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Vol. 11 New Housemate Interview

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Translated and subbed by tapdancingpimp

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I'm Cheri Maria Sumikawa Lavoie.

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I'm 25 years old.

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I'm a real estate agent on the Big Island.

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I was born on the Big Island, but

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I moved back one year ago.

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Since then I've always been there.

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[On Work] If there's someone

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who wants to buy a house on the island,

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I show them different houses and condos.

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If there's a property they like,

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I make the offer for it.

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I go between the seller and buyer.

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I make sure things go smoothly

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and help with communication.

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In the future,

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I want to make Hawaii Island my base.

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There's not a lot of good jobs here,

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but if I'm in real estate,

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I have job stability and can stay.

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That's why I'm a real estate agent.

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[Miss Hawaii Island] Last year,

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I entered the Miss Hawaii Island contest.

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I was picked to be Miss Hawaii Island

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out of 11 women.

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I do events, TV, commercials, parades.

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[On Joining Terrace House]
As a real estate agent,

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I want to work with Japanese people.

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So, I want to speak Japanese smoothly and

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communicate better with Japanese.

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I want more exposure to Japanese culture.

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[On Communal Living]
When I was in college,

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I lived with different people for 4 years.

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The first year I lived with a boyfriend.

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After we broke up,

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I shared an apartment with girl friends.

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Male soccer players had the other 3 rooms.

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It was 5 of us living together.

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There was a point where

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I liked one of them.

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But we were...

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maybe he had a girlfriend, so....

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nothing happened.

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[On Love]
There's no one right now.

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I want someone

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who walks the walk and talks the talk.

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Of course, this is the Big Island;

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Someone with a sense of adventure.

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Looks don't matter.

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I now realize what's inside matters.

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If there's someone I'm into,

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I wanna hang out with them, go out to eat.

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I'll ask him out, I'm not shy about that.