Jenna Bush

My parents taught us it's important to give back.

I'm aware that not all kids can pick up and fly to Panama. I'm very lucky.

As a teacher you can see the difference in kids who have parents who were involved. That difference, by the time these kids get to the third grade, is drastic.

Kids are so dynamic; if you're tired and you walk into a roomful of kids, your energy is brought up to their level.

You have to give kids things they're interested in reading. That's what teachers do who are engaged in what their students want.

I don't know about the world, but I know kids. And I feel like sometimes kids don't get involved because they think, what can I do? I'm just a kid. And really kids can do so much.

I hope that I serve by being a teacher.

My sister, she's amazing. She sort of inspired me to take this journey to Latin America.

One day I would love to have a couple children.

It's not like he called me up and asked me. They've never wanted to throw us into that world, and I think our decision probably shocked them. But I love my dad, and I think I'd regret it if I didn't do this.

My mom's a secret Rastafarian.

I'm sure there were times when I wish I had thought, 'Gosh, that might really embarrass mom and dad,' but our parents didn't raise us to think about them. They're very selfless and they wanted us to have as normal of a college life as possible. So really, we didn't think of any repercussions.