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Bob is 12 years old and plays the violin. He participates in the city youth orchestra which meets every Saturday afternoon; the location is 45 minutes away from home. Because Lin was proactive in finding carpooling opportunities, she was able to join a group of 3 parents that had already formed a carpool. The furthest house was located 15 minutes away. This carpool was easier to set up because the orchestra primarily consisted of Chinese-American children, and Lin is fluent and socially confident in Chinese. The kids are not friends with each other; in fact, one is completely detached from the others. This does not matter to Lin; the main concern is that the parents are trustworthy.
Regarding carpooling, As a working mother, Lin has a busy schedule and seeks carpooling opportunities to ease the time commitment of chauffeuring her 2 kids with active extracurriculars. Lin is most concerned with finding other parents to carpool with, optimizing for distance, being reminded of dates, and being able to switch with other parents in case a conflict comes up.
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