WEBVTT - Bachelorette Michelle Young Is Here! 0:00:01.960 --> 0:00:05.760 What is a Bachelor? Happy Hour listeners, We had another 0:00:05.880 --> 0:00:09.200 episode for Michelle's season in the books, and it's one 0:00:09.280 --> 0:00:11.960 that we're going to be getting into with the Woman 0:00:12.000 --> 0:00:14.600 of Herself today. But I have my girl Tasia back 0:00:14.640 --> 0:00:18.680 with me. Thanks for joining again, Tasia. Absolutely hello, Happy 0:00:18.680 --> 0:00:21.320 Hour listeners. I am so excited to be back and 0:00:21.360 --> 0:00:24.480 give you all a little tea and inside scoop about 0:00:24.480 --> 0:00:28.240 this season. But you're right, I am so freaking excited. 0:00:28.960 --> 0:00:32.000 We have the woman of the hour. Our special guest 0:00:32.040 --> 0:00:35.320 today is a bachelor at Michelle Herself joining us, and 0:00:35.400 --> 0:00:38.360 I cannot wait to pick her brain about everything that's 0:00:38.360 --> 0:00:41.840 been going down. Oh my gosh, same, I've missed this one. 0:00:42.080 --> 0:00:44.400 I cannot wait to have her on. I know usually 0:00:44.400 --> 0:00:46.760 each week we do a quick little recap or we 0:00:46.760 --> 0:00:49.000 give our highlights, you know, of what really stood out 0:00:49.000 --> 0:00:51.559 to us. But I figured this week, why do we 0:00:51.600 --> 0:00:53.960 even need to do that when we have Michelle on, Like, 0:00:54.040 --> 0:00:56.880 we can pack her brain on everything that we saw 0:00:56.880 --> 0:00:59.600 about down last night. I do have some questions about 0:00:59.640 --> 0:01:01.960 premier or night Night one that I know she's probably 0:01:01.960 --> 0:01:05.520 sick of talking about by now, but we just need 0:01:05.560 --> 0:01:08.479 to get into it with her because well, you both 0:01:08.560 --> 0:01:11.320 have all the behind the scenes you lived in. Michelle 0:01:11.480 --> 0:01:14.399 definitely was in the thick of things. So I think 0:01:14.560 --> 0:01:17.039 we should just get straight into our interview with her, 0:01:17.040 --> 0:01:19.039 because I know all of our listeners are just dying 0:01:19.080 --> 0:01:22.600 to hear from her right now. Yeah, I mean, let's 0:01:22.600 --> 0:01:27.120 bring her on. We got Minnesota in the house. Michelle, 0:01:27.480 --> 0:01:32.160 the woman of the hour of this season, my Midwest girl. 0:01:32.280 --> 0:01:34.640 I'm so excited to have you here. Welcome to baut 0:01:34.720 --> 0:01:37.440 your happy hour. Thank you, Thank you for having me. 0:01:37.520 --> 0:01:40.720 It's so nice to be back on for anyone who 0:01:40.760 --> 0:01:42.640 can't see you, because obviously this is a podcast and 0:01:42.680 --> 0:01:46.800 we're all listening. Michelle is glowing. Michelle, you look absolutely stunning. 0:01:47.520 --> 0:01:50.120 We need to just tell you how good you looked 0:01:50.280 --> 0:01:54.880 in these first couple episodes. It's incredible, incredible, Thank you, 0:01:55.680 --> 0:01:58.760 And like we've Tachion, I have obviously met you in person, 0:01:58.760 --> 0:02:01.120 we've hung out a few times now, and you're just 0:02:01.160 --> 0:02:03.320 as radiant in real life. But I have to say, 0:02:04.000 --> 0:02:07.000 the confidence and the kindness that we have just seen 0:02:07.040 --> 0:02:10.200 from these first couple episodes just radiant through the TV screen. 0:02:10.720 --> 0:02:13.720 I'm so glad that you are our Bachelor Edge. How 0:02:13.760 --> 0:02:16.320 have you been now that it's finally airing and the 0:02:16.360 --> 0:02:19.720 world gets to see the beginnings of your journey. I 0:02:19.720 --> 0:02:21.680 don't know if I'm excited. I don't know if I'm 0:02:21.720 --> 0:02:24.720 more nervous. I think you call of it. Love to 0:02:24.760 --> 0:02:27.160 ask you too how you both felt in this position. 