Antarctica, Adventurer - Meg Adams
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A month ago I had the chance to listen to a man read a passage from a book he had written. The man was a convicted felon, and the book had begun in his jail cell. R. Dwayne Betts, a boy from … more
Tucked into uptown Baltimore, in an unlikely neighborhood marked by boarded-up windows and abandoned lots not far from Johns Hopkins University, is a rare, gem of a find. It’s called The Book … more
At college, Parents Weekend was when the dining hall served the best food of the school year and the grounds looked particularly nice. My first sleep-away summer camp had a parents weekend; we … more
Ben Carson, the African-American son of a single mother, grew up in dire poverty in Detroit. By the age of 33 he was the head of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. In a … more
Four afternoons a week, I work at Johns Hopkins University. I file, write letters, edit and do research. I took the job because they have a cappuccino machine. That’s not entirely true. As far … more
It’s time,” I wrote to friends and family last week. “The Baltimore Marathon is just four days away. I have trained since May. I have woken early, run long miles, iced, and stretched. I have my … more
It’s that time of year again: Across the country, men and women are packing their things and heading south for the Antarctic summer season. For the past two years, October has meant throwing my … more
I love fall. Autumn has always been my favorite season; as the colors change, leaves fall to the sidewalk, and the air gets that autumn crispness to it, I get an extra spring in my step. more
It was a bright, warm September day in Baltimore — far too gorgeous a Sunday afternoon to stay inside. So when a group of my friends, all biology students, were assigned to go to the Maryland Zoo, … more
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