Kaia, This week has been a lot jumping into things and running with them, and it looks like you’re starting to get the hang of your role as both an intern and a guest member of the little community that is Friends of Parkside. I know it’s always a little daunting to be given such broad, […]

Hello Ali, You have had a great week at the Focus: HOPE Community Development department. Your supervisor, your coworkers, and the community are incredible. They are joyful dedicated individuals. The highlight of this week was meeting program managers who have given you insight to their work and the challenges they encounter. You enjoyed these meetings because

Dear Shannon, You will now be working and living with people who do not know to call you Shanban. No, you did not give yourself this nickname but somehow all of your closest friends and family think they are the sole proprietors of this. I name. You will now be leaving your comfort zone. For

Gwen, As your first week is coming to a close, it’s nice to be able to say you’re starting to figure out where you’ll fit within FoodLab for the next few weeks. If this first week is any indication of how quickly the rest will fly by, you’ll be back in Ann Arbor in the

Gabe, Now that the nerves has settled, prepare for the real work to begin. Having worked almost a full week, there are a few things you should understand. First of all, realize that the work you do will be very varied and usually out of your realm of knowledge. Secondly and on a related note, make

Dear Ashley, Welcome to Detroit! You are almost finished with your first week, and I feel like it can only go uphill from here. I know that it has been a difficult week for you. It has been filled with getting locked out of your office multiple times a day, navigating a dark apartment that

Hello Beautiful, Welcome to Detroit. Welcome to InsideOut. Welcome to the intersection of Cass st. and Forest W. You have literally no idea what the next nine-ish weeks are gonna be like. Hopefully they are so good you re-apply for the program next spring, but that’s getting a little hopeful. What you need to focus

Hey Collin, Your first week was pretty weird – but you already knew that. You had your first day off on Monday, a huge event at the Packard Plant Tuesday, and meetings all over the city on Thursday. Each day brought something new, and each new experience molded your expectations and goals going forward. You’re from

Hey Dom, The next ten weeks are going to be really exciting, and I implore you to make the most out of them. Your placement at Metro Matters will allow you to do the sort of policy-centric research in metro-Detroit that you always wanted to do, and the opportunity to live in the city itself will be