I’m back! It’s crazy that we are at week 4 already. I feel like I just moved in last week! The work environment at the NSO and DCERP in general has been very interesting to get used to. I had never worked in an almost completely virtual office type environment before now. It’s very new […]
Week 4: Adjusting to the Culture Read More »
One aspect of culture that I’ve enjoyed exploring, especially here in Detroit, is food. It seems to be an arena where the value of diversity shines and becomes physically real. While restaurants only represent a small part of local cuisine, you can learn a lot about a space from the restaurants that populate it and
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Now that I have had time to meet everyone from the program and in my non-profit, I am very pleased with everyone I have met. I was nervous as usual when starting a new job but I am glad everyone is so kind and are not very formal. I instantly was able to be myself
Week 4: Everyone is Amazing Read More »
I have found the culture within Hope Village Revitalization and in the surrounding Hope Village community to be friendly and welcoming to each other and outsiders. My coworkers have cultivated the most comfortable and supportive environment where I always feel competent and capable. I am the youngest person at my workplace, but my coworkers have
The culture that I have been exposed to at my community site is very much a positive one. Everyone I work with seems to be friendly no matter the kind of day they might be having. Overall, we work on different tasks so it allows us to be on our own little planet (obviously working
This week I’ve had the chance to give several tours to groups that have come to visit the DPFLI. It was really nice to see so many people interested in urban culture and excited to learn more about urban agriculture. One group of teens had so many questions and it was really nice to see
Week Four: Tours Galore??♀️ Read More »
Pretty much all of my time this week was spent focusing on engaging local businesses with our organization. The previous week, I had done a lot of business survey work – looking at land parcel data, old tax documents, and business entity search engines. The goal was to figure out what businesses existed in the
Week 4: 7 Lanes of Moving Traffic Read More »
Communities come in all shapes and forms. My site works in a predominantly Hispanic community called Southwest Detroit. Right next to this area is Dearborn, a city outside of Detroit that is predominately Muslim. I find it interesting how organizations doing outreach to residents handle these types of communities that speak multiple languages. One way
Week Four: Who is it all for? Read More »
On the way home from work today, Maya and I were talking about how something feels like it shifted this week for the better. For me, this is the first week when I’ve felt solidly in control of all the moving pieces in my work. I have been feeling overwhelmed at times because my organization
Week 4: A little bit of everything Read More »
Although I’ve worked in an office setting before, this is the first time I’ve had a full-time desk job. Coming in, I was nervous that it would live up to the stereotypes of a 9-5 government desk job: dull, monotonous, and scripted. Thankfully, the job has been vastly different. Even though I’ve only met a
