It's not just a city... It's MY city.

I finally made some plans for after college! :D

They are, however, not what you are probably thinking.

Here it is: A good friend of mine (we'll call him Bob) asked me to be his roommate in Detroit. We both love the city and its good side, and it wouldn't hurt, would it? So yesterday he sent me pictures of possible living spaces and I leafed through them to see what I was interested in.

I can't wait.

Detroit, despite its reputation, is a place I don't mind calling "home." Sure, I'm not really from Detroit... Eastpointe, actually, wayyy back... But I live in metro Detroit and it's all right to call it my home city.

Not just that, but Detroit's history is MY history. Being a descendent of the Cadillac line, the history we learn in school of the founding of Detroit and the creation of an urban "auto empire" is my history as well. I am Detroit.

And for those of you who think it's nothing more than slums, eat your words. Every city has its downside... You just hear about Detroit's more than others. I won't deny that there are parts of the city I wouldn't wander through, but you can't say that it's ALL horrible. That's stereotyping- something I have come to hate with a burning, fiery passion.

So that's today's "big deal." An apartment in Detroit with a friend or two and a chance to experience city life that I have never known. Thanks, "Bob"... lol :P

Abbsigail <3