We bring you a young voice from DAVA – Downtown Aurora Visual Arts – a non-profit organization designed for kids. Last summer, middle school students at DAVA worked with a guest artist from Denver's Center for Digital Storytelling – to create short documentaries about their lives. In this essay, 13-year-old Mayumi Johnson – then 12 -shares her ambivalence about growing up. Center for Digital Storytelling Web Site.
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