by Megan Durham | Feb 14, 2010
Picking up a copy of The Stranger on Friday I saw an event notice that caught my eye. It was for Dan Savage’s Valentine Day Bash and was sold as “a one-of-a-kind holiday catharsis” where members of the audience give Mr. Savage a tokens of failed...
by Megan Durham | Feb 2, 2010
It seems that whenever I think that I’m becoming a hermit events and fun things to do suddenly fill my every waking hour. These last weekends have been busy!First of all, a friend discovered and invited a bunch of us to the most interesting place up here…...
by Megan Durham | Jan 19, 2010
Today I was coming back from our service day on the bus. I was all covered with paint and tired after managing a group of middle schoolers for most of the day and settled down into a seat with my journal without any thought for the world passing me by. At least until...
by Megan Durham | Jan 18, 2010
So it used to be that MLK Day was a day off, not much else. Sure there was the obligatory speech from the principal over the announcements or a workshop in History, but really it was the day off of school that made it special. Not so in City Year. We’ve been...
by Megan Durham | Jan 6, 2010
Here I am, back from vacation and in school again. I didn’t realize how much I missed the sun until I was back swimming in it. It was wonderful being back in Tucson with the open expanse of the desert tugging at the eye and the heart, the bright border of...
