Efrain’s Corner

Efrain Ortiz Jr.
http://efrainortizjr.blogspot.com/

Efrain’s Corner is my view on Latino/Puerto Rican life standing with my back to a corner wall in a room, that room being the world, where I can get a full view of what is going on. With that corner view, I can share comments, thoughts, opinions, memories, and culture in relation to Latinos and the Puerto Rican diaspora. My intent being that if even one person reads something on my blog and it inspires that person to want to learn more about the culture then I have helped in preserving the same.


I did not begin blogging with the intention of writing, I only began blogging after a conversation with now fellow blogger, Phil Velez of Velez’s View. That conversation led me to curiously read his blog, and after doing so, I became inspired enough to give it a try. Initially, I didn’t think much about it and didn’t think anyone would even read any of the short posts I had written. Within several weeks of blogging, and finally, receiving a few comments, I realized the opportunity that was before me. An opportunity to share and learn more about my culture. That interest in my culture was there for a very long time, and what was lacking was the interested audience. The conversations I had with several people always seemed to show a disinterest. I decided to take the opportunity to use blogging as a platform for sharing that which I love so much, my culture. It is that sharing of cultural information, whether an event, new talent, historical figure, or comment/opinion on a current event that affects or promotes Latinos or Puerto Rican culture that motivates me. In return, I hope to become a better writer and to connect with others that share the same love for the culture.


I try to offer the reader that stops by my blog something different every time. Instead of keeping it to one subject, I prefer to spread things out. I like to offer that reader looking for a little bit of history a place to begin that search, the reader looking for a cultural event with an opportunity to support our culture, the reader looking for a different perspective on a current event with an opportunity to get that different view. I challenge the reader to learn, share, teach, and support our culture.

Efrain Ortiz Jr.
http://efrainortizjr.blogspot.com/