Well, I knew that the work I was doing for my internship was relevant for those I was doing it for but honestly I did not think it was a big deal. Although I put much effort into it, I guess I felt like it wasn’t enough for those I worked with or as if …
Well I guess this is see you later for now. With this being the last week at WarrenConner/ Land,Inc I would like to take the time to reflex on my experiences, and my growth durning this summer. The project that I feel contributed most to my learning was working with CPPC. Working with CPPC, I …
Well, folks, that was no walk in the park. Not that I expected the program to be easy, but it was challenging in ways I couldn’t have anticipated. Although I had some bumps, some late nights, many early mornings, a lot of learning by doing and making it up as I go, a bit …
This summer we have had the utmost privilege of working with the Great Rhonda Anderson. Rhonda Anderson is the Sierra Clubs Environmental Justice organizer here in Detroit and our supervisor (although she views as her peers) during our internship. Much of her work is done in Southwest Detroit and downriver communities. These communities are highly …
Today was a great way to end my last official day at Friends of Parkside. It was a day filled with 30+ children from the community. Today was field trip day for those who had returned permission slips, but due to the weather, it was too cold to go to the water park. So in …
The past few weeks have definitely been the most chaotic. I finished my report a bit early, and the past three Wednesdays, the day when we normally have staff meetings, I’d been expecting to present my findings to the GHOPE staff. Unfortunately, things didn’t work out that way. Two weeks ago, the director had jury …
Can’t believe it’s over!! This week consisted of finalizing the powerpoint version of my report (although there’s still some survey information other interns took that I need to add — which is good because next week I’ll be starting a new *bonus* project that’ll leave me with a lot of extra time on my hands!) …
Well my time here at Focus: HOPE has ended. In the last week, I finished up my projects, was treated out to lunch by my supervisors, and said my good-byes. It is hard to explain/quantify just how much I’ve learned, even though all i did was attend some meetings, and read some research. The content …
I have 40 surveys done and counting. Next week if everything goes well with the English as a Second Language class I will have about 30 more. Crazy right! I went from none to a potential 70! It is amazing how quickly projects end and days pass by. My time here at DHDC …
I feel like the last few weeks have been a whirlwind of events, work, and just being so busy that it didn’t even occur to me that I was leaving until now. As cheesy as it is, I feel like a bird leaving the nest. You know, the whole it’s a beginning not an end …
