Karl Rivera is a blogger, scholar, and photographer. He is currently a sophomore on a four year leadership based scholarship at Wheaton College. Since 2009, Karl has blogged about teen lifestyle in its broadest sense: advice, reviews, and his thoughts on the world all from a fresh perspective. Karl has spoken at SxSW, and in 2011 was featured as a Top 25 Kid Blogger on Circle of Moms. He spent this past summer working as a Teaching Assistant at the International Center of Photography. Additionally, Karl has recently launched an innovative leadership development initiative on his campus calling young people to be more socially conscious of the world they live in.

twitter: @keenkarl
website: http://www.karlrivera.com