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I could take the easy route out and talk about how cultural cues are abundant, highly educational, and oh so eye-opening for everyone, myself included. Or I could just be downright honest to a fault and admit that I have never been more mentally and emotionally exhausted than I have been in the past nine months […]

Though this is not my first job, this is my first time working Monday-Friday from 9-5. That means this is my first time truly experiencing a work environment and the culture that comes with it. That said, I have seen my parents’ work environments and I know that my work is very, very different than

The neighborhood I work in, Brightmoor, reminds me of some neighborhoods back home in Saginaw. A lot of the houses are vacant and boarded up. But I noticed how much more full of life the streets of this neighborhood are than in Saginaw. Families are often out walking and taking care of their yards, kids ride

This week was the first time that I’d informally met some of the DFA students, in very few words, it was unpredictable. We began at the Southwest Kitchen where the adults prepared breakfast for the student before we all went out for a day packed with Detroit and Chicago based activities. (Some time was spent

Cultures are what unite us not divide us. Yeah no…let us not do that. That sounds that the beginning of every PowerPoint presentation that U of M shows to the incoming freshman. That sounds like the beginning of every conversation I have with white people. That sounds like something you have already heard and I

Southwest Detroit is rich with culture. It contains a predominantly Mexican population, which is reflected throughout the community. Many of the restaurants serve authentic Mexican food and both English and Spanish can be found all over the community. Through my outreach campaign, I’ve had to use materials written in both English and Spanish to be

I don’t really know cultural cues are, which makes it pretty difficult to write about. In terms of culture, it is also difficult to write. Living in Midtown and working in Downtown, I have not really been exposed to much of the city of Detroit. At work, we have a strict, corporate culture where meetings

Focus: HOPE is made up of a lot of people, but most of the people who work in the office with me are quite a bit older. Other than that, they have a lot of young interns who come for the summer. While everyone is nice, it’s mostly the younger people who have more conversations

Culture is hard to define, especially in Detroit, which seems to me to have many cultures. There’s the young, up-and-coming, bougie culture of Midtown where we live. There’s the strong Mexican culture in Southwest. There’s the business culture in Downtown, where everyone is in a suit and leaving Detroit to go home to their suburban

I complain about the area my workplace is in, however, the people I work with are all interesting; similar but different. Our ages reign from eighteen to possibly 50 years old. In some cases, my coworkers would make jokes in relation to their adult lives. You know, paying bills, buying a house, being healthy, etc.