0:02:27.320 --> 0:02:30.400 But you know, Tasian, I have talked a lot about 0:02:30.560 --> 0:02:32.520 when is it kicking in? Like when does it kick 0:02:32.560 --> 0:02:34.560 in that you're the Bachelor? And you have these moments 0:02:34.560 --> 0:02:37.359 where you truly feel that you are the bachelorette and 0:02:37.960 --> 0:02:40.480 all of this just happened, and then I've you know, 0:02:40.639 --> 0:02:42.880 kind of been sitting with it a little bit and 0:02:43.280 --> 0:02:45.960 then back to normal life and now the whole world 0:02:45.960 --> 0:02:51.480 gets to follow along. So I'm super soaked and yeah, 0:02:51.560 --> 0:02:53.760 I'm ready to go. I have to tell you, I 0:02:53.760 --> 0:02:55.880 don't think it ever hits. I still have moments we're 0:02:55.919 --> 0:02:57.640 all wake up from a nap and I'll be like, 0:02:58.280 --> 0:03:00.840 what actually happened to my life Alee years ago? Like 0:03:00.919 --> 0:03:04.360 it still doesn't seem real. I want to ask you 0:03:04.400 --> 0:03:06.600 really quick, because you just mentioned you know, obviously it's 0:03:06.600 --> 0:03:11.840 an adjustment, and you did go from filming your season, 0:03:11.880 --> 0:03:13.839 which is a whirlwind in itself, but then you went 0:03:13.880 --> 0:03:17.600 back to Minnesota and back to teaching, and now you're 0:03:17.600 --> 0:03:20.360 immersed back in this world. Now that it's airing, What 0:03:20.560 --> 0:03:22.919 has that been like? I can only imagine how much 0:03:22.919 --> 0:03:27.280 of a roller coaster. It's fun. I mean, lesson planning 0:03:27.560 --> 0:03:32.119 in the hair and makeup chair before you know, on 0:03:32.160 --> 0:03:35.680 your way to this premier brunch. It's just it's this 0:03:35.840 --> 0:03:39.440 total double life. I feel like that I'm living right now, 0:03:39.800 --> 0:03:44.640 and it's busy, it's hectic. I'm definitely tired. But I 0:03:44.680 --> 0:03:48.000 will say that being back in the classroom has made 0:03:48.000 --> 0:03:52.520 me feel so much like myself. And it's nice because, 0:03:52.600 --> 0:03:54.440 as you both know that, like this world, it can 0:03:54.440 --> 0:03:56.400 get kind of overwhelming at times, it can get a 0:03:56.440 --> 0:03:58.680 lot and sometimes you just need to be able to 0:03:58.720 --> 0:04:01.280 put it down. And I feel like being in the classroom, 0:04:01.320 --> 0:04:04.280 being with my students. When I'm there, I'm truly miss young, 0:04:04.560 --> 0:04:07.960 and I'm able to have like that old piece of 0:04:08.280 --> 0:04:11.800 my routine and my old life with me still, and 0:04:11.880 --> 0:04:14.240 so it kind of keeps me a balance in a way, 0:04:14.280 --> 0:04:17.960 even though I'm insanely busy. I can attest to that. 0:04:18.000 --> 0:04:20.800 I remember the night before You're a Bachelor brunch, I 0:04:20.839 --> 0:04:24.440 texted you and you're like, oh, I'm just working. I'm like, yeah, Bachelor, 0:04:24.480 --> 0:04:26.200 it's a lot of work. You're like, no, I'm doing 0:04:26.279 --> 0:04:29.599 lesson plans and you know it's like DM, I'm like, 0:04:29.600 --> 0:04:31.880 oh my god, you really do it all. But I 0:04:31.960 --> 0:04:36.000 have to say, I really think that diving right back 0:04:36.000 --> 0:04:38.520 into teaching and like going in back into that world 0:04:38.720 --> 0:04:42.400 might truly be the best thing for you. I think 0:04:42.440 --> 0:04:44.400 that it keeps you not that you need to be grounded, 0:04:44.440 --> 0:04:46.560 but like I think it just really keeps you grounded 0:04:46.720 --> 0:04:51.000 and doesn't let you get so caught up in everything 0:04:51.000 --> 0:04:53.120 that's going on, because people are going to have so 0:04:53.160 --> 0:04:55.680 many opinions and you're gonna have so much coming your way. 0:04:55.760 --> 0:04:57.520 But this kind of allows you to kind of like 0:04:57.920 --> 0:04:59.800 shut it off. You can't be on your phone. You're 0:05:00.200 --> 0:05:03.080 kids that you know matter the most to you, and 0:05:03.200 --> 0:05:05.320 it kind of just allows you just to like again 0:05:05.440 --> 