Week Juan: Letter sent to the Future?

Dear Future You/Me/Us/Juan?,

Many new opportunities and people have come and gone

You hopefully have taken the time to take on brand new challenges

Now, make sure you are gaining essential networking skills though SDEV

A lot can be accomplished while working on anti-idling research

Make sure that you are able to make an impact in and out the org

Everyone has something to essential, learn from them

In many circumstances you will be able to gain a valuable learning experience

SDEV is the best, remember, and tell the rest

Just make sure you have fun

Otherwise, make the best of this whole experience

Search and find the best adventures

Even through thick and thin, remember Detroit is hoMe

Like I mentioned beforehand, make the best of every single situation and have fun. Living and doing research in Detroit, your hometown, is a wonderful opportunity that should not be wasted. Even though you have learned and lived in Detroit all your life, make the effort to find new hidden gems in the city. Detroit as you have come to know it is your home, take the time out of your day to give back to the city and especially the community that saw you grow. No matter what happens throughout your career once all is said and done, you cannot forget the community that saw you grow and gave you the knowledge and opportunity to be where you are at this very moment.  Every opportunity such as working with Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision will give you new connections and possibilities that will accompany you throughout undergraduate and graduate school.  All in all, take everything that you know and will learn through DCBRP and work at SDEV and make the best out of your education, knowing that the impacts that are made in the city will have lasting effects.

Good luck and go green, just kidding, GO BLUE!