I hope to focus on what I'm passionate about because I think I'd do them best job on them - education, urban education, women and children's issues and literacy.

• My mom's a secret Rastafarian.
• I'm more like my father, personality-wise. But my mom and I get alone really well - obviously, because my mom and my dad get along so well.
• I'm sure there were times when I wish I had thought, 'Gosh, that might really embarrass mom and dad,' but our parents didn't raise us to think about them. They're very selfless and they wanted us to have as normal of a college life as possible. So really, we didn't think of any repercussions.
• I was sports editor for my high school newspaper, but I think I shied away from journalism.
• I hope that I serve by being a teacher.
• As a teacher you can see the difference in kids who have parents who were involved. That difference, by the time these kids get to the third grade, is drastic.
• I'm more like my father, personality-wise. But my mom and I get alone really well - obviously, because my mom and my dad get along so well.
• My sister, she's amazing. She sort of inspired me to take this journey to Latin America.
• It's not like he called me up and asked me. They've never wanted to throw us into that world, and I think our decision probably shocked them. But I love my dad, and I think I'd regret it if I didn't do this.
• My dad saw my husband's boss at a conference, and he said to stop paying my husband until we produce children.