Two blogs ago I wrote about how I wasn’t ready for Challenge to be over. Welp, I’m ready now! That isn’t to say something negative about the program. Challenge has done exactly what it promised. This year has cultivated a passion for the city and it’s people. My knowledge of Detroit and Southeast Michigan has […]
Today I used a “Good Deeds” day from GTB, so I got paid to volunteer with a bunch of other veterans working in Recovery Park. We were continuing work that we started in our most recent challenge with RP. It was great to be around fellow vets for the day and working towards accomplishing plans […]
Challenge Detroit is almost over even though I feel like we just started. We are on our last group challenge and I don’t want it to be over already. No longer will we be participating in Friday afternoon battles on the pop a shot court at tech town. We’re going to be doing regular work […]
I don’t live in the best part of Detroit. My neighborhood is really quiet. I love my duplex, but the neighborhood is run down. The houses on either side of us are vacant, along with the two across the street. The houses are large and built out of brick so they still look nice even […]
We recently got to enjoy some time in city of Hamtramck. I didn’t even know it existed before I moved to Detroit, but it’s a really cool part of our area. I got to learn a lot about the city and it really grew on me.
When you cross into Hamtramck it feels like you’re entering […]
5 Unique things to experience in Detroit:
1. The Funk Light Bike Gang: I don’t know if that’s their real name, but it should be. I decided to take a night time bike ride down the Riverfront. It’s really nice to ride by the river at night. It’s a little bit cooler down there and all […]
Our current Challenge partner is Detroit COTS, which stands for “Coalition on Temporary Shelter”. “COTS” isn’t just a homeless shelter. It is an organization that aims to lift families out of generational poverty using a comprehensive five pillared system referred to as the Passport to Self Sufficiency. COTS recognizes that homelessness is a symptom of […]
So it’s New Years eve and I’m writing this blog last minute, I think we just talked about not doing this, but anyways…
2015 is over. Good Riddance! I had a really tough year. With lowlights such as getting broken up with, getting sued in federal court, and getting my jaw broken, I am not sad […]
129 are dead in Paris, 40 are dead in Beirut, and there are hundreds of injured as a result of two attacks carried out by a single terrorist organization. People are terrified and incredibly angry. It is scary to think there are people out there who would harm innocent civilians. It is infuriating that ISIS […]
Last night, a couple of other fellows and I attended Midnight Basketball and Boxing at the Matrix Human Service Center. MB2 is a collaboration between The Skilman Foundation, the Detroit Police Department, and Matrix Human Services. They open up their basketball and boxing gyms to teens from the community to come and play and learn […]
