all worked out for you by the time you arrived. 

Grace Monter  25:29  
Yes. 

Evan Franulovich  25:29  
Cool. What kinds of classes do you need to take during the prerequisite program?

Grace Monter  25:36  
In the nursing program you need to take mostly science, of course. Then some electives.

Evan Franulovich  25:42  
Okay. Like, whatever you want? 

Grace Monter  25:45  
Yes. You can maybe take something related to art or to music.

Evan Franulovich  25:54  
Right.

Grace Monter  25:55  
And math, of course. At least one math class and English classes.

Evan Franulovich  26:01  
Sure. Do you have to take a foreign language like Spanish or French or something?

Grace Monter  26:09  
You could take that for your electives.

Evan Franulovich  26:11  
Okay, but you're not required for the program?

Grace Monter  26:14  
You're not required. 

Evan Franulovich  26:15  
Now with the prerequisites for nursing, I understand you also have to do things like CPR. Do you have to get certified for CPR? 

Grace Monter  26:25  
I'm not on that level yet. 

Evan Franulovich  26:27  
No, you're not on that level yet?

Grace Monter  26:28  
I'm only on my second term. 

Evan Franulovich  26:29  
You're only on your second term. Okay, very cool. And then when you've done all your classwork, when it's all done. Do you graduate with it or do you just simply apply for it?

Grace Monter  26:45  
Yes.

Evan Franulovich  26:47  
My understanding is you can only enter the nursing program at certain times of the year, right? 

Grace Monter  26:53  
Yes. 

Evan Franulovich  26:53  
What quarters can you start your nursing program? 

Grace Monter  26:57  
Oh, what do you mean?

Evan Franulovich  26:59  
Like there's the prerequisites, and then there's the actual nursing program itself. And I think they only start nursing in certain quarters. I don't think summer is one of the quarters you can start. 

Grace Monter  27:12  
Yeah, so from what I know, there's two programs here at South Seattle. One's the ADN program, and one is the associates. Where you transfer directly to a two-year university. The ADN program, which is the nursing program, prepares you to take the NCLEX license test to become a licensed nurse. After your prerequisites, you can either do the ADN program or transfer to a two-year university.

Evan Franulovich  27:45  
Okay. When we say a two-year university that includes our nursing program here? Yeah, so that's a separate application process? My understanding.

Grace Monter  27:58  
From what I understand, yes.

Evan Franulovich  28:00  
Yeah okay, cool. And my understanding is also that it's somewhat competitive?

Grace Monter  28:05  
Yeah, very.

Evan Franulovich  28:07  
It's very competitive. So how do they decide who's going to get in?

Grace Monter  28:12  
Hm.

Evan Franulovich  28:13  
Not, sure? 

Evan Franulovich  28:14  
No I'm not.

Evan Franulovich  28:14  
Okay, yeah. I think, you know. Obviously you want to keep your grades up, but I think it's a bit of a lottery system. Where they pick 300 people from whoever's have been applying, and then those 300 start. If you don't get in, then you can either reapply, suppose, or you could transfer and work on a bachelor's in nursing somewhere else. But your plan is to apply here and stay here to do your nursing program? 

Grace Monter  28:42  
Yeah.

Evan Franulovich  28:43  
Not gonna go off to another university?

Grace Monter  28:46  
I love South Seattle. South Seattle's great. I love it here.  

Evan Franulovich  28:49  
Yeah yeah, and then after you're done. Do you want to work at a hospital in the Seattle area, or do you want to go back to Alaska, or do you plan to go back to the Philippines? What's your plan?

Grace Monter  29:00  
So my plan is, I want to contribute to a community, to my community in Alaska. To contributes to their health care, because they need health aid, and like a nurse for their school.

Evan Franulovich  29:22  
 For sure.

Grace Monter  29:22  
Yeah, for the district. So I kind of want to contribute.

Evan Franulovich  29:26  
Yeah, so I lived in King Salmon but Dillingham had a pretty good sized hospital and they were always looking for people. I mean, it was hard for them to find qualified people who would be willing to come to the bush, live in the bush. What that means when I say the bush, guys, if you're not from this area. It means there's no roads, in or out. You have to fly in. The same with Arctic Village too, right? 

Grace Monter  29:51  
Yes.

Evan Franulovich  29:52  
It's a fly in community. (inaudible) We used to do Pan Air. 

Grace Monter  30:03  
Oh okay. 

Evan Franulovich  30:04  
They would fly into our area.

Grace Monter  30:06  
Have you ever done Everts? Everets Air? 

Evan Franulovich  30:08  
Yeah.

Grace Monter  30:09  
We fly it all the time.

