Detroit Michigan was an unlikely destination for a girl like me. For someone who a year and a half ago, had never been to Detroit or the state of Michigan, I’m sure none of my friends or family thought I would end up in Detroit. Yet I moved here just a mere three months after […]
For our final challenge as the year two cohort of Challenge Detroit fellows, each fellow created a July impact project of their choice. Each fellow designed, collaborated and executed a project that had some type of impact in the city of Detroit. Some fellows designed and executed entirely new projects that aligned with their interests […]
It’s so easy to forget what really matters. With work and all that life brings its easy to forget to do the things that mean a lot to you. Serving others, especially the youth of the next generation, is something that I love to do. Back in April I became a big sister through Big […]
Last May I was finishing up my senior year, packing up my dorm room at UNC for the last time, and still figuring out what my next step would be. In the midst of exams, I also visited Detroit for the first time for the Challenge Detroit interview trip. Yes, the FIRST time. I truly […]
April has been a fantastic month. I was recently matched with a little from Big Brother Big Sister who is amazing, and I’ve been enjoying springtime on the Riverfront by running and exercising more. I’ve also been been reading quite a bit lately. I’d been neglecting to read, but it’s always been one of my […]
Where did March go!? It came and went so quickly. Even though it was gone in the blink of an eye, I achieved many of my goals (Look back at my December Blog to see them) without even realizing it! Here they are:
· Doing More Community Service/ Mentoring a Young Girl: I conducted my interview […]
February has been a pretty laid back month for me, although I have experienced a couple new things in the city. For example, I’ve tried some new restaurants like: Maccabees, Bucharest Grill, and Fountain Bistro. Due to this crazy cold, I still find myself hibernating a lot, so I haven’t done anything really out of […]
This month, needless to say, has been extremely cold. VERY COLD. And I promise, I’m not sensitive to the temperatures after living down south for the past eight years. It’s the coldest winter Detroit has experienced in twenty years, so it’s not just me. Due to this cold, I’ve been staying in quite a bit. […]
So I’ve never been a big fan of New Years Resolutions. I’m one of those people who thinks: “ I should be doing what I want to do all the time! Why wait until the New Year?”
Well this year is going to be a little different. As the second half of my year with Challenge […]
People love to talk about the negative, especially when it comes to Detroit: “The Tragedy of Detroit,” “Detroit Files for Bankruptcy” or “Detroit Leads the Nation in Crime” just to name a few. Yet after being here for almost five months, I see so much more: I see a city full of culture, tradition, pride […]