Connie: Now, Mark, you're from Canada?
Mark: That's right.
Connie: Where is it actually that you grew up?
Mark: I was born in Montreal and I lived there for 4 years. The first 4 years, but uh, I grew up in Calgary in Alberta.
Connie: Ok, so what was your childhood like? Were you into nature or sports?
Mark: When I was young. I was into books. I was a big reader. I used to go to the library with my mother.
Connie: Ok, so when was your first trip abroad? Where did you go?
Mark: The first big trip I took abroad was when I was 14. I went to Liverpool that time. Where my mother is from and Wales and Scotland on the 5 or 6 trips after that.
Mark was born in Montreal and grew up in Calgary. He was a big reader when he was young. His first trip abroad was to Liverpool when he was 14.