I'm a big fan of Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty, they're my two favorites.

I'd never been a teacher before, and here I was starting my first day with these eager students. There was a shortage of teachers, and they had been without a math teacher for six months. They were so excited to learn math.

Life is the most exciting opportunity we have.

The money was good while it lasted. The best part was clearly that it changed my view of what's possible, as far as thinking how you can have an impact on a national level.

I'm a big fan of Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty, they're my two favorites.

When we're young we have a very clear vision of how life is supposed to be, and it all seems very neatly packaged.

The biggest lesson from Africa was that life's joys come mostly from relationships and friendships, not from material things. I saw time and again how much fun Africans had with their families and friends and on the sports fields. they laughed all the time.