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During my study abroad to Berlin I met the most wonderful, eclectic people. But no one took my full interest like Sophie. Sophie Fullard is 27 years old and says “I don’t look a day older than 21.” She is a new Berliner from London who left her nine to five job back home in exchange for a bicycle and a pair of roller skates. Fullard describes her life as a “dream come true” in Berlin and she can not picture herself living the rest of her life in any other place. Berlin is Fullard’s new home and helps other travelers notice the “beauty yet innocence” that is seen in the tours that she leads in Fat Tire.

"Milcho" was born March 16, 1972 in Clichy, France from a Salvadorian Mother, Spanish father & a long line of one filmmaker in her family, (70's Salvadorian Cinematographer Baltazar Polio 1949-1989) causing no change in the planet's atmosphere, its politics nor in its ozone layer. As a matter a fact, only eventful for a handful of people.

Nicolas Berardi, CEO of the non profit organization TECHO helps fight poverty in Latin America. Nicolas talks about the nonprofit organization that mobilizes youth volunteers to fight extreme poverty in Latin America, by constructing transitional housing and implementing social inclusion programs. Working with more than 500,000 volunteers, it has constructed houses for more than 86,000 families in 19 countries.

Pierre Berastain former Harvard grad will talk about his involvement with the non-profit, Casa de Esperanza and it's involvement with the Latin@ Network another non-profit that branched from Casa de Esperanza. Latin@ Network helps teens with domestic violence.

Haedo is the founder and principal attorney at Ileana Haedo, P.A. based out of Gainesville, Florida. She deals a lot with immigration and family law. In this interview she comments about the future of the immigration reform and the President's State of the Union Address regarding the reform.

Francisco Lomeli Dr. and Professor at the University of California in Santa Barbara and director of the Spanish and Chicano Studies department, will talk about Cinco de Mayo and debunking the idea that it's Mexico's Independence day when in reality it's "La Batalla de Puebla" and Mexico's Independence day is September 16th.

Mercedes Soler is the co-anchor for CNN en Español. She's featured today for Women's International day that is on March, 8th. She's an incredible role-model and an exemplary women to look up to.

During this interview I spoke with the CEO of the non-profit ASPIRA that helps latino youth get through school. ASPIRA is a very diverse organization working with substantial numbers of Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, Central Americans, Mexicans, and Cubans, as well as with African Americans, non-Hispanic whites, and Haitians, among others.