Learning to read and write changes lives; it means jobs, money, health, and dreams fulfilled.

Children keep us in check. Their laughter prevents our hearts from hardening. Their dreams ensure we never lose our drive to make ours a better world. They are the greatest disciplinarians known to mankind.

Well, my husband is supportive of my work, like advocating for dialogue between cultures on YouTube.

The job description for a queen changes with the times.

Social media are a catalyst for the advancement of everyone's rights. It's where we're reminded that we're all human and all equal. It's where people can find and fight for a cause, global or local, popular or specialized, even when there are hundreds of miles between them.

I've learned to take things a little more easily, to be a little more forgiving of myself.

Of course, I tweet. Tweeting is a very personal form of expression. Who else could talk about my son refusing to wear a suit to meet the Pope, my husband flying a helicopter, or take a twitpic from our home?