L D Calica""I am a Filipino-American, born and raised in the state of New York. I like to say that I am a Long Island girl who thrives in the city that never sleeps. I have many passions - from dancing to gaming, to arts and crafts or DIYs, anything that will park my creativity. My love for writing started in the fifth grade where we took a class trip to Walt Whitman's historical birthplace in Huntington Station. We were encouraged to write a poem and share with the class, and this is how I learned to express myself. And I enjoyed it ever since."" Read More Read Less