Moving from a suburban, middle-class town, to an urban setting like Detroit has been quite the cultural shift. In terms of culture at my workplace, the residents at the Villages at Parkside are predominantly African American and are a range of ages, from infants to the elderly. This is quite different from the neighborhood I grew up in, where the majority of residents were middle-aged families with children. It’s been really refreshing seeing Parkside residents of all ages mingling with one another. I touched on this in my last post, but the Parkside community feels incredibly close-knit despite the variations in age.<\/p>\n
In terms of Detroit, the culture is not only different from that of what I’m used to back home, but it also feels like there’s\u00a0more\u00a0<\/em>of it. My hometown feels pretty homogenous, and for the most part, lacks all that comes along with a culturally diverse area. In Detroit, you can travel a few miles in any which way and experience the Irish ties of Corktown, Polish bakeries in Hamtramck, and authentic food in Mexicantown or Greektown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Moving from a suburban, middle-class town, to an urban setting like Detroit has been quite the cultural shift. In terms of culture at my workplace, the residents at the Villages at Parkside are predominantly African American and are a range of ages, from infants to the elderly. 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