1 00:00:00,880 --> 00:00:03,960 Speaker 1: The Will and Woody podcast That's fighte Sized. 2 00:00:04,519 --> 00:00:08,680 Speaker 2: I was a happy day over the weekend around Ronald 3 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 2: McDonald house charity visit r h mc dot org dot 4 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 2: au Ford slash give to make a donation to a 5 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:19,239 Speaker 2: wonderful course. Their ambassador this year is the one and 6 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:22,759 Speaker 2: only Ava Mendez, who joins us right now on your line. 7 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 2: Ordinarily i'd be saying that you're joining us from Los Angeles, 8 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 2: are somewhere foreign and cool, but you're joining us from Sydney, 9 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:32,560 Speaker 2: which is awesome. 10 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:37,280 Speaker 3: Which is awesome cool, And yeah, hi guys, Hi, welcome, 11 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 3: I thank you. I'm actually at the Ronald McDonald house 12 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:45,880 Speaker 3: in Westmead right now and it's been a really fun 13 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:46,480 Speaker 3: day here. 14 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 2: You beautiful, So I know it's a cause that's pretty 15 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:52,200 Speaker 2: close to your heart, isn't it over it is. 16 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:56,279 Speaker 3: It's my cousin. When her baby was only one, he 17 00:00:56,320 --> 00:01:01,120 Speaker 3: was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, and now he's eight and he's 18 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:05,679 Speaker 3: doing great. He's a beautiful boy. But there were years 19 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 3: there where she had to travel for treatment in the States, 20 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 3: and she has two kids and then you know, a husband, 21 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:15,640 Speaker 3: and that became very challenging. And Ronald McDonald's house was 22 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:19,679 Speaker 3: so there for her in so many ways, keeping the 23 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:23,400 Speaker 3: family together with housing, but also providing a community a 24 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 3: support system. So when I got this opportunity in twenty 25 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:31,120 Speaker 3: twenty to be the ambassador, that was great, but everything 26 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 3: was virtual, which is better than nothing. But to be 27 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 3: here at the house meeting the families and like, you know, 28 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 3: I'm just had an amazing day. I'm going to be 29 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 3: out there, you know, flipping burgers, making whatever it is 30 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 3: we need to do. 31 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 1: Do you flip a main Burger? 32 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 3: Iva? You know I have flipped the main Burger in 33 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 3: the past. I basically have worked every store in a mall. 34 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 3: Do you guys have like huge malls? 35 00:01:58,200 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 2: Yeah? 36 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, I went to all the other day. Yeah 37 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 3: you have the anyway, I don't need to name the names, 38 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 3: but yeah, I was. 39 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 2: You. 40 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 3: I am telling you, what do your will whoever the 41 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:13,639 Speaker 3: hell you are right now talking to me, I'm telling 42 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 3: you I have worked almost every mall. I mean every 43 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 3: store at the Glendale Galleria. 44 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 1: Did you work every store because you were getting fired 45 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 1: from every single one and then had to just move 46 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 1: to the next one. 47 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 3: That's an excellent question. I got fired from one place only, 48 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 3: but it was a hot dog on a stick place. 49 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 2: It was. 50 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 3: Everywhere. 51 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, why did you get fired? You didn't stick the 52 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 2: hot dog? 53 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:43,480 Speaker 3: You know what? There is something called dipping the dog, 54 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 3: which you have No, no, no, no, oh god, you 55 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 3: guys don't don't even why do I do that? Anyway? 56 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 2: No? 57 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 3: Shut up? What are your will? Whoever you are? No, 58 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 3: but there's there was a there was a thing. But no, 59 00:02:56,560 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 3: I got fired for giving Oh god, this is bad too, 60 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:04,079 Speaker 3: but I was a secret Chanta and I gave it 61 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:09,359 Speaker 3: an appropriate gift. Okay, what did you get? You guys? 62 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 3: Way too much? Right now? You got me? You're literally like, 63 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 3: this is the end of my day. 64 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 2: Someone's dog? 65 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:24,360 Speaker 3: Wow, tell you that? But I did? I did, I 66 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:25,080 Speaker 3: did get fired. 67 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 2: There's so many euphemism. 68 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 3: Did you get to collect unemployment? True? 69 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:33,080 Speaker 1: Yes, that is. 70 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 3: I only, but I only. I always needed to work, 71 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 3: so I got you know, I always had two jobs. 72 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 2: So okay, how many people know that you got fired 73 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 2: from working at a hot dog stand for gifting someone something? 74 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 3: I think it's kind of breaking news. 75 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, we got to scoop. 76 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 3: Headline? 77 00:03:57,320 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 1: Is that for not dipping the dog? All? 78 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 2: For dipping the dog? We'll never know, We've got right. 79 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 2: I'm mixed Mendez is on the show. I know you 80 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 2: guys are in Bondi at the moment because I saw 81 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 2: some photos if you trickle trading last week, which was 82 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 2: like a whole lot of fun, and it's obviously very 83 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:20,479 Speaker 2: much an American tradition, and in my experience in Australia, 84 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:22,679 Speaker 2: when I speak to my friends about it, they locked 85 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 2: their door and pretend they're not there because they don't 86 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:27,160 Speaker 2: want to give out candy. Did you did you find 87 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:31,719 Speaker 2: Australia you're a horrible Yeah, I'm talking about what I 88 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 2: just didn't want to use his name. 89 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 1: I'm a bit of a tight ass over Did. 90 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 2: You find Australians to be stingy? Or was it like 91 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 2: it was it a good experience? 