via seventeen.com

“There are two things that make me really happy: traveling and animals. I would be the happiest human being on the planet if tomorrow I got on a plane to Africa and I worked with chimpanzees or orphaned elephants. I don’t care if I have to live in a hut with no running water. No glamour.”

Traveling the globe, advocating for the apes, and saving the planet—just a few of Hayden’s favorite things. Hayden Panettiere tells all about what makes her happy in the August edition of Seventeen Magazine. We know all about Hayden’s activism abroad like when she went to Japan to swim with the fishies and stop a dolphin-hunting expedition (they still have a warrant out for her arrest!)

Want to follow Hayden’s lead? Then get out of here! Seriously—take a trip with your school or find a summer program online. Traveling is one of the best ways to educate yourself about the world around you. And help Hayden by helping the ASPCA fight animal cruelty by taking a pledge and joining their “Animal Advocacy Brigade.”

Tell us what you think of Hayden’s happy place. Where will she end up next? Could her next adventure be to Africa? Could her next animal be the apes? Comment below!