As a 13-year-old girl, it was never my intention to be the center of world news.

I do not often get lonely, and I never get bored.

I want simply to learn about the world and live freely.

Since I was 10 years old, I knew I wanted to sail around the world.

My parents have sailed around the world; they know what can happen and that it's not always fun, but because I want to do it so much, they agreed and supported me.

It was really weird dealing with the media. I had no idea how to handle it.