Evan Franulovich  30:11  
Yeah, very good. We're all Alaska people here, so that's cool. But now you're in Seattle, so you're going to be here for a while. You've got housing, let's talk about scholarships. Since you arrived in the summer, you haven't had any chance to apply for any scholarships yet, but they're coming up in January. The Foundation Scholarship is in January, so do you plan to apply for that?

Grace Monter  30:37  
 We'll see. 

Evan Franulovich  30:38  
We'll see?

Grace Monter  30:38  
Yes. 

Evan Franulovich  30:39  
It's free money.

Grace Monter  30:40  
Right.

Grace Monter  30:41  
You have a fifty fifty chance of getting the money.

Grace Monter  30:44  
I mean, why not? 

Evan Franulovich  30:46  
Why not.  It's really great, and then also because you're a South student in March. March through May, they open a different foundation. It's called the South Seattle Foundation, and you can get that scholarship too. So it's a lot of free money. You could actually probably, if you get both of them, you pretty much pay for all of your tuition and fees that way. Maybe even some of your other expenses, so it's a good deal. Don't forget.

Grace Monter  31:16  
Yeah.

Evan Franulovich  31:17  
So, scholarships a little early for you maybe, but keep an eye open. And for you guys, know that we have a number of different ways you can help get some funding for your school, but working on campus is one way to do it. You found your job. You interviewed for it. How hard was it to get your social security card?

Grace Monter  31:36  
So I've had it before I came.

Evan Franulovich  31:39  
Because you already had it for months.

Grace Monter  31:40  
Yes.

Evan Franulovich  31:41  
Cool. Oh, so you got to go right to work. How many hours a week are you working?

Grace Monter  31:48  
17 hours a week.

Evan Franulovich  31:49  
Oh, that's a lot. 

Grace Monter  31:50  
Yes, so I take my classes in the morning and then I do my shift here in the afternoon.

Evan Franulovich  31:57  
How many days a week, is that three? 

Grace Monter  31:59  
Four days a week? 

Evan Franulovich  31:59  
Four days a week?

Grace Monter  32:00  
Yes.

Evan Franulovich  32:00  
Wow. How many people do that job? There's you, Arthur?

Grace Monter  32:05  
There's me, Arthur, Poah, and then Sophie, and then Chloe. Five people.

Evan Franulovich  32:11  
Five people, wow. I didn't realize there were five. That's awesome, cool. And what's your favorite part of this job?

Grace Monter  32:19  
Probably talking to people. Because lots of people, different cultures and different languages. I hear a lot, and it's so fascinating to hear. It's so good to hear different languages, like it makes you want to learn.

Evan Franulovich  32:35  
For sure.

Grace Monter  32:36  
Yeah, because at the front desk there's Vietnamese, Filipino and Burmese. 

Evan Franulovich  32:42  
Right.

Grace Monter  32:43  
So we we use different languages, and we learn each other's languages. It's so fun.

Evan Franulovich  32:50  
Yeah, yeah. I would think that would be the best part of the job, for sure. That's why I like doing the podcast, because I get to meet so many interesting people from all over the world. It's really really cool. Oh, you hear that? That means it's Trivia Time. Boom, boom, boom. Now I was gonna do the little podcast, this or that in the beginning. I don't think we got around to it, so let's do that now real fast before we get into the Trivia Time question. All right, first thing all you got to do is tell me which one you prefer, coffee or tea? 

Grace Monter  33:21  
Coffee.

Evan Franulovich  33:22  
Yes, mountains or beach?

Grace Monter  33:25  
Oh, that's hard, beach.

Evan Franulovich  33:26  
I knew you were gonna say beach, such great beaches in the Philippines. We were talking about the beaches in the  Philippines, really nice. Early bird or night owl?

Grace Monter  33:35  
Night Owl, definitely. 

Evan Franulovich  33:36  
So many of you guys, young people. Books or movies?

Grace Monter  33:40  
Books.

Evan Franulovich  33:41  
Oh, really.

Grace Monter  33:42  
Yes, but, like, it's so hard to choose, because I watch a lot of movies.

Evan Franulovich  33:46  
Are you reading something right now in particular? 

Grace Monter  33:49  
Yes. 

Evan Franulovich  33:49  
What are you reading?

Grace Monter  33:50  
The silent patient.

Evan Franulovich  33:51  
Huh? 

Grace Monter  33:52  
Yes, you've heard it?

Evan Franulovich  33:53  
No.

Grace Monter  33:54  
But it's a good book. I forgot the author.

Evan Franulovich  33:56  
Fiction or nonfiction?

Grace Monter  33:58  
I like fiction.

