Seminars have been an integral part of the DCBRP experience. At work, I focus on a specific set of topics from the perspective of my placement agency. Although I enjoy my work, there is certainly more to Detroit than what goes on at a single agency. Every Tuesday, it is wonderful to hear about a …
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As these seven weeks have went by, I cannot help but look back and appreciate all the friends I have made in the program. Even though I do not hang out as much with them due to being a commuter, the time I have spent with everyone was beyond enjoyable. The DCBRP has allowed me …
With only three weeks left in this program, I have been trying my best to see as much of Detroit as I can before I leave. Last weekend I woke up early to watch a building implode, went to Avalon bakery and got some wonderful pastries, and painted a Detroit skyline at Common Division on Cass. …
This week, I was able to check out three new places, I had never gone to before. One close to my placement, another in midtown, and one downtown. It’s always refreshing experiencing so many new things in place that you are from. I had breakfast from a place called the Fly Trap, which could be …
My first couple of weeks in Detroit were slow but they gave me the opportunity to research things I wanted. Although I didn’t have a very demanding job while at work I made sure to keep my neurons firing by doing intellectual things like reading Mark Schlissel’s wikipedia page. Well like the first couple paragraphs. …
When I was growing up in Detroit I never really ventured off to far from home on a regular basis. I knew kids that lived on other streets from school, but I never found it necessary to leave the block. All of our friends lived within a few houses of each other and we played …
There are so many wonderful experiences to choose from, but the one that stands out the most is the Detroit Opera House. The interior is beautiful! One would never guess by the way the exterior appears. I had the pleasure of viewing “Faust.” This is a story of a dissatisfied, highly successful man (Faust) who …
Last week, A few of us decided to go to Bucharest Grill for dinner. I’ve always heard great things about the restaurant, but have never been, so I was very excited to go! The food was awesome! I’m never the one to try new things, however, I’m happy I tried Bucharest! Someone suggested that we …
During this past week a few program participants and I decided to play soccer on Belle Isle. Having not been to Belle Isle in quite some time (I’m guessing around 7 years), I was interested to see how the micro-island had changed. Upon arriving I could tell that much had changed from the formerly unkept, …
I have been developing an interest in urban planning recently. So when we went to hear from Gil Penalosa, the Detroit Future City keynote speaker, I was fascinated by everything he had to say. He presented great approaches such as ‘8 to 80,’ and ‘Pedestrians first.’ His lecture made me realize that I have always underestimated the importance of …
