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Black Life,
Blue World

Recent Projects

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Hi,
I'm Olivia.

👋 I love the ocean. I also love storytelling. And this is my space to share with you my love for both.

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Blog Posts

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Art Pieces

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Book

About
Black Life,
Blue World

Black Life, Blue World is my digital portfolio. It is where I showcase my passion for environmental advocacy and my eagerness to learn about storytelling. And as a lifelong learner, this portfolio is constantly growing.

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Recent Projects

I am a self-directed learner. Even though I am out of school, I never stop learning. Check out my recent projects to see what I am currently learning about.

Recent Projects

Get to Know me

I am a very weird person: a high-school dropout, a teenage author, and a competitive swimmer. Click below to learn more about my weirdness. ;)

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LATEST Blogs.

Olivia Grace Barnes

Nov 29, 2022
3 min

The Best Way To Learn

For those who don’t know, I only attended one year of traditional public school. 2 semesters were all it took for me to realize that...

Olivia Grace Barnes

Nov 23, 2022
3 min

The Power of Visual Storytelling

Ever heard the phrase a picture is worth a thousand words? My guess is that you have. If you haven’t though, the phrase simply means...

Olivia Grace Barnes

Nov 15, 2022
3 min

Because They Know More: Why You Should Talk To Experts

Have you ever heard the verse from Proverbs 15, plans fail for lack of council? Or perhaps the African proverb, a village without the...

Olivia Grace Barnes

Nov 4, 2022
3 min

7,000 hours of Discomfort

7,000 hours. That’s how much time I have spent in the pool as a competitive swimmer over the course of my lifetime. And in those 7,000...

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