A note: My wife and I got married in July of 2010, with two semesters' worth of college to go. I've blogged previously about why we did it, and now I'm writing about how it's working out.

A girl from our school's student magazine came by...

An explanation: I married my wife the summer before our senior year in college. She's studying nursing, I'm studying journalism, and we're both figuring this out as we go. I'm writing about our first year together at Married in College.

My wife and I recently threw away our...

I got married in college.

That is to say, my wife and I are both undergraduates at the University of South Carolina. That is to say, we get a lot of raised eyebrows when we introduce ourselves to classmates.

Few have the courage to ask it outright, but the question...

An explanation: My roommate and I spent three days living on the streets to learn about the homeless experience in Columbia, S.C. Now I'm digging deeper into the issues and writing about them at www.HomelessInColumbia.com.

Columbia's Winter Shelter closed for the spring Thursday morning, sending hundreds of the...

An explanation: My roommate and I spent three days living on the streets to learn about the homeless experience in Columbia, S.C. Now I'm digging deeper into the issues and writing about them at www.HomelessInColumbia.com.

"Patience is a virtue," muttered the man whose elbow kept bumping mine in...

An explanation: My roommate and I spent three days living on the streets to learn about the homeless experience in Columbia, S.C. I'm writing about it at www.HomelessInColumbia.com.

Our three days with the homeless confirmed something a close friend told me before I left: We were stepping into...

An explanation: My roommate and I are spending three days on the streets to learn about the homeless experience in Columbia, S.C. Follow along as I blog from the public library at www.HomelessInColumbia.com.

Say you're getting $200 per month on your Electronic Benefit Transfer card. How...

An explanation: My roommate and I are spending three days on the streets to learn about the homeless experience in Columbia, S.C. Follow along as I blog from the public library at www.HomelessInColumbia.com.

We were up before the birds and out with the runners this morning. I'll not...

An explanation: My roommate and I will be spending three days on the streets to learn about the homeless experience in Columbia, S.C. Follow along at www.HomelessInColumbia.com.

The things that will soon be my only possessions are at the foot of my bed. As you can see from...

An explanation: My roommate and I will be spending three days on the streets to learn about the homeless experience in Columbia, S.C. Follow along at www.HomelessInColumbia.com.

When he pointed the shotgun at my chest, I didn't see my life flash before my eyes. I didn't bargain with...

Here's the idea: On March 7, my roommate and I will head outside in Columbia, S.C. For one week, we will leave behind our apartment, our money, our food -- almost everything except the clothes on our backs. Our purpose? To document the homeless experience in our city firsthand.

Each...