>> I find the most gratification in making a difference in people's lives.
I know it sounds sort of corny, but you know.
It's a tough job, long hours, kind of a grind,
but you do it because you think you can make a difference.
In our series on self-honed learning, you know, we worked on it for a year and a half,
and sometimes it felt like it would never get in the paper, but at the end of the day I feel
like we made a difference in kid's lives.
We made schools safer for kids, and that made everything totally worth it.
I guess the hardest part is it's a really unpredictable schedule.
You know sometimes I would like to-- my down time to be my down time.
I also I have a little boy.
I just had a baby four months ago,
and it's going to be interesting; I go back to work next week.
It's going to be interesting seeing how that works out.
Also it's emotionally tough sometimes to you know, sit with these--
to sit with folks who've gone through really tough things, to tell their story sensitively.
You also have to have a really thick skin because you get lots of people calling you up
or emailing you, or you know pinging you on Twitter and saying,
"I think what you wrote is terrible" but at the same time you also hear from people
who think what you wrote is great, so it's very interesting.