Maria Canals-Barrera is Cuban and from Miami and I'm part Cuban and from Miami, so needless to say she became a quick friend.

I do have many of the same friends I grew up with. Most I've known since we were three or four years old! I have made new friends as well.

Start going to bed earlier! It is a tough adjustment when you have had a summer of staying up late and waking up late.

My family was absolutely supportive. I did have a fear of cold reads because of my dyslexia, but my family's support and reading classes really helped me overcome my fear!

You always just have to be the best that you can be. And if you know that in your heart, then that's all that matters.

I personally don't think you can love two things like dancing and singing the same exact amount. There is always one that you like more, and that is most likely the one that you're better at, because you try harder in it.

The Humane Society is so great to work with. Because everyone there is so nice and supportive, and they're all animal lovers like me.