As much as I love to socialize during the school year I do like to take time for myself and just observe the world around me. Practicing self awareness and understand is something I take very seriously when I am not enrolled in classes. Things and life in general get very fast paced while classes …
One might think that most of my Detroit experiences are from my placement, since I spend most of the day there. Actually though, not much happens at the office. The first experience of this program that stood out to me was the scavenger hunt from our second group meeting. Here we are, almost two weeks …
It always seems like the United States of America always want to be different in some way or another from the rest of the world. Not only do we use the good ole imperial system but we also like to say Adidas in a completely different way relative to the rest of this world. In …
Soccer is much more fun in the rain, or should I say football Read More »
Last weekend, I had the opportunity to attend a training on Restorative Conferencing. Restorative Conferencing is one of several different methods to restorative practices. Based on the practices of the indigenous people of New Zealand known as the Maori people, this model focuses on resolving conflict and promoting healing, community building and accountability in the …
It’s difficult, if not totally impossible, to pick just one experience outside of my placement to write about. I’ve been having a lot of fun enjoying many of the exciting things Detroit has to offer, and there’s rarely a dull moment during my time here. Aside from getting to know the other people in the …
The first week of the program I went on a walk with a few other people in the program and stumbled upon “The Source Booksellers”, a little shop tucked away in the row of stores on Cass between Canfield and Willis. It specializes in non-fiction books, which as a pretty nerdy kid, I thought was …
Growing up as an only child, my three older cousins were like my sisters. One of the best parts of being in the city this summer has been living only two blocks away from the one closest to me in age, Miranda. She has lived here for about 5 years, since she moved down to …
A few weeks ago, I was at Eastern Market with my friend Maddie. I made a purpose to seek out this certain tea vender due to the fact that I was running low on her delicious Jasmine Green Tea. (Oh no!) After searching through the abundance of fruit, vegetable and bakery stalls, we finally encountered …
There have been a lot of experiences during this program outside of my internship placement that have stood out to me. By far one of the biggest was surrounding LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) Pride Month. June is designated as LGBT Pride Month in honor of the Stonewall Riots that occurred in 1969, which …
Detroit Pride and Allied Media Conference are two events that I participated in that I will always remember! I am no stranger to Pride; this is my second or third time attending the event and it was as fun as ever. My favorite aspects of the event are the freebies, performances, and, of course, the …
