August 2016

As I read through my first blog post of the summer, I realize that I had fairly accurate expectations for the 10 weeks that lied ahead of me. I think that living in Dearborn and being in relatively close proximity to Detroit, in addition to having studied the history of Detroit in courses prior to the […]

When I looked back at my first blog post I was actually really surprised at how close my expectations were at the beginning of my internship to the reality that played out over the last 10 weeks.  My first post was very optimistic, I was hoping that I would learn a lot and get to

Letter to my Former Self — Cole, Coming in to this program, I wanted to substantially impact a community this summer. That desire to impact change in the city of Detroit has not gone away — rather it has flourished. However, I have come to realize that one 20 year old who comes to the city

Honestly I think i have achieved all of the goals/hopes that I had for the summer. I think that I am only more invested than when I wrote that letter. I have learned more about what I want to do with my life since then, when I wrote that letter to myself I had no

Well Audrey, the ten weeks are up. It’s been an adventure, one you’ll never forget. I remember the way you viewed Detroit back when you were applying for DCBRP, how you had the perception of a hip, new, revived Detroit that they want you to see. I remember when your knowledge of the city was limited

Well here it is… the end of my time in Detroit. I believe that this has been a summer of growth. I learned so much and gained so much respect for the city of Detroit. In my first blog post I realized that I did not know much about Detroit. In my own words,”Motown, cars,

I cannot believe that my time in Detroit has come to an end. Looking back on my first week in the city, I have came a long way from not knowing how to find the residential towers at WSU, to jumping on the highway in a split second to travel to Dearborn to shop, or

When I read my first week’s Blog, a few thoughts go through my head. First is the obvious fact that the summer did not at all go as I envisioned it going. The second is that the circumstances that made things go so very different were, by and large unavoidable. The third is that, while

The letter a wrote to myself at the beginning of the program is a pretty good indication about how I feel now about DCBRP and my placement. I had such amazing experiences in this program. Not only did I grow as a person, I was able to expand my professional universe to include a lot

A lot was on my shoulders when I started work. It’s just there wasn’t enough time! The people I had to get in contact with were always busy so it took them some weeks to respond. I think I did persevere despite this. I got in contact with as many people as I could and