August 2016

“You are more than one experience or moment in time” In my very first blog post, I was hopeful that I would start exercising and eating healthier on a regular basis. Well, that really did not happen, admittedly, I did not pursue this goal as seriously as I thought I would in the beginning of […]

Sadly, my final week in Detroit was last week. I have left Detroit for a position in Lansing, but I miss Detroit everyday. My experience this summer has been unreal. I’ve learned so much about the city through talking to others in my cohort and through working at Focus: HOPE. In my first post, I

Dear Theresa, So, 10 weeks later, here you are. You know Detroit just a bit better now, and have done much of what you set out to do. You have built a rapport at the farmer’s market and are even going out for coffee with one of the other vendors this very week. You have

As this season comes to a close, I know that I have relearned a lot of things in the 10 weeks that I have spent here in Detroit and I have been SO blessed by them. I have such a larger perception of Detroit, mostly though ppl since i was mostly in two buildings the whole

The program is coming to a close and I could not have had a better time living in Detroit this summer. We got to experience so many aspects of the city, experience the lives of the people that live here and for a short time get to see all the city had to offer. While

Soooooo I’m almost done here in Detroit.It feels like we’ve only been here for a couple weeks but the program is over. That’s wild. I’ve learned a pretty good amount about how to respectfully enter a community. I’ve made a lot of new friends both at work and at home with the DCBURP fam. This summer

When I read my first blog post, I was like wooooooooooow, so much passion and pure heart. I would say that the goal that I definitely achieved was understanding my role more as a Detroiter. I really appreciated this trip for that. I learned more history, I started to use resources that I knew existed,

I’m very confused about the fact that 10 weeks in Detroit have already passed. I’ve tried to write the first paragraph of this reflection letter several times, and I’ve been having a lot of trouble with it. Living and working in Detroit has been an overwhelming positive and worthwhile experience, and I can say that

Aww man, signing the letter as “Love, Yourself” is way too cheesy you goob. One thing that I didn’t touch on was how much there is to learn from the rest of the cohort group. I quickly grew to have genuine admiration for everybody, and look forward to people sharing their opinions. There were so

I would’ve written this last week, but due to an unfortunate series of events I ended up taking the whole week off. I thought I had a concussion and proceeded as if I did, doing nothing but resting. The spectacular news is that I’m fine; I truly can’t put into words how amazing and wonderful