And I am really grateful for that because it makes me feel like I am at home."

VOA: special.2011.03.28

People can't afford them. That's why we don't really have a malaria vaccine yet, because no one in rich countries really suffers from malaria.

VOA: special.2010.03.29

But I knew I was not really a White House reporter yet, because the woman holding my arm and smiling nervously was my mother.

VOA: special.2010.01.30

"And it's really interesting because for many children, especially in first grade, they are very unaware that these different things go on in other homes.

VOA: special.2009.12.24

I think it's probably really the most important holiday in the United States because it is a day that is not tied to a particular religion.

VOA: special.2009.11.23

"I was in a long distance relationship for about a year, and Skype really helped because you could actually see the other person when you are talking."

VOA: special.2009.09.14

SECOND GIRL: "I chose this school because it's in the city and it's really great and the communication school is actually,I think, ranked in the top five?"

VOA: special.2009.02.26

That is because no one knows or sure if he really lived.

VOA: special.2009.02.21

It's really cool because it looks like there's individual little rooms."

VOA: special.2010.07.30

He was angry. He told reporters that his firefighters were having trouble getting near the fire, because fire buffs who wanted to help were really getting in the way.

VOA: special.2009.05.17

"I just think it's really important to get kids excited about science at an early age, because they might be the next Albert Einstein or Isaac Newton,or America's top young scientist.

VOA: special.2009.10.15

"We have to start doing things that are going to make a difference to change this behavior, because I really don't want to hear about four thousand more kids dying next year."

VOA: special.2010.07.01

And so you are really good friends with like all the people you're in class with, because you know them since like four years and you have all classes together with them."

VOA: special.2009.11.05

That needs to be understood. But this time, we need to put the story of emancipation at the center of this narrative, because what really transformed the United States, were not those battles.

VOA: special.2011.04.09