When I think about my year as a Challenge Detroit fellow, I am grateful for the breadth and depth of knowledge I’ve gained, and for the relationships I have formed. To explain “what Challenge Detroit is” has been challenging for me this year, but I think that my final blog post as a fellow serves as a good platform for […]
One of our first tasks during Challenge Detroit Orientation was to write a “TED Talk” style presentation about ourselves and share it to our co-fellows and the Challenge Detroit Leadership team. My talk was about “Nostalgia”. As we approach the end of our Challenge Detroit year, I am reflecting on how much I have learned […]
I have lived in Detroit for 8 months now. It has been a lot of fun and I have been to some really cool places. However, this past month I stumbled upon some new treasures in the city.
West Village fun | Recently my mom and two of my sisters came to visit me in Detroit. We ended up exploring in West […]
Recently, my boss introduced my co-worker and I to a diner called Rose’s Fine Food on the East side of Detroit. The atmosphere is very quaint. The space looks like a classic diner with a rustic twist. The cups and plates are vintage-looking and mismatched in a complimentary way. There are fresh flowers on the table, […]
Before I started Challenge Detroit, I had only been to Detroit a handful of times. It is safe to say that I did not “know” the city at all when I began as a fellow. I had done some volunteer work for the Duggan campaign and visited my fiance while he was working in the […]
For those of you who don’t know, Lent is a time when many Christians prepare for Easter through fasting and spiritual exercise. Another feature of the Lenten season is the arrival of Fish Fry’s. Having gone to a Catholic School my entire life, Fish Fry’s were a pretty significant part of my childhood.
In my experience, […]
As I maneuver through adulthood, I learn the importance of self-care more and more. In my search to deal with anxiety and stress, I have found some concrete tools (some of which are Detroit-specific) that have improved my overall emotional well-being.
I love living in an active, energized city like Detroit, but sometimes it is nice to […]
I’ve been a Challenge Detroit fellow for 4 months now. I cannot believe how quickly the time is going. It is even weirder to think back to the day that I applied for the first round of the fellowship. I didn’t think that I stood a chance of actually being selected. It is surreal to […]
So far this year, I have been exposed to a lot of things that are pushing me to grow.
At my host company Edward C. Levy, I am learning how to use a lot of new programs and tools. I am working in the IT Training Department where I get to focus on producing training videos […]
I was at a restaurant this weekend in Detroit with one of my new Challenge Detroit friends and my fiancé, and I ran into a handful of people from my new Challenge Detroit life. I was excited and surprised to “bump into” so many familiar faces. It was my first small town moment in the […]