{"id":12881,"date":"2018-06-06T20:09:28","date_gmt":"2018-06-07T00:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/dcbrp\/?p=12881"},"modified":"2020-08-28T14:04:37","modified_gmt":"2020-08-28T14:04:37","slug":"1-letter-to-myself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/dcerp\/2018\/06\/06\/1-letter-to-myself\/","title":{"rendered":"1: Letter to Myself"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dear 21-year-old Anna,<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I\u2019m finishing my third day and things are still a little bit disorganised and a little bit slow. I\u2019m excited about my project because it focuses on energy efficiency in affordable housing units, and I\u2019m passionate about community-engaged economic development and housing policy. It hits close to home because it\u2019s something I\u2019ve struggled with growing up. Nonetheless, energy and the environment are completely new realms for me and though I\u2019m excited to see how such a strong and emerging field ties in with my passions, I really feel out of my element in the office. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My role is supposed to be focused on storytelling through resident interviews, and I really hope this comes to fruition. I\u2019m really ready for some meaningful interaction and creativity. I\u2019m feeling a little cautious because my supervisor unexpectedly went on leave and now my new supervisor is trying to piece together my work plan. I really love the intersection of practicality and passion that this placement first entailed, so I\u2019m hopeful that she\u2019ll be able to retain that rather than push me further towards a purely environmental role and away from my interests. I\u2019m staying optimistic that this position will work out for the best and I\u2019m really excited at what it could become. I would like to better understand environmental and energy issues because I know how important it is to include those perspectives in all aspects of work and life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I\u2019m so excited and ready to experience Detroit. I have wanted to be here for a long time and have made efforts to make it happen for some time now. Now that I\u2019m here, I\u2019m trying hard to get out of the apartment everyday. I know there is so much to see and learn here, and I hope I can find people who are ready to wander and explore with me. I want to get to know all of the parts of Detroit. I\u2019ve grown up so close and yet so far from a real understanding of what this city is. Detroit lives in the shadow of so many stereotypes and misconceptions, and I\u2019m ready to learn from the people and \u00a0communities here. I want to leave here with no regrets. I often feel that I\u2019ve missed opportunities in my experiences and I\u2019m ready to give everything I have to experiencing and learning about Detroit while making sure to put my best efforts into my placement, whatever that may be, and to absorb knowledge and understanding from my organization. I hope you\u2019ve been able to do this and that you have a changed lens of what this place is, what green work entails, and how nonprofits really work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">20-year-old Anna.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear 21-year-old Anna, &nbsp; I\u2019m finishing my third day and things are still a little bit disorganised and a little bit slow. I\u2019m excited about my project because it focuses on energy efficiency in affordable housing units, and I\u2019m passionate about community-engaged economic development and housing policy. 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