Maria: I was in a lot of plays. We had a weird drama teacher in that he was incredibly enthusiastic about a high school drama program and would talk to all the kids for hours. He ended up marrying one of the kids, but that's neither here nor there. [edit]
Maria: As I got older, I liked to run for school offices. I liked to tell the speeches, but I didn't really like the job where you had to organize things and have school dances. [edit]
Maria: I liked school. I had some problems. I was a bit of a depressed kid. Sometimes I would sleep in class. I'd have notes sent home that I had a poor attitude. I was sort of sassy back, but quietly sassy. [edit]
Maria: (talking about what kind of place Duluth, Minnesota is) It's like Canada, but without the metric system. [edit]