Five Minutes with Ms Neil

How many languages do you speak?

I speak two other languages, not fluently, but enough to get by: French and Italian.

If you could choose to be anything for a day, what would it be?

I would be a big, tall tree.

If you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?

That’s a tough one, but it would be chicken satay.

If you could visit anywhere in the world, you’ve never been, where would you go?

South America—it’s on my bucket list.

If you were a superhero, what powers would you have?

I’ve thought about this a lot—flying, definitely.

Tell us about your family.

The family I live with consists of my partner, who’s a firefighter (we also call him Captain Safety). I also have three stepchildren, aged 13, 14, and 16, who live with us half the time. Additionally, I have two fur babies—two ragdoll cats who I love.

What animal would you like to be for a day?

A dolphin would be pretty fun since I enjoy swimming. I would also like to come back in my next life as one of my cats, so I could have someone do everything for me.

What book/tv series/podcasts are you into at the moment?

There’s a podcast called Who Did What Now? that features weird and wacky stories from random bits of history—it's bizarre! As for TV shows, I’m rewatching Lucifer. The writer I’m currently reading is Jenna Lo Bianco, who writes stories set in Italy, which I absolutely love.

What do you love most about Beaumaris Secondary College?

I think the thing I love most about Beaumaris is how kind and lovely the students are. 

What is your favourite music?

I really love 90s grunge.

What would you sing at karaoke night?

I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor.

When you were little, what did you aspire to be?

I wanted to be an archaeologist.

Who would you like to swap places with for the day?

I would swap places with Trump so I could fix everything.

Thanks, Ms Neil! 

Interview by Lara K (Year 9) & Oliver P (Year 10)