0:05:07.360 keep a piece of yourself. And I think that that's 0:05:07.360 --> 0:05:11.320 actually genius. So yeah, it's a nice I mean, it 0:05:11.400 --> 0:05:13.880 was definitely how about your system kind of thing. When 0:05:14.320 --> 0:05:16.880 you do it in you film, you fly home and 0:05:16.880 --> 0:05:20.120 then you're back in a classroom. But it's my kids 0:05:20.200 --> 0:05:24.640 definitely keep me humble that's good well, And I don't 0:05:24.680 --> 0:05:27.479 think for most of our listeners and viewers of the show, 0:05:27.520 --> 0:05:32.039 I don't think people realize how crazy life gets, you know, 0:05:32.240 --> 0:05:34.600 when you're in the limbo phase between when you actually 0:05:34.600 --> 0:05:37.760 filmed and when it airs, like, you know, assuming all 0:05:37.800 --> 0:05:40.240 goes according to plan and you end up with somebody. 0:05:40.760 --> 0:05:42.960 I remember the days, like every week and a half, 0:05:43.000 --> 0:05:46.479 I'd be whisked back to California for a happy couple 0:05:46.640 --> 0:05:49.760 time with my partner. You're so all over the place 0:05:49.839 --> 0:05:52.839 doing press. It's not just like you have this downtime 0:05:52.920 --> 0:05:55.400 like these couple months, Like you're back and forth on 0:05:55.400 --> 0:05:58.880 a plane constantly. So it's got to be a whirlwind. 0:05:59.240 --> 0:06:02.360 And I'm sure it's gotta be tough for the students too. 0:06:02.880 --> 0:06:05.400 What is the weirdest thing that one of your kids 0:06:05.400 --> 0:06:08.000 has asked you so far since everything has gone down? 0:06:08.400 --> 0:06:12.279 Oh my god, I'm dying to know this. I feel 0:06:12.279 --> 0:06:16.000 like this group this year, they truly know me as 0:06:16.320 --> 0:06:20.160 miss young. I mean, coming into the classroom, they know 0:06:20.279 --> 0:06:22.599 that I was gone that first week of school because 0:06:22.640 --> 0:06:26.120 I was doing some filming. But as far as details 0:06:26.120 --> 0:06:29.800 about everything, that's pretty much all they know, which is nice. 0:06:30.520 --> 0:06:34.560 Now after night will that change Potentially when I go 0:06:34.600 --> 0:06:37.480 back to the classroom next week, might it look a 0:06:37.520 --> 0:06:41.800 little different, feel different? Good? But I definitely make sure 0:06:41.800 --> 0:06:45.160 to set that line between Miss Young and Michelle and 0:06:45.240 --> 0:06:48.760 make sure that everything's focused around learning and honestly, the 0:06:49.360 --> 0:06:52.240 kids this year, the biggest thing that they ask is like, 0:06:52.560 --> 0:06:54.760 just just tell us, just tell us, like are you 0:06:54.800 --> 0:06:57.680 with somebody? Are you not with somebody? Won't tell anybody, 0:06:57.800 --> 0:07:03.640 we won't tell anybody. I'm like, yeah, okay, you like 0:07:03.680 --> 0:07:07.520 you're cute, but no, I know, yeah, I know. Do 0:07:07.600 --> 0:07:10.000 you know. One of the kids's moms is like, go 0:07:10.160 --> 0:07:14.720 ask Miss Young, like get the details. We won't tell yeah, 0:07:15.000 --> 0:07:17.800 Or I'll even say like I'll tell you at the 0:07:17.960 --> 0:07:20.520 end of December, like when the finale is already you 0:07:20.560 --> 0:07:24.920 know previous Yes, Like she's gonna give it of December. 0:07:24.960 --> 0:07:26.480 And I'm like, little do they know that's like the 0:07:26.560 --> 0:07:32.760 last episode. Like I love that. I'm not gonna lie. 0:07:32.880 --> 0:07:36.040 I loved seeing them on this episode and we have 0:07:36.120 --> 0:07:38.880 so much to talk about that. But I just also 0:07:38.960 --> 0:07:41.960 love they really keep it real with you, um and 0:07:42.280 --> 0:07:44.840 I feel like they they made you feel kind of 0:07:44.880 --> 0:07:47.320 comfortable and like brings it back home in a way. 0:07:47.480 --> 0:07:52.320 But um so we know we can speak from experience 0:07:52.440 --> 0:07:55.480 that nothing could truly prepare you for