Wherever I am in the world, my perfect day begins with waking up and heading to the beach or the pool or somewhere I can be semi-comatose. I just wake up and go to the sun.

The world is looking more and more segmented, the difference between people is becoming greater.

People don't talk to you properly. It's the way they talk to you; they dismiss you. I think it's a combination of me being a woman and a foreigner.

Contrary to popular view, I've never been patronized in the Middle East. Men maybe treat women differently, but they do not treat them with disrespect. They don't hate women. It's a very different kind of mentality.

All the privileged can travel, see different worlds, not everyone can. I think it is important for people to have an interesting locale nearby.

There are 360 degrees, so why stick to one?

Good education is so important. We do need to look at the way people are taught. It not just about qualifications to get a job. It's about being educated.