This last week has been really relaxed. My supervisor and I had to come up with other things I could do because I finished all of my projects. She loved the layout of the manual and that made me really excited! I worked on a few other things this remaining week non related to vacant …
Since Tuesday was the primary elections for city council and mayor (hope everyone voted!) the topic of ROC-MI’s membership meeting was VOTING. We talked about why voting in local elections is important, what we want for Detroit’s future, and what we want from our next city council. We also registered people to vote (many had …
Hello! I am officially a summer UROP intern at Chiwara, an organization that promotes the integration of permaculture into the food, educational, and economic system. This organization utilizes all material on site to mimic how nature works to maximize the amount of harvested goods and to minimize the amount of work required. It is an …
As I finishes my work for Chiwara, I cannot help but to feel sad. It saddens me when I realized that I cannot randomly harvest mustard greens or potatoes nor can I walk around the krater garden eating an assortment of butter lettuce and dill. I also cannot frequently see and dialogue about social justice …
My mentor taught me that to learn a city, we need to observe it by foot and with our five senses. So, to experience Detroit, I decided to challenge myself to be more courageous and active by walking to downtown Detroit by myself. The walk was long, but it allowed me to experience many emotions …
I still cannot believe how 10 weeks flew by…wow! It’s been a great and productive summer in my book and I loved being exposed to the city of Detroit. Thanks to Jenna for her innovative ways of making this program better every year :)! I would definitely recommend Nortown CDC for people in the future …
LAST WEEK. I kind of mentioned it in my last post but this summer passed by really fast. Kerrel and I spent this last week in the office taking it easy. We took a Canadian news crew on a tour around the community on Tuesday and that was pretty interesting because we got to see …
Today was my last day. And it honestly felt like the longest and shortest summer of my life, at the same time. What a journey – I’ve gained so many new insights and skills. And I’ve come to truly appreciate Michigan, Detroit, and non-profits. I presented today to my entire staff (which was so nerve-wrecking!) …
This has been my third internship in my college career and I have learned just as much, if not more, about my ideal work environment and what kind of work I’m good at. Useful, since I’m going to be applying for real person jobs soon (?!) + I cannot work on a computer all day, …
The event we had all been working so hard for has finally come to a finish. And it went very well! We had almost 80 people show up (much higher than our goal of 50) from various locations and had some great conversations going about transportation! We had the director of MDOT, RTA committee finance …
