Meet Ms. Marsili

By Stella Castellano, Abi Gaibor-Colavita, and Venezia Vetta

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This month, Stella, Abi, and Venezia sat down with Ms. Marsili (our guidance secretary). They asked her 73 questions. Here are her responses:

Stella, Abi, Venezia: How are you today?

Ms. Marsili: Fantastic!

SAV: What classes are you teaching this semester?

MM: Guidance. 

SAV: What did you have for breakfast?

MM: I had fried eggs and blueberries.

SAV: What’s your favourite time of day?

MM: Bedtime. 

SAV: What’s your biggest weakness?

MM: Chocolate

SAV: What's your biggest strength?

MM: I am hardworking, reliable, kind, and detailed in my work.

SAV: If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you be?

MM: Hawaii

SAV: Window or Isle seat?

MM: Window

SAV: What’s the biggest learning experience you’ve had?

MM: Becoming a mother

SAV: What’s the best compliment you’ve ever received?

MM: Somebody complimented me on raising my son.

SAV: Sweet or Savoury?

MM: Sweet

SAV: What’s your favorite holiday?

MM: Christmas

SAV: What’s your favorite song at the moment?

MM: Anything 70s rock

SAV: What are three things you can’t live without?

MM: 1. Family, 2. God, 3. Sunshine

SAV: What’s your favorite movie or TV show?

MM: Yellowstone

SAV: What’s your pet peeve?

MM: I hate when people are late

SAV: What’s your favorite board game?

MM: I hate boardgames

SAV: What three words best describe you?

MM: Down to Earth.

SAV: What was the last book you’ve read?

MM: The Bible 

SAV: If you weren’t a teacher what would you want to be doing?

MM: I would want to work with the elderly or babies.

SAV: Where was the best vacation you’ve ever taken?

MM: Hawaii

SAV: Favourite food? 

MM: I really love calamari 

SAV: Favourite drink?

MM: Lemonade

SAV: Favourite dessert?

MM: Tiramisu

SAV: What’s your favourite sport to play?

MM: I don't play sports

SAV: What’s your favourite sport to watch?

MM: Hockey

SAV: Do you coach or lead a school club or team?

MM: Nope

SAV: What would you want to coach or lead?

MM: If I could coach and had the knowledge it would be hockey.

SAV: What's your favourite colour?

MM: Green

SAV: What is your favourite band/artist?

MM: Jimi Hendrix

SAV: Do you like surprises?

MM: Nope 

SAV: What’s one thing people don’t know about you?

MM:  I was born at 6 months

SAV: What’s the most adventurous thing you’ve done in your life?

MM: I’m so not adventurous.

SAV: If you could invite 3 people dead or alive to dinner who would it be 

MM: Jesus, my grandmother, and my son.

SAV: What’s your favourite Christmas movie?

MM: National Lampoons Christmas Vacation.

SAV: What’s your favourite Halloween movie?

MM: I can't watch Halloween movies. Too scary.

SAV: What’s your guilty pleasure?

MM: Chocolate

SAV: If you could give your younger self advice what would it be?

MM: To buy a house very early

SAV: What’s your favourite kind of pizza?

MM: Margherita

SAV: Can you play an instrument? 

MM: Nope

SAV:  What's something you would like to learn more about or how to do?

MM: Learn how to play the guitar

SAV: What’s your favourite animal?

MM: Dog

SAV: If you had an autobiography what would the title be?

MM: The Simple Life of Catia

SAV: Dogs or Cats?

MM: Dogs

SAV: If you had one super power what would it be?

MM: The ability to heal people

SAV: If you could live in an era which one would it be?

MM: The 70s

SAV: What’s one thing on your bucket list?

MM: I want to visit Switzerland

SAV: What's your favorite fast food restaurant?

MM: Chick-Fil-A

SAV: Have you ever had a nickname? What is it?

MM: Kitty 

SAV: What's your favourite quote?

MM: “Be still, and know that I am God” (Psalms 46:10).

SAV: What’s your most prized possession?

MM: My son. My baby boy

SAV: What's your favourite emoji?

MM: Straight face. 

SAV: What was your first job?

MM: Making ice cream

SAV: What’s your zodiac sign?

MM: Sagittarius

SAV: What’s your idea of the perfect weekend?

MM: At a cottage on a beach

SAV: What’s your favourite season?

MM: Summer

SAV: What’s the best concert you’ve ever been to?

MM: U2

SAV: What’s your favourite candy or chocolate?

MM: Dairy milk hazelnut

SAV: What’s the best thing about your job?

MM: The kids. I love the kids

SAV: What’s something you collect?

MM: I don't collect anything — I’m lying. I collect the jewellery and different types of gems on my rings. 

SAV: What’s your dream car?

MM: Ferrari.

SAV: What’s something you learned recently?

MM: Patience

SAV: What’s your favourite ice cream flavour?

MM: Coffee

SAV: If you had a personal mascot what would it be?

MM: A smiley face

SAV: What’s the most random fact you know?

MM: That gum grows on trees

SAV: What’s the funniest thing a student has ever said to you?

MM: One of the kids came to me and said you’re not old. I asked him what makes you old? He said white hair. (My hair was down so he couldn’t see my white hair growing in. I lifted it into a pony tail and he stayed quiet when he saw it.)

SAV: What’s the best thing about working in a high school?

MM: Interacting with kids, hearing their stories, giving advice.

SAV: What’s your go to snack or drink?

MM: Fruit

SAV: What’s your favourite app on your phone?

MM: Signal

SAV: What’s your biggest fear?

MM: Dying and leaving my son behind

SAV: What’s the best gift you’ve ever received?

MM: My engagement ring

SAV: Coffee or tea?

MM: Coffee

SAV: Night Owl or Early Bird?

MM: Early bird

SAV: How did you feel about answering these questions?

MM: It was fun!