Mark's Childhood

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Where was Mark born?
Liverpool
Montreal
Calgary
Scotland
what was Mark childhood like?
into nature
into sports
into books
into films
Where is Mark's mother from?
Liverpool
Montreal
Wales
Scotland

Todd: Now, Mark, you're from Canada.

Mark: That's right.

Todd: Where is it, actually, that you grew up?

Mark: I was born in Montreal and I lived there for four years, the first four years but uh, I grew up in Calgary, which is Alberta, in the city of Banff.

Todd: OK, so what was your childhood like? Were you into nature, or sports?

Mark: Childhood I was into books. I was a big reader. I used to go the the library with my mother. And the first big trip I took overseas was when I was 14.

Todd: OK, actually, on this trip where did you go?

Mark: On this trip I went to Liverpool which is where my mother is from. So I went to Liverpool that time and Wales and Scotland and five or six trips after that.