There's a certain confidence that comes with being sure about the way the world works.

Witnessing the extreme poverty in remote parts of Affrica can make you feel sad and powerless until you realize how little it takes to change these people's lives fundamentally in sustainable ways.

I'm pretty adventurous with food, so I'm not afraid to try anything.

I would tell myself, "Love yourself and don't be afraid to take risks." I was often afraid to take risks, socially, because I was young and a little more shy and still figuring out who I wanted to be. Sometimes I look back and think, "I should have just been bolder and more confident."

As a nation - and as a world - we need more truth.

My family is very musical, I was surrounded by it. And from four years old I was the one that asked my mother could I take piano lessons.

​W​e're so used to having everything we want at our fingertips so I think that when things get tough it's ​difficult ​for people to persist through that.