CBRP 2013

My past three weeks in DCBRP have been so rough! I feel like because of work I am more tired than I’ve ever been in my entire life. I have been doing a lot around the office in addition to working on my project. For example, I started to supervise several youth workers that started […]

It was my first time taking public transit in the city, so I arrived 10 minutes early to catch the bus with my friend, Mario. I was on my way to a meeting with Parsons Brinkerhoff, the consulting company leading the Bus Rapid Transit project on Woodward. Just as we were walking up to the

So far it has been impressed on me that in a nonprofit, there is no such as a job description. Of course, I had an intimation of this concerning all jobs. I figure that there is no such thing as an absolute job description in nonprofits or, in most organizations because of this simple cliche: Teamwork

I’ve really enjoyed the Friday morning seminars with the program and I was surprised by how much I’ve learned from the seminars alone within such a short period of time. One experience within the DCBRP that has stood out to me was a small assignment that was given to us during one of our seminars

This past week, I got to enjoy a ton of music and events around the city. The main thing I did this weekend was attend different stages and events of the Concert of Colors. The first day of the festival was actually the 5th of July and then it started up again over this past

This blog post will surely not do this person justice, but nevertheless, I devote this post to my friend, Noor. Thanks for being you, for being you-nique. Your sense of adventure is out of this world. Some of you may recall the following scene: Carl innocently wanders into what he soon learns to be known

After high school graduation, I knew I wanted to move to another state after I was completely done with school. This program has made me double take my decision. Living in Midtown and exploring several different areas around Detroit with my boss has allowed me to get a feel for the City and the constituents.

This summer, I set several different goals for myself before coming to start my internship in Detroit. Most had to do with building professional skills and making a difference at my placement, seeing different areas and sites in Detroit, and expanding myself socially. However, there is also an important goal that I’ve been steadily working

A few weeks ago, I had the chance to participate in what is known as “Transit Tuesday!” Joel, member of the Metropolitan Organizing Strategy Enabling Strength organization (MOSES), invited my coworkers and I to come downtown and help spread information about the upcoming vote to raise the SMART millage. We happily obliged and met Joel and his people in