Marie Arruda Machado-Medici is a military veteran and was a special education teacher for more than twenty years. In the past, she worked in juvenile maximum security detention cen...view moreMarie Arruda Machado-Medici is a military veteran and was a special education teacher for more than twenty years. In the past, she worked in juvenile maximum security detention centers teaching young felons. Marie enjoys studying DNA, her family genealogy, and archaeology. She has several First Nations tribal and Founding Father affiliations. Ironically, she has often told people that she is not Italian or Puerto Rican, but recently through DNA, she has discovered that she actually is! She has traced many family lines back to Charlemagne, and even though she is just an average, humble person, she is descended from some utterly remarkable people (both good and bad) around the world...as do all human beings. Marie believes we should treat everyone with utmost kindness and dignity, as we have no way of knowing who the next person is or what trials they face. Be blessed in all you do, and please remember YOU MATTER. We ALL matter.Marie has three daughters and two grandchildren she loves and cherishes.view less