Variables are places where you can store data.
You can think about a variable as a 'Box' with a name.
Suppose we name a box therapy_dog, then this 'box' can store data related to therapy dog.
Lets use Epcot as an example. Epcot is Virginia Tech's newest therapy dog!
The variable's name is therapy_dog, and the data will be 'Epcot'.
In Python, you can't have spaces in variable names. We use underscores instead like in therapy_dog.