the role of 0:07:55.480 --> 0:07:59.320 being the bachelorette. But I'm actually curious to know what 0:07:59.360 --> 0:08:02.400 are some of the important conversations and qualities you were 0:08:02.440 --> 0:08:05.720 looking for that were important for you to convey as 0:08:05.720 --> 0:08:09.120 a bachelor at I think the biggest one that I 0:08:09.200 --> 0:08:12.400 wanted to set the tone was set the tone with 0:08:12.600 --> 0:08:17.920 was just authenticity and really making sure that these men 0:08:17.960 --> 0:08:22.600 coming in stayed true to who they were. And that's 0:08:22.600 --> 0:08:25.800 hard at times when sometimes you're still figuring out who 0:08:25.840 --> 0:08:27.960 you are and where you stand. And that's okay, And 0:08:28.360 --> 0:08:30.960 you know, I personally believe that I'm always on this 0:08:31.040 --> 0:08:35.120 personal growth journey and always will be, but you do. 0:08:35.200 --> 0:08:37.800 You have to know who you are, I think, in 0:08:37.920 --> 0:08:42.599 order to be in a relationship and a healthy relationship 0:08:42.640 --> 0:08:46.440 at times, and you know that tantem can kind of 0:08:46.559 --> 0:08:50.760 obviously move a little bit, but in this world, you 0:08:50.800 --> 0:08:53.679 can really lose who you are easily, and you can 0:08:53.720 --> 0:08:55.920 get lost with that. And so knowing who you are 0:08:56.040 --> 0:09:01.560 being genuine and then being humble because you comment as 0:09:01.600 --> 0:09:06.640 this normal person and you leave and then the world 0:09:06.679 --> 0:09:08.840 around you starts to change. And I think it takes 0:09:08.840 --> 0:09:11.960 somebody who can really stay grounded, has a good head 0:09:11.960 --> 0:09:14.679 on their shoulders, doesn't care about the spotlight, you know, 0:09:14.760 --> 0:09:17.000 because it's like you could but like my biggest worry 0:09:17.080 --> 0:09:19.600 was I could fall in love with somebody and who 0:09:19.640 --> 0:09:23.520 they are, and you know, after this and after the 0:09:23.600 --> 0:09:26.800 same kind of strikes and the spotlight strikes, are they 0:09:26.840 --> 0:09:30.160 still going to be that humble person? You know? And 0:09:30.320 --> 0:09:32.800 that's like that biggest thing, because it is a huge 0:09:32.880 --> 0:09:37.800 change that takes place. Oh, spoken like a true Midwesterner. 0:09:37.920 --> 0:09:44.439 I I love that right now, with that happened, we 0:09:44.600 --> 0:09:48.000 got to come back to Minnesota with us. But I 0:09:48.120 --> 0:09:50.760 love that you said that because that's actually when I 0:09:50.840 --> 0:09:54.120 was leaving to go on The Bachelor, you know, years ago. 0:09:54.360 --> 0:09:56.040 That was the one thing my mom said when she 0:09:56.080 --> 0:09:59.160 sent me off was stay kind and stay humble, And 0:10:00.120 --> 0:10:02.120 I think was so apparent. We saw it with you 0:10:02.360 --> 0:10:04.640 in you know, taking it back to your premiere and 0:10:04.640 --> 0:10:07.000 when you did the hometown package with your parents, when 0:10:07.040 --> 0:10:09.319 you sat down and just you know, had the barbecue 0:10:09.440 --> 0:10:12.960 and caught up with them and and they just showed 0:10:13.280 --> 0:10:17.640 such a great portrayal of, you know, a very positive 0:10:17.640 --> 0:10:19.720 relationship that you were lucky enough to grow up with. 0:10:19.800 --> 0:10:22.280 But you just I think any of you or felt 0:10:22.360 --> 0:10:25.320 that love that your parents had for one another for 0:10:25.600 --> 0:10:27.240 you and you back with them. It was it was 0:10:27.280 --> 0:10:29.240 really beautiful to watch. But I'm sitting there, I'm like, 0:10:29.920 --> 0:10:35.000 it seemed like my people like And that's one thing too, 0:10:35.160 --> 0:10:39.400 that just knowing you and having conversations with you, you know, 0:10:39.520 --> 0:10:42.079 and for all of our listeners who don't truly know 0:10:42.200 --> 0:10:44.520 you