July 2014

In an earlier post I promised some pictures, so here’s a few from some adventures and good times. Realizing that we’re already 6 weeks in and more than half done with this program, I’m feeling a bit sad already. But I need to keep telling myself that instead of worrying about it ending I just […]

I work in the Detroit Public School Go Green office along with another student. We mostly in charge of analyzing data from a survey taken during the school year. However both my co-worker and myself have had a chance to get out of the office with our supervisor Emile to visit some Detroit Public Schools.

As I went back home for the fourth of July, many things became apparent to me. First, it was very obvious just how different Detroit is compared to many other cities, such as Chicago, which is located just 40 minutes from my parent’s home. It took me to go back home just to realize how

George Seurat is a painter you might well know, though you might not know his name. He’s famous for his work in pointillism, a method of painting that uses small dots to portray a larger picture. His most famous painting perhaps, is Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grand Jette Now why am I

This past weekend I had the opportunity to venture to my nana’s hometown, Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. Built on the success of the coal industry and a popular place for immigrant settlement, Shenandoah has a great deal of history encased in its buildings and denizens. My nana spent part of her childhood on Shenandoah’s 30 West Coal

It’s the little things that count—and that’s why I love Detroit. Having now spent five weeks in the city, I have done a fair amount of exploring, though it feels as if I never stop making new, quirky little discoveries. From hidden alleyway gardens, little tucked away museums, and lonely yet beautiful works of art,

I’ve always been a very positive person. I get excited easily and I tend to look at the good rather than the bad. Being in Detroit has really caused me to reflect on this personality trait of mine. Sometimes it truly does get hard to see the positive in situations–sometimes you have to look very

I may be starting to sound like a broken record, but I am just going to say it again, there is so much goodness happening in Detroit. While browsing model D, I discovered an article that brought even more “snaps” of excitement and support. The article is called Detroit Future Schools program offers a new