This hour absolutely flew by!  We bounced to so many different topics through this episode.  It was amazing being able to sit down and talk with Mark to get to know him on a deeper level and just learn more about his background in general.

Growing up in Ireland, Mark knew from a pretty early age farming wasn't for him (how his family made a living).  He was, however, always fascinated with technology - a field he's still involved in today.

Mark's experience in Ireland was a treat to chat about.  It gives a lot of perspective as to how the school system is very different in Ireland than in the U.S.

Once he moved over to the States, Mark found he really enjoyed the American life style although not specifically in New York.  Later on, he found himself in Boston - a city he enjoyed much more (good choice Mark ;) ).  Mark also enlightens us on his nerve racking struggle to get his green card to permanently stay in America.

Mark also goes into the first time he met Katrine (his now wife) and the amount of effort (or stalking, depends on your point of view) he put in to get in contact with her after that first talk.  They maintained a lost distance relationship for nearly 2 years before moving in together!

Towards the end of the episode, Mark tells us how he got involved with running in his late twenties.  To date, he's run 8 marathons including 3 in a 8 month span!  After taking a bit of a hiatus from fitness, he started with us at Firewall at the end of March of this year (2019).

Mark, we can't thank you enough for hopping on the show with us.  We greatly appreciate your humor, openness, and passions that you shared with us.  Keep up the amazing work my friend!