 This was so long ago that there were only 48 states in the United States. And when we studied them, we followed the national debate about whether or not Alaska would become the 49th state. And I felt so proud when Hawaii became the 50th state, like we were growing and getting bigger and better. Then the question was, what would be the next state? Some people said Guam, some people said the Philippines, some people said Australia, and some people said Puerto Rico. But I knew a lot of Puerto Ricans weren't too crazy about that idea.