So far my experience with Voices for Earth Justice has been absolutely incredible. We completed our first project this week which was a rain garden at D-Town. It was amazing getting to witness the full transformation of the empty lot into a beautiful native plant garden that will benefit the bees and butterflies of the […]
I cannot believe it but this is my final post for the program. I had a late start and an even later than expected finish but the important thing is that I have reached the end. This summer has allowed me to grow in patience, has taught me research skills I never thought I’d use,
This week was another one of those busy weeks and a eye opener at the same time. The reason why it was so busy was because we are now heavily preparing for the Final Blue Ribbon Panel. So I spent a lot of time in conference call’s, in meeting and making phone calls. This week
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You know how you have those moments in your life that are those pivotal moments, those moments that could change the course of your your life forever? Better yet those moments that make or break you and define you for the rest of your life? Well.. This is not one of those moments BUT, it
Everyone is all moved out of their dorm now…. heading back to Ann Arbor for the fall/winter. I know that I was not in the dorm hall often to socialize with everyone else in the program, but I still am really excited to have met everyone. Although we each had our own unique experiences I
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Today I’m going down to the Eastern Market to go by my work and drop off my keys. I was planning on stopping by the market for some fruits and veggies, and maybe pick up a couple beignets from the food truck. I can’t really believe how fortunate I was to be able to work
The program’s been done for a few days, but my last week was exhausting and rewarding. Finishing up my lit review took forevvvver and in the end it was over 100 pages long, 35 of which were just me writing (the bulk of the remaining pages were parts of my interview transcripts). There was a
Working on my poster was a task. I thought I could easily knock out my poster, but that wasn’t the case…………………. Irritations: 1) Every time I tried to bring the text box behind the text, it did not work. 2) Some of my pictures were behind the text boxes, instead of on top of the text boxes.
Who doesn’t like smiley face stickers? My supervisor gave Sherrion, an intern, and I the task of plotting all the medical clinics/centers, churches, schools, cleaners, Fresh Corner Cafe stores, and banks in Detroit. Noam, my supervisor pulled out pretty colorful smiley face stickers. My face lit up like a kid. Sticker colors: 1) Blue –
