What books have most influenced your life?
The Gospel according to St. John, , The Prophet (Kahlil Gibran), The Way of the Bull (Leo Buscaglia), Travels with Charley (John Steinbeck), P.S Your Not Listening, DIBS, Sonshine, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Ellis Peters Brother Cadfael, Little Men, Dorothy Sayers, Agatha Christie, Ngaio Marsh, Sherlock Holmes,

Who are your favorite music artists?
my son's little ditty he composed which has no name, but I call 'Medieval Melody', JS Bach, Paul Potts, Hayley Westenra, L.A.G.Q., Andrea Bochelli, Il Divo,, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, soundtrack from 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?', Bob Marley

What are your favorite websites and why?
www.thehungersite.com (you can find fair trade goods and click daily to donate things)
http://www.daltai.com (It helps you learn to speak Gaelic)
www.imdb.com (I can look up old TV shows and movies and find info about them.)

Where else can people find you on the web?
http://www.associatedcontent.com/user/24853/mar.html
http://marilisaonlivelovelearn.blogspot.com/
http://www.helium.com/users/edit_show/401251
http://howtodothings.com/p4273-marilisa-sachteleben.html
http://freelessonplans4u.blogspot.com/
http://freecoloringpages4u.blogspot.com/
http://freeprintablecards4u.blogspot.com/
http://freethings4kids.blogspot.com/

What are your professional highlights?
ADA committee,

What advice do you have for the journey of life?
Never say never.

What are you most passionate about in life?
I love my children with a unending zeal, theatre, red wine, education, murder mysteries, the Catholic Churhc, art history, children's literature, music history, hands-on math, good bargains, creativity...

What ticks you off?
hypocrisy, waste, not helping others in need, organized sports,

Any thoughts or ideas on living a greener life?
Reduce things, spending and stuff. Repair and reuse don't discard. Save suff for another use. Hit the 'save' not the 'print' button. Make it do, use it up, wear it out (95+ grandparents depression era advice).

What would people be surprised to know about you?
One of my dearest friends is gay; of all my friends he's been the most compassionate about the babies I lost. He's also incredibly fun to go out with. We eat and laugh and have a great time.

On lifestyle: 'Live simply so that others may simply live.' (Blessed Mother Theresa)

On Teaching: 'Give a man a fish and he eats for a day; teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime.' (IDK)

On Work: 'Ora et Labora' ('Pray and work'- St. Benedict)

On Love: 'A loaf of bread, a jug of wine and thou...' (Omar Kayyham)

On Children: 'When a woman becomes a mother, she no longer lives for one soul. She lives for her child as well.' (Sophia Loren)

On Faith: Jesus said, 'This is My Body, given for you. Take and eat.' (Gospel of John, Chapter 6)

On Joy: 'Your joy is your sorrow unmasked; that selfsame that thing that brought your sadness has now made your glad.' (Kahlil Gibran)