Looking through other people’s blogs it seems as if so many people are out having fun with their organization and are involved with many different activities with them which is great!!! Me?? I’m stuck in the office 9 hours of the day… haha! Don’t get me wrong I absolutely love GRDC and everyone here because […]
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Because I have always lived in a bubble, first from the comforts of my home to the academic bubble of Ann Arbor, I have never experience the dangers of the world until I experience the possible dangers of living in a city like Detroit. On Monday, I was super excited to see the fireworks in
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From children to grandparents, concerned members of the Sierra Club Detroit and Windsor on Watch (WOW) joined forces to make some noise against tar sands, petcoke and dirty air on both sides of the Detroit River Tuesday, June 25. The rally’s purpose was to raise awareness about the growing petroleum coke piles. Petcoke piles are dubbed
So this week was the Allied Media Conference. Rhonda (da boss) told us that the Sierra Club would pay for us to attend the Allied Media Conference and that we should check out their website to see if we would like to attend. After only looking at the pictures of the conference online it seemed
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My (now former D’: ) coworker Kevin Chung was a member of the Semester in Detroit program, and today was their symposium showcase thingy (how proper, right?) which he invited me too and I got to visit with my mentor Emile. That semester in Detroit looks like a very interesting affair, one which I plan
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Last week, I gave a presentation to the church council on what I was doing for the duration of the summer and what I had accomplished after two weeks. I was a little nervous, mostly because I was unsure what sort of audience I was preparing myself for (what was the age makeup of the
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Last week I was able to get closer and closer to finishing my project which is exciting because I look forward to seeing the finishing project! I had the opportunity to sit in on one of the Task Force meetings which is where the members of the task force come together to listen to a
I struggled with balancing my workload this week. I was under a lot of stress from finishing all of my work for Chiwara and completing all of the personal responsibilities. However, I was extremely fortunate to have such an understanding boss, Nate. Nate and my site coordinator, Alan, were extremely kind to me. They alleviated
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On Tuesday, Spivey, Shelby, Alyssa and I accompanied Candice and her cousin to the 5E Hip Hop gallery for an open mic showcase night. Anybody who says Detroit doesn’t have talent is probably the same sort of person who was anti Irish Immigration in the 19th century or who Supported McCarthyism, because, as Spivey says,
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This week has been roller-coaster like in the office. The Green Garden experienced some technical difficulties. Our WiFi completely shut down unexpectedly and due to some weird theories, no one could even turn their computer on for several hours. Fortunately, I was able to get my tasks from my supervisors and work from the dorm.
