July 2018

This week being a free week and no assigned topic probably has more to do with why it is Sunday and I am writing blog post that was due Thursday. Thanks Jenna, you really do know how to push those of us with anxiety. But after careful reflection, and conversation I finally arrive at my […]

I’ve been beginning to miss familiarity. Although I’m having an amazing time exploring Detroit and meeting so many new people, there are times that I miss my life in Ann Arbor and school. I miss waking up to my four housemates, catching the bus to campus and seeing my Gladies around campus and in rehearsal

It took me awhile to decide what I wanted to write about this week, and after thinking about it for a few days, I realized I absolutely have to write about my kids at DFA. If you’ve talked to me in person at all over the past couple of weeks, you’ve surely heard me gush

I’ll be devoting this piece to the folks in Fresh Corner and in the cohort that have made all the difference. For the record, you’re all wonderful and I owe you all so much. You were just lucky to have been spared from my naiveté, my frustrations, and most of my oversharing (though I do

This week has been seemingly chill and the weather has been brightening up. I have been enjoying our community activities at Boll YMCA,, and am looking forward to doing some more in the coming weeks! We haven’t moved our survey as quickly as we expected, but I have been trying to dabble in a little

It is absolutely crazy to me that we’re closing out week 6 already! I feel like I just got here. Working with Soulardarity has been so rewarding that I’m not sure how I’ll handle having to leave the incredible people I work with. These people are just so commendable in their constant efforts to “fight

The Concert of Colors event at the Arab American National Museum last night got me thinking a lot about activism in its various forms and the responsibility of it. Every panelist on the stage was a person of color whose identity has brought them to experience or at least come close to oppression of some

The weeks are flying by, and it makes me sad. We only have three weeks left for finalizing our projects and for creating and maintaining friendships. I’m just now warming up and peeking out of my shell in terms of letting people in. Also, shout out to Peggy, she’s a super cool chick and thanks

Something I want to reflect on that I have noticed since coming to Detroit is the sheer number and dedication of community leaders and groups working tirelessly to make their respective communities, neighborhoods, and city stronger. I have attended many meetings with individuals representing different stakeholders in the community who all have a passion for the

This summer has been exactly what I needed it to be. I ended my freshman year of college with just enough confidence to keep an earthworm afloat. I was thinking about every word I said, and feeling lost in all the ones I didn’t–and honestly eating pizza on that first night in a room full