[so maybe you could tell me more about Germany?]
[your time there.]
well <I> /a/- I was there <to to> to fix a (.) r:ocket. 
æ- æ- ænd uh uh <so> so I <went went went> went to Norway <to> to fix a rocket. 
and then <had> I had a little time. 
because I had to go to Fra- France. 
and so I went t- to a few different <type> type of uh k- k- kʌn- countries.
<and> and then um <I have> um I have two (.) cities (.) in Germany um uh uh to see a very very old uh uh aunt and um for a few days.
and then I have <a> a s- south dʒɚ- germany to see a friend from college. 
um <and> and um the first time I saw ð- ð- ð- <the> the girl she was a baby.
[hm...]
<and> <and> um and of course </a/- /a/-> I wasn't there.
but they got three more kids. 
[oh.]
<and> and so <I> I was there for two weeks.
and uh so during the day I hə- h- (.) hike (..) ə- around.
<and> and <then I> then I come home <when they got got> when they get home from school. 
<and> and um except for <the the the the> the youngest one.  
<it was a it was a> it was a baby. 
um r- r- r- running around.
b- but um uh uh uh <so so so> so much fun. 
um (.) and of course (.) the first one...
uh <when when> when she was bor- [distorted] born it was a baby. 
and then by the next time I went to germany she was...
I think she was seven. 
[hm.]
you know <and> um and uh... 
yeah <it was it was it was> it was a lot of fun.   
and um <my my> my friend...
um (.) his (..) mɑ- mother from time to time <she> she would say um oh you have to come to <the the the the> the sɪ- city.
wə- we'll go there <for> for lunch <and and> and walk around.
um i- even then <I I like> I like m- museums.
[uhuh.]
<and> and so um...
yeah.
um <it was it was it was> it was a lot of fun.  
yeah (.) um...
[so you went to a lot of museums there in Germany?]
uh (.) just two or three.
<but> but um uh (.) uh his mother and his father...
um <they they> they were there in Germany to uh teach people about (.) God [mhm] <and and> and the (.) bible.
[mhm.]
<and and> and so um (..) uh...
but sometimes...
two or three times um <she> she didn't have to do anything.
<and> and <she she> she would call and then say hey <when when the> when the boys go to school um you wanna go with me? 
<and> and so that's why I went to the museums <and> and stuff. 
and yeah so... 
yeah ðə- ðə- ðə- ðə- that was a lot of fun.
[mhm.]
yeah.
[oh that's great.]
[have you been to a lot of other um foreign countries?]
yeah <a a> a bunch actually. [laughs]
[uhuh.]
yeah.
[uhuh that's so great.]
um <some> a few places I was there for a few hours.
[m:...]
but (.) some of the others um (.) three or four days at least.
[mhm.]
and then like in Norway... 
well the first time I was there two weeks.
and then um (.) f- Finland...
I was there (.) at least two weeks.
[m:...]
and then back to n:orway.
<and then> and then the polar.
and then um uh... (...)
<green> green (..) where the ocean [mhm] uh uh <where where where where where where> where <the the> the ice...
<aɪ- aɪ- aɪ ice> ice...
[mhm was it greenland?]
(..) both. 
you know ice-
[iceland yeah.]
yes <and> and green- ...
um there's not too much there.
[mhm.]
um all the good stuff on the ice... (..)
uh uh and um... 
<except except> except I remember um uh (..) <the> <the> the uh the men there... (..)
um (.) they don't like it when you talk to the women t- too much. [distorted ending of much? substitution?]
[really?]
and I don't know why <it was> it was like that until...
um <I don't> I don't know the language but sh- sh- she got really mad.
[m:...]
really mad.
<and and> and um uh all the men <went> went away. 
[oh.]
and um (..) I didn't know this. 
but um <there there there> there's four or five men for one woman.
[wow.]
and so um uh y- you know <that that they they> they were thinking they're going to steal the women. 
[right.]
<and and and> and (.) like I said I don't know the language.
but I said <what> what did you say?
they were really mad.
and ð- <they said> they said you're only here <for> for uh you know ten days. <and> and <you're you're> you're a pilot.
<you're you're not> you're not gonna (.) uh <stay> stay here.
[yeah.]
you know. [laughs]
<and and> and I said okay.
but yeah. 
so um I don't know that.
[yeah.]
you know.
and um <even> even <at a> <at a school> at a s- s- s- S P spɑ- spɑr- s-...
like the food...
uh sorry. 
uh (..) S A...
it won't come out.
um (..) <where> where you buy food...
[m:...]
[a store?]
yeah super... [gestures for examiner to continue]
[oh super store?]
yes.  
yes. 
um it was the same when you're talk to a mʌn- <a a> a wʊ- woman just a little bit [distorted]. 
ðə- <they> they don't say anything but <the> the men...
<they> they go /bump/. [gestures elbowing to the right]
you know <and and> and almost fall down. 
I went what the hell? 
[oh my goodness.]
<you> you know... 
and I <just> just (.) like...
[wow.]
yeah.
[hm.]
yeah. 
[that's interesting.]
but I guess that's what happens...
there's... (...)
I'm not sure why. 
but um uh the babies...
there's more women <there there> there men. 
[oh huh.]
yeah.