and have spent time with you, like you have 0:10:44.600 --> 0:10:47.280 stayed the same since I would say day one, since 0:10:47.280 --> 0:10:48.920 we first sat down, And that's what I think is 0:10:48.920 --> 0:10:50.839 such a beautiful thing. And I love that you drove 0:10:50.920 --> 0:10:54.280 that home with the men because you know, now speaking 0:10:54.320 --> 0:10:56.840 from experience and TATIONA, I'm sure you've experienced this as 0:10:56.840 --> 0:10:58.520 well with some of your guys from the season. As 0:10:58.600 --> 0:11:01.400 you you you kind of get to know these guys 0:11:01.400 --> 0:11:04.600 in one way, right, you have up to two months 0:11:04.760 --> 0:11:07.760 of no distractions with them, no phones, no TVs, nothing, 0:11:08.240 --> 0:11:09.960 But then they get out in the real world after 0:11:10.000 --> 0:11:11.720 the show and you kind of see fame go to 0:11:11.800 --> 0:11:13.920 some of their heads and they blow up. And not 0:11:14.080 --> 0:11:17.880 that people shouldn't soak in the opportunities because everyone definitely should, 0:11:17.960 --> 0:11:20.280 but but it definitely can change some people. And so 0:11:20.559 --> 0:11:23.160 I love that you win in night one, and I 0:11:23.200 --> 0:11:25.520 think the first speech with all the men fresh out 0:11:25.600 --> 0:11:28.600 the gate, you know, drove that home, which I think 0:11:28.600 --> 0:11:32.040 just set the tone for hopefully the entire season. Let's 0:11:32.040 --> 0:11:33.960 get back to just the premiere. I know you've been 0:11:33.960 --> 0:11:35.880 talking about it like crazy. We really want to get 0:11:35.920 --> 0:11:39.880 into what we saw go down last night. But just 0:11:39.960 --> 0:11:42.960 going back to the Limo entrances and you standing there 0:11:43.000 --> 0:11:46.120 and the nerves, coming back to what was one of 0:11:46.120 --> 0:11:49.000 your either I would say favorite Limo entrances or just 0:11:49.200 --> 0:11:52.080 one where you met a man and he just made 0:11:52.080 --> 0:11:55.360 you feel calm, where you're like, I can do this, 0:11:55.360 --> 0:11:58.559 this is going to work. I think one of my 0:11:58.600 --> 0:12:03.680 favorites was Rick coming in on that service flatter. His 0:12:03.800 --> 0:12:07.320 head was on this tray of lettuce with this silver 0:12:07.480 --> 0:12:11.439 top to it, and it just got me in a 0:12:11.480 --> 0:12:13.800 moment where I just genuinely laughed. And I feel like 0:12:13.840 --> 0:12:15.520 that first night, I feel like I laughed a lot, 0:12:15.559 --> 0:12:20.720 but with this, it had me laughing, It had me scared, 0:12:20.800 --> 0:12:24.240 It got the adrenaline going again. If I but I 0:12:24.280 --> 0:12:28.920 needed any more adrenaline. But and it showed dedication and commitment. 0:12:29.040 --> 0:12:31.720 I mean, I don't think I would put myself in 0:12:31.800 --> 0:12:34.679 a table for however long, let alone the first time 0:12:34.720 --> 0:12:38.720 meeting somebody. But when it comes on to my favorite entrance, 0:12:39.000 --> 0:12:44.440 hands down, it's Rick and clearly hit off Michelle. He 0:12:44.559 --> 0:12:46.720 was committed to that. How long do you think he 0:12:46.800 --> 0:12:49.000 was on that table for? Can you imagine how uncomfortable 0:12:49.040 --> 0:12:56.400 he was? Absolutely drink. Did anyone feed him drinks? I 0:12:56.440 --> 0:12:58.600 hope so. I hope someone checked on him. I hope 0:12:58.600 --> 0:13:00.800 they allowed him to use the restaurant if he needed to. 0:13:01.360 --> 0:13:03.240 I don't know how long he was in there, but 0:13:03.280 --> 0:13:06.720 I do know that it was hours, because he came 0:13:06.800 --> 0:13:09.280 in and when by the time I gave my toast, 0:13:09.640 --> 0:13:12.720 he was still in the table. By the time I 0:13:12.880 --> 0:13:15.719 sat down and they rolled him in to talk to me, 0:13:16.080 --> 0:13:19.040 he was still in the table. And that hours later, 0:13:19.240 --> 