Mrs. Márquez . . .

1. Collected music boxes as a child.
2. Was a lifeguard as a teen.
3. Visited a monkey shrine in Nepal.
4. Was the female lead in her 8th grade class play.
5. Has the same birthday as her childhood best friend.
6. Had a dream at 7 years old that she fell in love with a man with an accent and later married one for real.
7. Was given “Student Leader of the Year” award for district 8 in college (encompassed 2 states and the Upper Penninsula).
8. Played basketball and ran track in middle school.
9. Watched the sun rise over Everest.
10. Taught as an English teacher in Mexico.