- Mario’s initials are MAR, which in Spanish means “sea,” whereas in English it means “disfigure.” I prefer the former definition.
- Mario has three degrees: translation, law, and business.
- Mario is a bad ass. As translated by Google Translator, he is a “culo mal.” (I once looked at how Google translated my blog. I had said “you’re a bad ass.” Google translated that as “usted es un culo mal.”
- Mario is not the typical Spaniard in that:
- he drinks tea, not coffee.
- he doesn’t siesta.
- he speaks English really well. (Sorry if that’s offensive, but I’ve found the average Spaniard’s English skills to be not that high. Remember, I did work in a Spanish high school.)
- he doesn’t like staying out late.
- Mario is a fan of a good tonic water, with or without gin.
- Mario’s least favorite thing he ate in the USA was a marshmallow.
- Mario was very excited to see the following things in the States:
- a yellow school bus
- a mailbox
- a raccoon
- skyscrapers
- As well as English and Spanish, Mario speaks German and French.
- Mario’s mother and aunt are tied for the best cooks in Zamora. That’s just a fact.
- IT’S HIS BIRTHDAY. He’s old. Wish him a happy birthday!
I hope you all enjoyed my #factsaboutMario. I realize this isn’t Twitter, but I say someone doing that for their friend’s birthday on Twitter, and I liked it. Unfortunately, Mario will never ever have Twitter, so I had to do it on my blog.
Kaley...& Más 
how about cloning mario? happy bday mario!
He’s a real catch so I understand.
I like this! Its like those 25 things you don’t know about me thing!
Or the Facebook note I did about you “25 Things Hilary Doesn’t Want You to Know.”
Feliz Cumpleanos Mario!!! Kaley dice que used es video pero eso significa que son sabios.
Not sure I understand what you mean!
Funny, and Happy Birthday to Mario, Aquarians are the best :-) ‘Mario was very excited to see the following things in Spain’…do you mean the States? Right? Great list
Oops! Thanks for catching that.
Thank you!
Reg of The Spain Scoop, you’re right, she meant I was excited to see the following things in the States. Actually there are so many things I find fascinating about the States, but those four things are particularly appealing, I would even say, mesmerizing.
More comments? This is getting crazy!
Marshmallow? Did you slip one in between graham crackers and chocolate, and then melt it over a fire? I just can’t believe someone wouldn’t go for a marshmallow then.
You could also try the marshmallow guns that shoot them around.
Feliz cumple Mario,
Nope, he genuinely doesn’t like them! To be fair, they’re not my favorite either.
¡Felicidades, Mario!
Aw, how cute! :) The marshmallow part made me smile — it must be a strange, strange thing to taste if you’ve never had it before!
Yeah, plus it’s all chemical-y…
¡Feliz cumple, Mario! (aunque sea dos días tarde)
Mario seems like a studious guy with all those degrees. It’s not wonder he’d apply himself to learning another language too.
Aw, that’s cute! He sounds like a great guy, but he doesn’t look too old to me…maybe that means I’m the one that’s old. Anyway, Muchas felicidades Mario!
Hahaha, I am just teasing him because he just turned thirty, annnnnnnd he’s five years older than me.