{"id":1990,"date":"2015-03-30T07:00:57","date_gmt":"2015-03-30T13:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/challengedetroit.org\/blog\/?p=1990"},"modified":"2015-03-30T07:00:57","modified_gmt":"2015-03-30T13:00:57","slug":"fellow-spotlight-carmen-bojanowski","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/fellow-spotlight-carmen-bojanowski\/","title":{"rendered":"Fellow Spotlight: Carmen Bojanowski"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this week\u2019s Fellow Spotlight, we are checking in with Carmen Bojanowski<\/a>. She fills us in on what she enjoys most about Detroit, her host company Brooks Kushman<\/a>, and what she\u2019s looking forward to as a Challenge Detroit Fellow.<\/p>\n

What do you enjoy most about living, working, playing, giving and leading in Detroit?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Detroit is a city unlike any other and I love being here. Even though I\u2019ve lived a half-hour away from the city my whole life, it\u2019s a completely different experience being immersed in the city\u2019s culture every day. It\u2019s a struggle for everyone to feel like they\u2019re doing something that actually matters, especially as a recent graduate, and Detroit\u2019s the perfect place to have that opportunity. What we\u2019re doing in Challenge Detroit is real and it\u2019s being recognized and it\u2019s a great feeling. Plus I\u2019ve saved so much money and headaches that come with parking here by being able to walk to most of my favorite places in the city!<\/p>\n

Tell us about your neighborhood and why you love living there.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I live in Lafayette Park. I love that it\u2019s a tucked-away little community in a big city. I\u2019ll walk around the park and forget about the hustle and bustle of the city, but then I\u2019m in walking distance from Eastern Market and Greektown. I get the best of both worlds in here.<\/p>\n

Tell us about your host company and your role in the organization.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I work at Brooks Kushman<\/a>, an IP law firm in Southfield. I am a marketing and communications assistant and I dabble in accounting as well.<\/p>\n

What have your learned from Challenge Detroit so far?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve seen a lot of growth in the city that I never would have known was happening had it not been for my involvement in Challenge Detroit. The city doesn\u2019t have the best reputation but it\u2019s so refreshing to know that there are so many Detroiters working on changing that and trying to restore its former greatness.<\/p>\n

What are you looking forward to most in the coming months?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m looking forward to the weather to warming up and the city coming back to life after such a long, cold winter. Detroit in the spring and summer is so exciting and not a weekend goes by that there isn\u2019t some sort of event going on.<\/p>\n

What type of impact do you hope to have within the city and within your host company?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019d love to stay in the city and get more involved within the writers community. There are so many creative minds in Detroit that I\u2019m inspired by and I would love to be able to make my mark here.<\/p>\n

Also, be sure to check out Carmen’s<\/a><\/span>\u00a0video to learn more about her time in Detroit, so far.<\/span><\/p>\n