Mark was born in Fullerton, California on November 6th, 1957. He loves travel, and has visited most of the major countries around the world where he has enjoyed making new friends and experiencing new cultures. An avid reader, it's rare to find Mark without a book in hand. Mark grew up in Southern California where he has spent the majority of his life with one exception; when he served a two-year mission in Scotland and Northern Ireland in the late 70's. While riding his bicycle through the hills of Ireland, he experienced firsthand a local saying that would become a pattern for the rest of hi...