I also must apologize for the lack of activity on this blog and with Marion's Ledge in general. School keeps getting in the way of my life.

The one major thing that I have done is to start the first active Marion's Ledge affiliated program - Marion's Cultural Field Trips. When Hank and I started dreaming about Marion's Ledge and the philosophy behind it (Hank started that way before I came into the picture), one aspect that mattered to us was engagement and discovery. We wanted to create a place that helped people become engaged both within our walls and out. This philosophy is also important in our own lives and we were regularly making a point to try new activities and experience things we have never experienced (and would not have save for our conscious choice to seek them out).

The idea occurred to me to formalize this and actually create a group which goes out to experience things together which we normally would not have experienced.

We set up a Google group for people to join Marion's Cultural Field Trips and get announcements. Currently, it is just our friends, but we are hoping to soon get more organized and to advertise it better. If we do, we will need to have more regular activities and meeting places. We are currently meeting at one of our houses and the schedule is irregular

Some of the events we have had so far included:

• Bat Watching
• Interfaith Tours
• University of Houston Walking Tour
• Baha'i Devotional Service
• Lights in the Heights
• UH Tailgate Party
• Solar Homes Tour
  

If you are interested in joining us for our field trips, check out our Google group.