Timestamps:
0:00 - Arthur the Rat
2:07 - KIT List and Major Players
5:48 - Extemporaneous Speech

Interview year: 2022

Collected by: Colleen C.

Demographic information:

Gender: female

Race and ethnicity: White

Age (at recording): 51

Birth year: 1971

Birthplace: Lawrence, Massachusetts

Grew up in: Lawrence, Massachusetts

Place(s) lived: Lawrence, MA; Methuen, Dracut, Haverhill, Massachusetts; Merrimack Valley

Language(s) spoken: English

Education: high school diploma

Occupation: senior manager HRIS

Occupation of caregiver(s): Mom: retired, was customer service rep

Influences on accent: "Thicker" Boston accent when younger, being in professional evironment changed it, not as thick as it used to be. Being in corporate world was conscious of it, got teased so then pronounced /r/.

Tags: Lawrence, Merrimack Valley, Massachusetts; Boston; accents; dialects