Luckily I've had a lot of great friends that I've had for a long time.

I'm a perfectionist - I could rewrite forever.

I'm not the perfect bride after all.

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 think I've become more like my mom just because of what we're both interested in, children and teaching and writing.

I think I know a lot about campaigns.

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.