Try to accomplish things you have always dreamt of while you can. I know it sounds cliché, but the biggest lesson I have learned is that life is precious; enjoy it while it lasts.

We have had a long held myth of American exceptionalism.

I used to be so twig skinny that I couldn't eat enough, because I was just naturally skinny. Until I went to China.

You should treat your marriage like a business that you wouldn't want to let fail.

When did an old white guy yelling at me, telling me what to think become news? What gives him the right to tell me what to think? When was the last time he was in Iraq or Afghanistan or Sri Lanka... or anywhere that didn't have a beach?

We have to start seeing people as human beings. Our entire humanity depends on that.

I hope my desire to travel so much isn't forever because it's not the most conducive lifestyle for a relationship or a family by any means.