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An experience that stuck out to me that was not at my placement was in the beginning of the program where everyone went to room 324. That was the spot to hang out and everyone got a chance to get know each other and we just talking. Dominique, Alona, Lindsay, and Daria all made brownies […]

As I reflect on my first blog post, I did not expect to make a profound change in my line of thinking about the city.  I have grown up in Detroit; it has been my home for the past nineteen years.  However, there were many small things that helped me understand my view of Detroit

Faces painted onto cinder blocks lined the grass. Faces painted onto the sidewalks trampled under scuffed shoes.  “They’re headstones,” I said, pointing at one of the cinder blocks, with a faded yellow rotary phone on top of it.  During our placement, Jillian took us to view the Heidelberg Project. Even though this experience occurred with

Something that surprised me about the program is how much I looked forward to our Tuesday events. I was expecting them to be a chore after a long day at work but they ended up being one of my favorite parts of my experience here since they taught me so much about the city and

The first thing that I noticed when reading the letter that I wrote to myself was that I used to write so much for these blog posts, but who actually wants to read that much. Most of what I said was descriptive and had a charismatic tone which was nice but it was unnecessarily long

Looking back on my first blog post where I wrote a letter to myself and everything that I hoped to accomplish and learn through this program, I surprisingly did. This Detroit Community Based Research Program did allow me to gain experience in solving public health issues and to guide me in choosing a career. Though

Being apart of the Detroit Community Based Research Program has given me a new and deeper love for Detroit and its people. To me, Detroit is home, and for a while I could not see Detroit from a different lens. But this summer as I have explored the midtown/downtown area like never before and have

I am really grateful for this opportunity to work with nonprofits. As my internship is coming to an end, I am so grateful to have had this experience. I wish that I would have known more about the surrounding culture than I do now. I work in a highly Hispanic area and I took Spanish

I can’t believe how quiet I was entering into this program. I know Domonique would make jokes about me being social instead to my usual reserved being, but now I see it. I expected myself to be a person who fades into the background, doesn’t make their voice heard, and appeases rather than face conflicts/disagreements

I’ve already made a post regarding the 12th Street Rebellion, however, it was motivated by my aunt’s anecdotes that she’d tell me as I grew up. Sugrue’s book helped me understand all that built up to the rebellion. If you’re family’s been in Detroit for generations, more than likely, you’ll know what happened. Younger people will hear