Recruitment for the 2015-2016 Challenge Detroit cohort is in full swing. Each applicant I speak with holds a different purpose for coming to Detroit, and listening to their collective passions has reminded me why I love this city. The talent that each fellow brings to Detroit is excitingly diverse, but my advice for each applicant […]
Amidst the increasing positive media coverage of Detroit one narrative sits above the rest. That of the new Detroiter. A millennial being that one year ago could have been described as “so Brooklyn”. A loft dwelling individual with a taste for craft beer. There are countless ways to describe this stereotype, but that is not […]
I adore the holiday season and this year was no exception. Yet this year’s celebrations and gatherings bore no resemblance to those of years past. This is the first time in my life I have called a place other than Oxford, Ohio my home. Even typing this feels odd, but I know it is true. My […]
I am not one to quickly adjust to anything and moving to Detroit to start my postgrad life was no exception. Each month I get to present you with snapshots of my life in this storied city and most of the time they are far from grand. For the most part I am alright with […]
Making that first big post grad move can be tough. No matter where you head, your friends and family are going to have questions. Unless you tell them you are moving to Detroit. Then they will have statements. Statements about your safety. Statements about your quality of life. Statements about your sanity. During what seemed […]
If it is possible to love a place that frightens you, then all that follows is true.
If at any point in my life you had tried to tell me I would move to Detroit, I would have politely ignored you. Detroit was a place for activists. Detroit was a place for artists. Detroit was a […]