Evan Franulovich  33:59  
Check it out guys. What is it like? A murder mystery? Is it drama?

Grace Monter  34:05  
It's a thriller. 

Evan Franulovich  34:06  
Thriller. Yeah, cool. 

Grace Monter  34:07  
I like that kind of genre.

Evan Franulovich  34:09  
Do you like Stephen King? 

Grace Monter  34:11  
Yes oh my god, I love Stephen King.

Evan Franulovich  34:14  
He's great, yeah. All right, let's see texting or phone calls?

Grace Monter  34:19  
Texting.

Evan Franulovich  34:19  
Okay, cats or dogs?

Grace Monter  34:22  
Cats, oh my gosh. 

Evan Franulovich  34:23  
Do you have cats at home? 

Grace Monter  34:24  
Yes, I have one cat in Alaska.

Evan Franulovich  34:26  
You do? 

Grace Monter  34:27  
Yes.

Evan Franulovich  34:27  
It must not go outside though?

Grace Monter  34:29  
No.

Evan Franulovich  34:30  
It's indoors, otherwise it'd get eaten. 

Grace Monter  34:32  
Yeah.

Evan Franulovich  34:33  
Coyotes, wolves. All right? City or country?

Grace Monter  34:37  
City.

Evan Franulovich  34:38  
 Nice, adventure or chill at home?

Grace Monter  34:41  
Oh, my God, that's so hard. 

Evan Franulovich  34:43  
That is hard, right.

Grace Monter  34:44  
 With the right people, adventure.

Evan Franulovich  34:45  
I agree, summer or winter?

Grace Monter  34:49  
Summer.

Evan Franulovich  34:49  
Hear hear. Cooking at home or eating out?

Grace Monter  34:54  
Eating out, I'm guilty. I'm sorry.

Grace Monter  34:57  
Hey, no, that's cool. I would eat out every day if I had enough money, but I just don't. So, yeah. Can you cook though? Are you a good cook?

Grace Monter  35:08  
I would say that because I know a lot of Filipino foods. I can cook. 

Evan Franulovich  35:12  
What's your signature Filipino dish?

Grace Monter  35:15  
Um, my mom first taught me adobo. You've heard about it, right?

Evan Franulovich  35:20  
I don't know. I don't know much about Filipino food.

Grace Monter  35:23  
Maybe we can try some.

Evan Franulovich  35:24  
What is it? 

Grace Monter  35:26  
Oh, I'll let you try lumpia. That's the famous side dish in the Philippines. 

Evan Franulovich  35:34  
Is it like vegetables? Is it meat? What is it? 

Grace Monter  35:37  
We wrap different vegetables and meat. We wrap it, and then we dip it.

Evan Franulovich  35:42  
Like, in banana leaves or?

Grace Monter  35:43  
No, in like tortilla wraps. 

Evan Franulovich  35:46  
Oh, okay. Yeah, sounds good.

Grace Monter  35:48  
Yes. We dip it in like, special sauce. That's like the key, the sauce. 

Evan Franulovich  35:53  
Yeah, spicy?

Grace Monter  35:55  
You can make it spicy. You can make it sweet. 

Evan Franulovich  35:57  
All right, cool. So you get a choice, that's cool. All right, great. All right. So now let's get to the Trivia Time questions. Part of the show where we ask you five questions. See how you do. First question is, you live in the United States. There are how many states in the U.S.? 

Grace Monter  36:15  
50.

Evan Franulovich  36:16  
Yes, there are 50 states. Whoo, that was too easy. Alaska. We're gonna ask an Alaska question. Alaska is number what in the States? 

Grace Monter  36:28  
One. 

Evan Franulovich  36:29  
No.

Grace Monter  36:30  
Number two, number two!

Evan Franulovich  36:32  
Well, it's the one we like the most. But you know, the first states that became part of the United States, and then later there were, like the new states. Do you know what number it was? 

Grace Monter  36:48  
The newest state?

Evan Franulovich  36:50  
For Alaska, do you know when it became a state?

Grace Monter  36:52  
No.

Evan Franulovich  36:53  
49th state.

Grace Monter  36:56  
I forgot, I thought it was Hawaii. 

Evan Franulovich  37:00  
Hawaii was 50.

Grace Monter  37:03  
Why did I forget that, that's crazy. 

Evan Franulovich  37:06  
All right, cool. Well, you know, one thing we have in Seattle that we're really proud of this season was our baseball team, because they made it to the playoffs. What's the name of our professional baseball team? 

Grace Monter  37:18  
Otters? 

Evan Franulovich  37:19  
No!

Grace Monter  37:20  
What?

Evan Franulovich  37:20  
Professional baseball. 

