Practice podcast script

I picked the topic of computer/internet severity. I chose the topic because it is a modern issue that teenagers face, and the parents are deeply concerned about. The view of the teenager would be totally different from that of the parents', because the teenager would think it is a normal thing, and would think that their parents are just fussing about it. The parents would be extremely concerned about the child's social life as well as his health. Name: James Stough Age: 17 Country of birth: New York, USA current resident: Mongolia Current school: ISU Cultural/Other background: A typical American New York teenager who wants privacy from their parents. He is a good student with a good reputation, and has many close friends. He has lived in Mongolia for 2 years, and has found the internet to be terrible. He spends most of his spare time on the computer, but he is not the typical "addiction." He actually does some productive activities such as internet classes, reading newspaper, watching the news, video conferencing friends, etc. But because of the slow internet, his time spent on the computer is even further extended. It's quite irritating how my parents misunderstand the time spent on the computer. I know that they're concerned about me and everything, but every time I try to explain, it's like they shut their ears or something. I realize myself that I spend about 4~8 hours on a typical school day, but I really can't help it though. I'm always busy doing homeworks on the computer, because everyting needs to be typed, and all the research is done on the internet. Also, I chat with my friends from the States as well as my friends here. Furthermore, I even take internet classes for my own sake, and all my parents see me "in front of the computer" is me just "surfing the internet" and "wasting my time." Of course, there are some times when I surf the internet and stuff, but I actually do more work than play. I even read the papers online, because i can't get them here. I think that everytime I explain what I do everyday on the computer, all they hear is blah blah blah blah chatting with my friends blah blah blah go on facebook, and miss out other things that I do. They even try to come up to my room to check up on me, I think mostly for porn. My god, the internet's way too slow to even download porn you know. I get so stressed when they try to overthink everything. Besides, another reason I take so long every single day on the computer is because the internet is painfully slow here! I mean, to load a youtube video that is 3 minutes long, it TAKES 5 minutes. Anyways, my point that i'm trying to make here is that I just wish my parents were a bit more understanding, and not worry a little bit. I mean, it's not as if I'm a loner in the school and only get good grades in IT, you know. I actually socialize quite a lot outside, as well as via internet. I just hope that they are enlightened one day to realize that i'm not going to be a social outcast and a miserable internet addict.