by Megan Durham | Oct 21, 2010
When I heard that Gogol Bordello was coming to Seattle I literally squealed with glee. I originally saw them in Tucson at the urging of my friend who is Russian. Russian Gypsy Punk, I thought, sure why not?It only took one concert to get me hooked. There is something...
by Megan Durham | Oct 20, 2010
And here’s the most ridiculous thing that I’ve seen recently: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex7SJD6EhC8I love how you can actually see the strings.
by Megan Durham | Oct 20, 2010
Adjusting back to the real world after City Year is surprisingly difficult. It’s not that I have a problem with Seattle (it’s beautiful and there are always tons of things going on) but I’m suffering from something I haven’t had to worry about for a while: a lack of...
by Megan Durham | Sep 13, 2010
Imagine, that you’re in central Siberia near the Stony Tunguska river a little over a hundred years ago. You’re hanging out at a small trading post when all of a sudden the northern sky splits into two and catches fire. You are thrown to the ground as an explosion...
by Megan Durham | Aug 26, 2010
One of the benefits of living in the Northwest is that water isn’t a hoarded resource. Thus plants are more likely to waste energy and water on something like fruit, giving us wild foods that you can readily eat, like the Himalayan Blackberry. Now, the Himalayan...