I'm more like my father, personality-wise. But my mom and I get alone really well, obviously, because my mom and my dad get along so well.

My dad saw my husband's boss at a conference, and he said to stop paying my husband until we produce children.

I had always loved to write and my mom was my editor for my school papers.

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

I hope to focus on what I'm passionate about because I think I'd do them best job on them - education, urban education, women and children's issues and literacy.

People ask me if I ever see my father and I say yes, because he puts in the effort. He calls all the time to tell us he's proud of us.

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.