It was the first Third World country we?d ever been to. We had no clue. We took the plunge and did it. Our parents probably thought we were crazy.

That doesn't happen in 99 percent of the companies in this country. Even companies who applied to our top 50, if you look at the bottom of the list, very few African-Americans, Latinos or women stand an equal chance of being promoted.

...Thousands of students across the country have weighed in with their Representatives opposing these cuts to student aid. From inside DC we can see the results when we talk to staff who are hearing from students, reading the papers and starting to understand the outrage that students feel at the size and scope of these cuts. In short I believe students can have a significant impact.

Increasing the Pell-Grant is critical as students face higher college costs across the country. As costs go up, the Pell-Grant unfortunately stays the same.

It should be a lot of fun. I've never been out of the country before. It's just a great honor to be able to play for the United States.

It is not a perfect world. But we can do better.