When I read my first blog post, I was like wooooooooooow, so much passion and pure heart. I would say that the goal that I definitely achieved was understanding my role more as a Detroiter. I really appreciated this trip for that. I learned more history, I started to use resources that I knew existed, but didn’t seem to see within my reach, and really challenged myself to stigmatize poor black people.<\/p>\n
I definitely also fulfilled my goal of getting out into the community more to actually talk with people. I feel like there could have been a bit more of this, but I did get to experience it.<\/p>\n
Also, I do feel like I’ve proven that I have the capacity to be a mentor, friend, and true community member. At the same time, I would say that I didn’t necessarily fulfill my goal of giving my best and nothing less. There was a certain point in time where I loss passion and I felt useless. This changed, however, when I got to get myself out into the community and truly meet people.<\/p>\n
ALSO, I did see how water shutoffs are connected to my other passions, especially education. I always knew that nothing was mutually exclusive.<\/p>\n
I’m going to miss DCBRP and the people. I’ve grown so much over the summer and I’m really thankful for the opportunity to have had the experience that I had here. I don’t regret it.<\/p>\n
Peace,<\/p>\n
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ME<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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