92 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 3: It was full? I was like, yeah, it was amazing. 93 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:44,680 Speaker 3: People were at first people were like, we don't really 94 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:47,479 Speaker 3: do like trick or treating, you know, And I was like, 95 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:50,880 Speaker 3: wait a minute, that bond I goes off, it's amazing. 96 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 3: Ryan was wearing his mask and my kids colored my face. 97 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, I saw that you guys are in full disguise, 98 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 2: like which I imagine is something you'd have to do 99 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:02,280 Speaker 2: everywhere you go, but it's yeah, you wouldn't. 100 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:04,559 Speaker 3: Know that it was you right, that's what I thought. 101 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:07,159 Speaker 3: And then we went to this house. This sweet dad 102 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:08,680 Speaker 3: was like, we don't have any more candy, but I'm 103 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 3: going to look for some and he didn't know he 104 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:13,160 Speaker 3: looks for candy. He was so sweet. He got us 105 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 3: some ex some candy. He found us some candy. So 106 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:19,480 Speaker 3: we leave and then this woman, this lovely woman's running 107 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:22,159 Speaker 3: down the street. She's like, I'm sorry, this is so 108 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:25,839 Speaker 3: not bond ey, but please stop. And she was like, 109 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:28,159 Speaker 3: and there's a bunch of kids running after her, and 110 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:30,479 Speaker 3: they were lovely. She said, it's my little girls, you know, 111 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:33,320 Speaker 3: thirteenth birthday. Please take a picture. So we talked to them. 112 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:38,120 Speaker 3: Oh it was I know. There you go. There's the awe. 113 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:39,720 Speaker 2: Oh that's so cute. 114 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:44,039 Speaker 1: Sweet. And you travel. I'm reading that you travel with 115 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:47,280 Speaker 1: the kids everywhere you go. Yeah, so it's really nice 116 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 1: that you can be here in Australia while Ryan's filming 117 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:52,680 Speaker 1: and you know, with the kids, and you the kids homeschool. 118 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, we homeschooled them. I personally don't. I tried during 119 00:05:57,040 --> 00:05:59,160 Speaker 3: the during the whole twenty twenty. 120 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:02,040 Speaker 1: And then and then your kids went, no, mom, you 121 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:04,000 Speaker 1: got fired from a hot dog stand when not taking 122 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:05,920 Speaker 1: listens from you? 123 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:12,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, inappropriate? Yeah, no, they I just I really felt 124 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:15,600 Speaker 3: like I wasn't having fun. They weren't having fun. I 125 00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:19,720 Speaker 3: was like, let's get a professional in here, you know. Yeah, 126 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:23,760 Speaker 3: so we have a beautiful, beautiful teacher. But while having 127 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 3: a homeschool teacher, we we they go to certain classes 128 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 3: in Sydney and we're pretty immersed in the you know, 129 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 3: in the culture, and we love everybody here. Everybody's warm 130 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:34,280 Speaker 3: and sweet. 131 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:39,120 Speaker 2: I know that's the that's the professional response. But what's 132 00:06:39,160 --> 00:06:42,599 Speaker 2: been your last favorite part of living in Australia, Like, 133 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:44,200 Speaker 2: is this something that really gets you gut? 134 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 3: Yeah? First of all, that's that's not the professional response 135 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 3: because I've said it before. I love Australia, all right, Okay, 136 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:58,239 Speaker 3: put that in the record, very good. I love video. 137 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:03,680 Speaker 3: Yeah yeah, yeah, but listen, I'll tell you easily, hands down, 138 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:08,839 Speaker 3: the worst part is those huntsmen whatever. Don't tell me 139 00:07:08,839 --> 00:07:11,520 Speaker 3: they're harmless. It's not gonna make me feel any better 140 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:17,040 Speaker 3: because the emotional trauma has been It's deep one in 141 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 3: our bedroom the other night. 142 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:20,640 Speaker 1: So so in your family. Because over I'll speak from 143 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:24,640 Speaker 1: my experience at my home. It's actually my fiance mim 144 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:27,480 Speaker 1: who needs to go after the spider because I had 145 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 1: one incident where I got far to his skin and 146 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 1: actually flicked the spider onto her face because I panicked 147 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 1: in your in your They're. 148 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 3: Telling me to wrap it up, but I can't. I 149 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 3: have to hear this story. So you flick a spider 150 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:38,920 Speaker 3: onto men's face by accident, Yeah. 151 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:40,640 Speaker 1: That's it. And then I was banned from dealing with 152 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 1: any insects in the house. So my question to you 153 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 1: is who deals with the spider when there's a in 154 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:45,880 Speaker 1: your house? 155 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 3: Great Christian, yeah, so not me. So you said you 156 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:56,560 Speaker 3: send the children, don't the gray Man. The gray Man, 157 00:07:57,120 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 3: he comes in and take care of it. Benefits of 158 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 3: living with the gray Man. I love that. It's very 159 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:16,600 Speaker 3: chat I'm talking. Wait, I'm hanging up with you. Thanks 160 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 3: for joining us. Follow Thank you. Now you're done with that, 161 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:23,160 Speaker 3: Why not check out more from Will and Woody on 162 00:08:23,200 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 3: the Full Show podcast.