0:13:22.280 that night long he had to whole. If he had 0:13:22.280 --> 0:13:24.000 to go to the bathroom, he would have had to 0:13:24.040 --> 0:13:27.240 help hold it for a long Can you imagine someone 0:13:27.280 --> 0:13:28.839 He hadn't to tell someone to wheel him out in 0:13:28.920 --> 0:13:33.760 order for him to go the bathroom. Y, I gotta go. 0:13:33.840 --> 0:13:35.880 Can you take me out of here? Oh my god, 0:13:35.920 --> 0:13:37.560 I'm telling you, though, I have to agree with you. 0:13:37.600 --> 0:13:40.720 The commitment on that was he definitely gets a gold 0:13:40.760 --> 0:13:42.840 star for his entrance. I hadn't seen anything like that 0:13:42.880 --> 0:13:47.520 before exactly. It was so unique. It really was. We're 0:13:47.640 --> 0:13:54.160 Rik fans over here. Yes, Okay, Okay, so last night 0:13:54.280 --> 0:13:57.400 we saw you go on three dates. By the way, 0:13:57.440 --> 0:14:01.360 we're going back to like the second episode. Now, Okay, 0:14:00.480 --> 0:14:03.679 thank You've been doing Night one this whole time, and 0:14:03.679 --> 0:14:05.000 so I just want to I just want to like 0:14:05.240 --> 0:14:07.760 make your mind ready. Okay, So last night we saw 0:14:07.800 --> 0:14:11.240 you go on three dates. Which day activity wise was 0:14:11.280 --> 0:14:14.160 your favorite because you did rock climbing, you did the classroom, 0:14:15.640 --> 0:14:21.080 and then basketball. Oh yeah, then basketball. I would say 0:14:21.080 --> 0:14:25.840 basketball was my favorite, just because in your element, I 0:14:26.040 --> 0:14:29.880 know I am, but like being there in that element, 0:14:30.040 --> 0:14:34.360 you can also see a competitive side. Yeah, and I'm 0:14:34.400 --> 0:14:38.840 a really competitive person. But also when I lose, I'm 0:14:38.880 --> 0:14:41.560 not a sore loser. Like I put effort in, I 0:14:41.680 --> 0:14:44.280 give it my all. But if I lose, I'm not 0:14:44.400 --> 0:14:48.040 like salty. I'm not a sore loser. And so seeing 0:14:48.040 --> 0:14:50.240 the guys in this environment where they get to tap 0:14:50.240 --> 0:14:53.920 into that competitive side, I get to see that. But 0:14:53.960 --> 0:14:56.600 then you know, if it doesn't go how you plan, 0:14:57.080 --> 0:14:59.840 how do you handle yourself? Like are you in a 0:15:00.240 --> 0:15:03.960 I mean, I've been in relationship where we both were 0:15:04.080 --> 0:15:07.720 very competitive and if I won and the other person lost, 0:15:07.880 --> 0:15:14.800 like yeah, I don't want I don't want that line. 0:15:15.560 --> 0:15:18.840 So yeah, so it was nice to Gott to see that. 0:15:19.120 --> 0:15:21.840 And I think they were really nervous though, because I 0:15:21.960 --> 0:15:25.160 knew that I've had a long history at basketball, and 0:15:25.200 --> 0:15:29.640 so I think they were really just self conscious of 0:15:30.080 --> 0:15:34.200 I don't know, the bested their level of skill. I 0:15:34.240 --> 0:15:37.200 would have been so intimidated. Not only are they trying 0:15:37.240 --> 0:15:41.160 to wow you and stand out and date America's most 0:15:41.200 --> 0:15:46.040 eligible bachelrette, but like you can hoop, you're freaking good. 0:15:46.080 --> 0:15:49.080 Like It's not like if I would have not on 0:15:49.120 --> 0:15:51.760 that date, I would have zero intimidation because I'm the 0:15:51.800 --> 0:15:55.800 most inathletic person ever, but like you are actually so 0:15:55.880 --> 0:15:59.320 incredible with the balls and on the court and everything. 