I'm just not political. I have opinions, but there's nothing about the process that has ever interested me. I'm 22, and this is the first interview I've ever done in my life.

I hope to work with kids any way possible.

I hope to continue writing. I hope to continue teaching.

Kids are so dynamic; if you're tired and you walk into a roomful of kids, your energy is brought up to their level.

We [work] really hard to make sure we accomplish everything we want in life, but we don't think about being the president's daughter; we don't think about that, really.

I was sports editor for my high school newspaper, but I think I shied away from journalism.

I decided to go to Latin America because many of my students in Washington emigrated from this region and inspired me to learn more about their home countries.