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Presenter (Milya): Hello everyone and welcome to our weekly program. Today we have very special guests: two popular video bloggers Vicky and Apri who travel around the world together during their free time and share their unique experiences with their numerous subscribers. Welcome, ladies.

Vicky, Arpi: Hello. Thank you for inviting us. It’s an honour. 

Presenter (Milya): The honour is mine. So, tell me, how did your travel adventures begin? 

Vicky: It’s a funny story, actually. We’re both from the USA, but we met in Russia. We ran into each other by chance and decided to stick to each other as neither of us spoke Russian. Later it turned out we saw eye to eye on quite a lot of topics, and it was pleasant for us to hang out together. That Russian trip ended up being a great experience. So we thought: why not go somewhere else together during our next break at college? And we got the ball rolling.

Presenter (Milya): How did you come up with the idea of creating a video blog together? 

Arpi: To be honest, from the start, we were just shooting clips for ourselves. Creating some kind of a blog seemed a convenient way of keeping these videos. You know, it’s like making an album to collect our memories. We had no idea the blog would get so many views! Anyway, we decided to leave it that way. Being famous is not that bad, after all. Sometimes we even get offers from advertisers.

Presenter (Milya): Tell us more about your videos. As far as I know, you have your own style.

Vicky: Again, they weren’t meant to have any style. We just film everything the way it is: no scripts, or special places, or editing. You’d think there is nothing attractive about that, but I guess that’s what our audience is looking for.

Presenter (Milya): How does travelling influence your life? 

Arpi: It has changed us a lot! I mean, from being shy girls practically to Internet stars. Just kidding, it’s not about fame, it’s about changing mindset, leaving your comfort zone and thinking outside the box. Any traveller has to be adaptive, that’s what being abroad teaches us.

Presenter (Milya): Do you have other interesting hobbies besides travelling and blogging?

Vicky: That’s where Arpi and I are alike, too. Of course, going to different countries, you cannot but fall in love with their local languages. We’re both learning the Chinese language. She is also fond of French and I’m learning Korean just for fun. I can say it’s tough but the effort pays off when you talk to some native speakers. But it’s not a must as we have all kinds of translators and guidebooks.  

Presenter (Milya): Do you plan on growing your channel in the future to make it profitable? 

Arpi: We’re not sure yet. We still have to get our diplomas and decent jobs as blogging does not provide stable income. Life might separate us, but just like we met on the other side of the globe for the first time, we could unite again. One thing is certain: we’ll stay friends no matter what, and the blog represents just one tiny bit of our friendship.

Presenter (Milya): Well, thank you for coming, I’m sure our listeners are inspired by your story.