0:15:59.400 --> 0:16:01.120 I was just like, dam I'm gonna turned on, like 0:16:01.160 --> 0:16:06.800 watching Michelle right now. But but who obviously we see 0:16:06.800 --> 0:16:09.800 you gave Joe the MVP that day, who else like 0:16:09.920 --> 0:16:13.120 really stuck out to not even him like skill wise, 0:16:13.200 --> 0:16:18.200 but just somebody who handled the entire day very well. Um, okay, 0:16:18.360 --> 0:16:23.320 part Deep, part Deep has metatious, nothing has my heart 0:16:23.400 --> 0:16:25.880 and I feel like you can't agree on this. He 0:16:26.000 --> 0:16:28.520 was just so excited. He was just so excited to 0:16:28.560 --> 0:16:31.560 be here. He knew that all these other guys might 0:16:31.600 --> 0:16:33.560 be more athletics than him, but he knew that he 0:16:33.640 --> 0:16:36.680 had the smarts and just put the effort in. And 0:16:36.720 --> 0:16:40.760 there's just so much sincerity with him that anytime I 0:16:40.800 --> 0:16:45.840 was watching him, I was smiling and so him. Who 0:16:45.880 --> 0:16:49.520 else I'm trying to think of. I remember when party 0:16:49.760 --> 0:16:52.920 like made this like incredible shot. He had been shooting 0:16:53.040 --> 0:16:55.320 all day and he hadn't made anything. He made an 0:16:55.320 --> 0:17:00.480 incredible shot and we all lost it. We all screams 0:17:00.520 --> 0:17:02.640 like in the stands. And it was by the time 0:17:02.880 --> 0:17:06.200 the guys were playing five on five. The winners got 0:17:06.240 --> 0:17:08.399 to go to the after party, the losers had to 0:17:08.520 --> 0:17:13.000 literally go home. And it's the first week and like 0:17:13.119 --> 0:17:15.520 so many of these guys, I still haven't had conversations 0:17:15.520 --> 0:17:19.480 with ya and her. Deep made the first shot for 0:17:19.720 --> 0:17:24.160 his team and literally the stands when I say, everybody 0:17:24.160 --> 0:17:29.679 in a while, and yeah, it was. It was so fun. 0:17:30.240 --> 0:17:32.560 It was amazing. I kind of think who else I 0:17:32.720 --> 0:17:35.600 killed it that day? Who else? Start? It looked really good. 0:17:35.840 --> 0:17:39.359 Martin was sleek good. I didn't realize how good he was, 0:17:39.480 --> 0:17:41.919 very like what was we call like shifty? Like he 0:17:42.080 --> 0:17:47.880 was quick and agile um nate six eight nate super 0:17:47.960 --> 0:17:51.199 close to the basket, couldn't put ball in the basket. 0:17:51.240 --> 0:17:52.879 To say, it was like, I don't know how you 0:17:52.880 --> 0:17:55.159 can get that close to the basket and missed up. 0:17:55.359 --> 0:17:58.480 Really so I guess that could be another level of challenge, 0:17:58.560 --> 0:18:02.760 but uh, but yeah it was. It was a good day. 0:18:02.920 --> 0:18:05.240 And I mean the guys got to shoot their shot 0:18:05.359 --> 0:18:09.240 and some of them did and some of them did 0:18:09.320 --> 0:18:15.760 with some of them are bald literally and figuratively. Okay, wait, 0:18:16.000 --> 0:18:18.480 so I have a question for you how scary it 0:18:18.640 --> 0:18:22.960 was rock climbing because I have never professionally done that before. 0:18:23.640 --> 0:18:25.919 But you look at the pro and honestly, Jamie was 0:18:26.000 --> 0:18:28.600 really helping you, which I really appreciated that, and I 0:18:28.680 --> 0:18:30.640 feel like, okay, well, that's a really good skill set 0:18:30.680 --> 0:18:33.280 for a man, is to actually be able to speak 0:18:34.680 --> 0:18:36.600 like in a loving way and try to be like Okay, 0:18:36.680 --> 0:18:38.000 I've tried this one, and try this one, and you 0:18:38.040 --> 0:18:39.760 got the hang of it and you felt really comfortable. 0:18:40.040 --> 0:18:43.719 So how fun was rock climbing? It looked incredibly scary. 0:18:43.880 --> 0:18:47.240 Did I look comfortable out there? You kind of like, 0:18:47.320 --> 0:18:51.280 well you're athletics. How hard you try? But you also 0:18:51.320 --> 0:18:54.040 just gave it your all because you would you you'd 0:18:54.080 --> 0:18:56.119 be like at times you would say like, okay, but 0:18:56.160 --> 0:18:57.600 where do I put my float or my hand or 0:18:57.640 --> 0:18:59.479 where do I grab? And then you would just do it, 0:19:00.119 --> 0:19:01.720 even if you were nervous, you would just do it 0:19:01.760 --> 0:19:03.920 and be like, oh, that's actually it's right there, I 0:19:03.960 --> 0:19:06.840 can