CBRP 2013

Week Ten Blog – Read the letter you wrote to yourself in your first blog post and write a reaction to it. What have you learned? How have your perceptions or opinions changed? How have you evolved? Did you expectation meet reality? Looking back at the letter I wrote to myself ten weeks ago, all

I can’t help but feel sad and smile as I look back at the last ten weeks. I am sad because everything is coming to an end. I am sad that I won’t be climbing six flights of stairs to 606 anymore. I am sad that I won’t be there when the LED Street Lighting

SUCCESS!!! In fact, writing this blog and sitting here pensively looking into the distance I can honestly say that I’m pretty satisfied. Not only with this program, but my project, my work, my effort, my experiences and most importantly my growth. And the best part? I don’t even think this is unwarranted. It’s not even

Out of all the seminars, I truly enjoyed the one that talked about observations. I enjoyed it so much because it was very interactive. I really like the part when we went outside  to different areas. This was pretty cool because it allowed me to take time and actually view Woodward. I usually just speed

Hey there, Meredith! Well, it looks like you have ended right where you started from (location-wise): peering at the Ambassador bridge from the 6th floor lounge. But this time, you are in the company of the moon in its waxing gibbous phase. You are also in the company of the the kind, knowledgeable, reasonable, and huggable Chris

It’s coming to end! My last blog =(. Even though I have kind of been slacking but it’s okay lol! I have learned so much from working with the 48203 Collaborative! It was just great getting a different view of the Highland Park. I never knew that the Highland Park high school was closing. Which

Well… I was right. Nothing went as I had expected. More strange things happened over the next nine weeks and I could’ve never predicted how it would’ve ended. I’ve learned something new every day. I’m not exaggerating when I say this and that’s part of the reason why I really don’t want my time here

It seems life teaches you the same lessons over and over again until you get it, but each time life reveals it to you in a different way. A lesson that continues to be a part of my life is “Stay focused Lauren”. I always keep it in mind, I even alluded to it in

Ten weeks ago, this day seemed so far away! The DCBRP has definitely been a learning experience. I have learned so much about myself, Detroit, and research. Needless to say, the program has exceeded my expectations. At the beginning, I was very excited to work on my project and do a lot of work from