By Meklit Gebre-Mariam, 16, University HS

I took health class two years ago in the summer and it was, well, I’m not sure exactly how to describe it. Class consisted of an excited teacher describing his sexual experiences from his teens to early adulthood to a mortified group of students. I can’t remember a single useful thing I learned about sex.

There are a ton of television shows out there talking about teen moms, and at the recent Sex::Tech conference in San Francisco I had an important realization: being on the show is their job! I totally admire them for being brave enough to show their hardships and challenges on the show, but in reality, I have no idea what their backstory is, how much and if they get paid, and how much of the show is real. So we did a little mini-version of 16 and Pregnant, by interviewing an AMAZING teen mom down in San Diego. Check it out on our Youtube channel!

MTV launched a new show in January – based on the UK teen series “Skins”. Since then the webworld has gone nuts – opinions and criticisms flying every which way. My take?

I love Tea.