A few weeks ago, NPR, carried a report on the geography of a child’s brain, a study done over a span of years, mapping the terrain within. They scanned the minds of kids from the hard-luck places and compared them to the kids from the safe, well-to-do neighborhoods. The data showed a difference. Not in raw intelligence, but in the weight of survival. Scans of the former showed physical exhaustion. Less sleep. More cortisol. A mind anxious about what waits ahead but also look

Daria is finishing her first year at the University of New Mexico. Classes, work at the cafeteria, singing for First Pres, singing and dancing for theater, winning competitions, and studying at night make for busy days. All freshman year, she rode buses. SHE NEEDS A CAR. If you have one to sell for $2500 or less or one to donate to our non-profit, This Child Here, please email me: robertgam@gmail.com Here's Daria's Report Card (more Report Cards for the year at the end of t