grab. I got this. Like you were just like 0:19:07.240 --> 0:19:09.439 balls to the walls, ready to do whatever, even if 0:19:09.480 --> 0:19:13.119 it scared you. It was one of those things like 0:19:13.200 --> 0:19:16.480 looking off on it in the distance, like the actual 0:19:16.560 --> 0:19:20.399 rock formation, it looks tall, and then you walk up 0:19:20.440 --> 0:19:23.040 to it and you're like, oh my god, like I 0:19:23.040 --> 0:19:26.240 was supposed to climb that. You're supposed to like trust 0:19:26.320 --> 0:19:29.199 this rope, you're supposed to trust this person who was 0:19:29.280 --> 0:19:32.600 blaying you, and all these different things. But I mean, 0:19:32.680 --> 0:19:34.800 Jamie was he was really good at like talking me 0:19:34.840 --> 0:19:37.280 through things. Once you get up close to the wall 0:19:37.280 --> 0:19:40.560 and you're actually rock climbing and someone's telling you okay, well, 0:19:40.600 --> 0:19:43.680 like the rocks right there. It is very hard to find. 0:19:43.880 --> 0:19:46.720 It's like the camouflage, and so I was like, I'm 0:19:46.760 --> 0:19:49.159 just gonna trust you reach it was it was like 0:19:49.200 --> 0:19:55.520 this huge trust but like relationship bonding moment that Yeah, 0:19:55.560 --> 0:19:58.920 it was. It was special. You both balance each other 0:19:59.000 --> 0:20:00.600 well on that and like bill to each other up 0:20:00.640 --> 0:20:03.080 and helped each other when you needed tom. I thought 0:20:03.080 --> 0:20:05.280 that was really special. I think I would have probably 0:20:05.280 --> 0:20:07.879 been like before I, before I got strapped in, I 0:20:07.920 --> 0:20:09.320 would have been like, can I take out some life 0:20:09.359 --> 0:20:11.280 insurance real quick? I don't know if I, you know, 0:20:11.440 --> 0:20:12.760 just met this guy last night. I don't know if 0:20:12.800 --> 0:20:16.600 I trust in fully? Yeah, I mean the room, Like, 0:20:16.600 --> 0:20:19.680 why did I know like liability way so quick? Did 0:20:19.680 --> 0:20:25.000 I really did I read the fine point? I'm not sure? Okay, 0:20:25.000 --> 0:20:26.960 going back to the very first state of the week, 0:20:27.000 --> 0:20:31.440 you had quite a variety of dates. Do you feel though, 0:20:31.640 --> 0:20:34.600 like what really set the tone was that first date 0:20:34.640 --> 0:20:37.240 with the kids in the classroom and the men. Did 0:20:37.280 --> 0:20:39.640 you feel like that just comforted you in a way 0:20:39.680 --> 0:20:42.040 where sometimes you just need a specific date at a 0:20:42.080 --> 0:20:45.560 certain time and to really, just like I said, set 0:20:45.600 --> 0:20:49.240 the tone for really this entire season to come and 0:20:49.320 --> 0:20:52.040 to just have both of your worlds collide. How did 0:20:52.080 --> 0:20:53.840 that feel, know, when you were able to bring some 0:20:53.920 --> 0:20:57.720 of the men into your world. I think you bring 0:20:57.800 --> 0:21:01.240 up a really good point. It was so comforting because 0:21:01.320 --> 0:21:04.520 you are outside your comfort zone a little bit, a 0:21:04.560 --> 0:21:09.160 little bit, you're it's uncomfortable, right, and like the cameras there, 0:21:09.440 --> 0:21:12.200 you're still kind of getting used to this, getting your 0:21:12.240 --> 0:21:15.560 bachelorette legs underneath you, like your group date legs. It's 0:21:15.560 --> 0:21:19.560 a weird concept. But being able to be in the classroom, 0:21:19.720 --> 0:21:22.760 it's like it's like this default mode that I feel 0:21:22.760 --> 0:21:24.879 like I have and I understand, and so put me 0:21:24.960 --> 0:21:27.640 in any classroom, whether it's in Minnesota and it's my classroom, 0:21:27.640 --> 0:21:29.440 whether it's a different classroom, and I kind of feel 0:21:29.480 --> 0:21:31.480 like I'm at home a little bit. And was able 0:21:31.480 --> 0:21:33.520 to kind of jump in the groove there and then 0:21:33.920 --> 0:21:36.679