My mentor taught me that to learn a city, we need to observe it by foot and with our five senses. So, to experience Detroit, I decided to challenge myself to be more courageous and active by walking to downtown Detroit by myself. The walk was long, but it allowed me to experience many emotions […]
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After working with the Detroit Food Academy for almost 10 weeks and being involved with UROP I must admit it has been a great experience. Despite feelings overwhelmed at times, I have no regrets about my choice for the summer. I can not truly express how much I value the skills I’ve learned, and the
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After working with the Detroit Food Academy for almost 10 weeks and being involved with UROP I must admit it has been a great experience. Despite feelings overwhelmed at times, I have no regrets about my choice for the summer. I can not truly express how much I value the skills I’ve learned, and the
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The petcoke piles has been an ongoing topic within the news and the Sierra Club office. We have made a few efforts against the existence of these huge black piles that lay on the riverside including tours, comments to city council and even a rally. However, August 1st was the hearing at city council of
To my fellow interns, congratulations. We have triumphed the 10 week internship, had our perspectives and outlooks matured, and emerged sharper and more well-rounded individuals. Also, we were the coolest CBRF group ever. I don’t necessarily know enough of the past kids to make such a judgement, but I do know that we were the
This week I was able to actually start putting the manual together (yea and the program is almost over!). I had stepped away from the manual for a moment to take care of a few other projects my supervisor wanted me to tackle. Now that I was able to begin designing the manual with pretty
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Last night, I made a small presentation in a longer meeting for some members of the three churches. This summer, Pastor Kirstin and Minister Troy have been holding Wednesday night discipleship meetings, giving talks and holding discussions. Quite a few church members would show up, bring a potluck dinner to share, and then listen and
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The Green Garage atmosphere has been getting really emotional as the summer comes to an end. All the interns that bring joy and energy into the Green Garage are leaving and that will leave the office space half empty. They plan on framing and hanging a picture of all of the interns near the entrance
I must say, I’m a bit jealous of everyone who feels right on track as far as their projects are going, and those of you who don’t feel overwhelmed at all. It must be nice, haha. While I’m not feeling so stressed out that I don’t think I’ll be able to complete what I need
So my mentor, Emile, sends me google alert news feed updates every once in a while that are pretty good food for thought. I use google Alerts and Legislative updates as well, but if you’re interested in being active in the participatory democracy we live under [which I’m going to lecture you right now that
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