I've tried really hard to care about things that were very different from my parents. I was curious if I could care about [money] on some fundamental level, and I couldn't. That wasn't the metric of success I wanted in my life. I've talked about this to my friends who are doctors and whose parents are doctors, or who are lawyers and their parents are lawyers. It's a funny thing to realize I feel called to this work both as a daughter and also as someone who believes I have contributions to make.

A tin roof is one of the greatest indicators of prosperity in the developing world.

Determination gets you a long way.

Celebrate those who have the courage to be second, because I do think that often there really is this claustrophobic pressure to innovate instead of to adapt.

Fried chicken is my husband's favorite food.

My marriage is incredibly important to me. It's the place from which I engage in the world every day, and the place to which I return every day.

I know I'm late, but I've finally joined Facebook!