Grace Monter  37:21  
Oh, professional. I haven't checked it out.

Evan Franulovich  37:26  
It's the Mariners, the Seattle Mariners. One thing you should know, as a student. In the spring, they do a trip to a baseball game. So it's super cheap for students. They get a special deal for you. 

Grace Monter  37:39  
I should try that.

Evan Franulovich  37:40  
Definitely. It's coming up in the spring, so check it out. All right, I think we're on question number four. For question number four, in order to maintain your visa status, you have to take a certain number of credits.

Grace Monter  37:52  
Yes. 

Evan Franulovich  37:53  
How many do you have to take? 

Grace Monter  37:54  
15.

Evan Franulovich  37:57  
Are you sure? 

Grace Monter  37:59  
Yes, right? 

Evan Franulovich  38:01  
12. You're required to take at least 12. You can take 15, It's okay,

Grace Monter  38:07  
I take 15 credits, personally. 

Evan Franulovich  38:11  
But you don't have to.

Grace Monter  38:12  
I do have to.

Evan Franulovich  38:15  
Okay. Last question since you're into books and movies, what was the last movie you saw?

Grace Monter  38:21  
Frankenstein, oh my god. 

Evan Franulovich  38:23  
The one that just came out?

Grace Monter  38:24  
Yes from Guillermo del Toro. 

Evan Franulovich  38:27  
Yeah. How is it? 

Grace Monter  38:28  
It's so good. 

Evan Franulovich  38:29  
Oh, I really want to see it. Scary?

Grace Monter  38:32  
Not really.

Evan Franulovich  38:33  
Okay, just freaky weird?

Grace Monter  38:36  
Yeah I would say that.

Grace Monter  38:37  
What is it, dead guy huh?

Grace Monter  38:38  
Yes.

Evan Franulovich  38:39  
Cool. Guillermo del Toro, Frankenstein out in theaters now. So you went to a movie theater to see it obviously?

Grace Monter  38:45  
 No, it's on Netflix. 

Evan Franulovich  38:46  
It is?

Grace Monter  38:46  
Yes.

Evan Franulovich  38:47  
Oh I thought it was in the theaters. Oh, so check it out on Netflix. Cool. 

Grace Monter  38:53  
I would recommend that movie.

Evan Franulovich  38:57  
It's like two plus hours though. Pretty long movie. 

Grace Monter  39:00  
Pretty long.

Evan Franulovich  39:01  
You might be able to watch it in your home country, if you're listening to this from home. So you can check it out. Well, good job. Didn't quite make it to the wall of fame, but you did really well. So great job. Final part of the show, this is where we ask you to say a few words, maybe 15 seconds in your first language. Your first language is?

Grace Monter  39:21  
Mmh.

Evan Franulovich  39:21  
What's the name of your language? 

Grace Monter  39:22  
Tagalog. 

Evan Franulovich  39:23  
Tagalog. So some of you may have not heard this language before, but here's your big opportunity. 

Grace Monter  39:29  
Yes, (Speaks in Tagalog).

Evan Franulovich  39:47  
It almost sounds like a little Spanish thrown in there. It's cool. I like it. And then the very last thing you know, you've been through the process now. You've applied, you've moved here, you've got an apartment, you started your classes. What advice would you give to students back in the Philippines or maybe somewhere in the region, Indonesia, whatever they're thinking about being an international student. Maybe they're thinking about community colleges. What advice would you give them?

Grace Monter  40:15  
So, my advice I would give to people, or young people who are planning to apply to become an international student, is don't be afraid. Don't be afraid. It is a big risk, but it's growth. So I would say, don't be afraid and maybe do it now. 

Evan Franulovich  40:37  
Do it now!

Grace Monter  40:37  
Do it now. 

Evan Franulovich  40:38  
Yeah. I mean, honestly, as long as you're 16 by the first day of class, you can come here now as part of our high school completion program. We have other students in that program. So, yeah, cool, but you can just move to Alaska with your mom and go to school there. That's a good way to go. Well, cool. Nice to have you. Good to meet you. I dont think we've met earlier because I was gone, traveling around. But great to have you. You're going to be here for a while. I'll be seeing you, from time to time. 

Grace Monter  41:12  
Yep. 

Evan Franulovich  41:13  
Thank you guys for joining us. We're here every Wednesday, Seattle Colleges Conversations with! we try to give you guys lots of great information. So that you know how to do it. Please like, subscribe and share. Thanks again. 

Grace Monter  41:27  
Thank you for having me. 

Evan Franulovich  41:29  
Good luck with your nursing program, and we should do this again after you graduate from the nursing program.

Grace Monter  41:34  
Definitely.

Evan Franulovich  41:35  
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