Who is Maria Judge?
Maria Judge is a writer, storyteller and educator. Her work has been covered by
Oprah Magazine, The Boston Globe and been featured in Alexandra Johnson’s
Leaving a Trace: On Keeping a Journal. She has been published in The Boston Irish
Reporter, Peace Corps Online, The Merton Seasonal, MIT Tech Talk, Dan
Wakefield's The Story of Your Life: Writing a Spiritual Autobiography, and has been a
contributing writer to The Somerville News. She has been interviewed by Fox News,
the WB Network and New England Cable News.
As a college student studying in Spain in the mid 1970's, I found that my surname
created some interesting pronunciation challenges for the natives. The most
challenged of all the people who mispronounced my name was a teller at the Banco
Central de Madrid.  After handing over my passbook to him, I sat down in the waiting
area while he processed my withdrawal. The transaction seemed to take a while and
I heard them call out several other names of people who had come in after me. I
heard them call for a "Maria" several times, but it wasn't me. Finally I looked over at
the window and saw my teller waving to me, looking a bit annoyed. I stared back at
him for a moment, and then he repeated the name he'd been calling out. Maria
See-oh-ban Hooday. That was his best attempt at getting his tongue around Maria
Siobhan Judge.
Quien es Maria See-oh-bun Hoodgay?