"I do. I...I wasn't born in the Federation. But I read about it, and when I...left, with a bunch of others...Starfleet helped us. So, I decided to join and explore space, and help other people."

It's idealistic, of course it is. But she makes no apology for it; as far as she's concerned, she's earned the right to those ideals and refuses to retreat to the safety of cynicism.