Walking tours out the wahzoo.

My  VISTA position largely involves Central Baltimore and hooking up higher ed folks with the area, to be better neighbors and to help one and all, etc.  The problem is, no one knows what the hell Central Baltimore is, and even more people are plain afraid of it.  When I mentioned that we’re ending tomorrow’s walking tour at the delicious Station North Arts Cafe’, someone told me, “[pause].  That’s not a real good neighborhood.”  Indeed, I wouldn’t walk around there at two in the morning, but I wouldn’t walk around anywhere in Baltimore or any city at two in the morning.  You really can’t blame someone who being like, “What’s Central Baltimore?” when they don’t know about the area.  No one’s a jerk for not knowing something.  But when people who don’t know anything start passing off judgments like they were just there last night, well, that’s a problem.

My co-worker and I led a walking tour in December and will lead another tomorrow and another Sunday in Central Baltimore.  If you see a dude with a megaphone (I shit you not), that’s me.

This week has been very insane, and both blogs suffer.  Apologies.  Next week will be much more sane and will allow for more posting.