"Me pone feliz cuando cada mañana que mi hijo me despierta y me dice, "Mama, Mama." Es un momento feliz en mi vida cada día." "It makes me happy when my son wakes me up every morning and says,...

“What’s your biggest fear?” “Being a super senior or not graduating.”

"I'm adopted, so I promised my biological mother that I'll make it through school, so that's what drives me to make it."

"I strive to become a better person and a better artist every day, but my goal is to support everyone I can throughout the process.”

"What's the most successful thing you've done?" "I don't know. I won an 8th grade Spelling Bee."

"What's the most heroic thing you've ever done?" "uh, I don't know. I can flip a tortilla without a fork. I mean, I think that's pretty heroic."

"Change anything? I don't know. I have everything that I need... I think.

"I love anything outdoors, it's really common to be in fresh air. I feel like it reminds you where we came from and what we have to preserve and what real beauty is. We've created an unnatural beauty,...

"Whats your biggest fear for the next 4 years?" "Just being able to support a family and sustain living up here with all the obstacles we have as teachers."

"It makes me feel creative 'cuz you can do tricks and a lot of things with the soccer ball and with the team... it makes you feel kind of creative and like an artist in a way."