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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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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

Mar 20
2 min

The Trees Shouldn't Follow The Dollar.

Today is World Re-Wilding Day (re-wilding is the process of restoring an area of land to its natural state). But while the environmental...

Olivia Grace Barnes

Dec 13, 2023
3 min

Creating Conservation Messages that Stick

While learning about storytelling and communication, I read Dan and Chip Heath’s book, Made to Stick. One of the main ways to make...

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...

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