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Olivia Castillo
Author, Motivator, Shaker & Mover, Mother, Wife, Artist, Dreamer

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Latina Showcase
The last few months have been a whirlwind of growth for me. I launched my first book at the end of July, Song of the Boricua, and am...


Julia De Burgos
RÃo Grande de LoÃza!…Great River. Great flood of tears. The greatest of all our island’s tears, save those greater that come from the...


Living in the Moment
As a child I remember being so excited for Saturdays. Saturday morning my brothers and I would get up extra early and watch all the...

Magic on the Island
I have often wondered if I was the luckiest person in the world or the unluckiest and why so much has happened to me. I have always...

The Universe and Me
As a child I loved science. I would wait until my mother would do errands, then I would experiment. One time, I mixed iodine and alcohol...


Once Upon a Time in New York
I just watched the old classic movie, Once Upon a Time in America directed by Sergio Leone. It brought me back to my childhood and some...

The Power of One
We are taught to think negatively of being only a party of one. I remember long ago as a child in the 1970’s hearing the words from the...


Free the Bird
I began this journey of finding my identity ten years ago. Newly divorced and in my early forties, I didn’t know where to turn....

The Oldest Colony in the World
This week the governor of Puerto Rico asked once again if Puerto Rico could be considered for statehood. One of the things that stood out...


The Struggle is Real
The present struggles on the island of Puerto Rico didn't just begin with the hurricane last September. It's true, Hurricane Maria...
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