During my upbringing in Miami, FL I was raised in two communities, one predominantly Hispanic and the other predominantly African-American, simultaneously. The reason behind this is that I was raised in a single-parent household by my mother, and my grandmother was my caretaker afterschool. Beginning in kindergarten, every day I would go to my grandparent’s home after school, indeed it was my second home. These two neighborhoods also reflected my dual heritage; I was born to a Black mother and Puerto Rican father. My beloved home, Miami is a diverse city, with a large population from the Caribbean and Latin America, and those cultures are ingrained into its ambiance. Fortunately, my unconventional childhood cultivated my distinctive perspective