I’ve really enjoyed the Friday morning seminars with the program and I was surprised by how much I’ve learned from the seminars alone within such a short period of time. One experience within the DCBRP that has stood out to me was a small assignment that was given to us during one of our seminars […]
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This past week, I got to enjoy a ton of music and events around the city. The main thing I did this weekend was attend different stages and events of the Concert of Colors. The first day of the festival was actually the 5th of July and then it started up again over this past
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In general so far in this program, I feel I have been able to be very active in Detroit and see a lot of stuff, which has been awesome. I now have my bike and have been playing soccer, so that occupies a lot of my time, and there is always some event to go to both during
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This blog post will surely not do this person justice, but nevertheless, I devote this post to my friend, Noor. Thanks for being you, for being you-nique. Your sense of adventure is out of this world. Some of you may recall the following scene: Carl innocently wanders into what he soon learns to be known
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After high school graduation, I knew I wanted to move to another state after I was completely done with school. This program has made me double take my decision. Living in Midtown and exploring several different areas around Detroit with my boss has allowed me to get a feel for the City and the constituents.
Week Seven: Spotlight Read More »
This summer, I set several different goals for myself before coming to start my internship in Detroit. Most had to do with building professional skills and making a difference at my placement, seeing different areas and sites in Detroit, and expanding myself socially. However, there is also an important goal that I’ve been steadily working
Week 7: Work Out Detroit Read More »
A few weeks ago, I had the chance to participate in what is known as “Transit Tuesday!” Joel, member of the Metropolitan Organizing Strategy Enabling Strength organization (MOSES), invited my coworkers and I to come downtown and help spread information about the upcoming vote to raise the SMART millage. We happily obliged and met Joel and his people in
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I think one of the things that I’ve enjoyed most about living in this new space is sharing it with those that I love from other spaces. My mom and I recently drove to where I work. We weaved through my daily route, and I pointed out things to her. We drove by Lipke park
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I remember distinctly an experience that I had when walking through Downtown Detroit. My boyfriend and I were coming from the Cobo center located downtown and we were getting hungry. As we left Cobo hall, we saw many people eating subway sandwiches. We thought subway sounded pretty good! As we walked out of Cobo we
Week 7: On Transportation Read More »
I do spend a lot of time on my residency project even when I’m not “working.” Often when I’m reading or listening to music I keep an eye out (or ear) for something that might fit into a lesson plan somehow. Other than keeping my senses peeled for lesson plan material and reading, I’ve been
