Comments on: To quote David Byrne: How did I get here? http://thedistrictandthed.com/2009/10/24/to-quote-david-byrne-how-did-i-get-here/ Observations on Life in Washington, D.C., and Detroit, Michigan. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:50:23 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: lmayers http://thedistrictandthed.com/2009/10/24/to-quote-david-byrne-how-did-i-get-here/#comment-10 lmayers Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:03:00 +0000 http://thedistrictandthed.com/?p=34#comment-10 Thanks for the good words, Christy! Washington is a dynamic place that I'm looking forward to making a home in. Detroit still feels like home, though. You know how it is. Thanks for the good words, Christy! Washington is a dynamic place that I’m looking forward to making a home in. Detroit still feels like home, though. You know how it is.

]]> By: Christy http://thedistrictandthed.com/2009/10/24/to-quote-david-byrne-how-did-i-get-here/#comment-9 Christy Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:12:09 +0000 http://thedistrictandthed.com/?p=34#comment-9 We left Detroit just over two years ago with the intention of a permanent move. Mostly, the "permanence" was an attempt to maintain stability for our boys, who grew up in the midwest suburbs. The last thing we wanted to do was to move there, then move somewhere else. Yes, Michigan has had economic challenges for about the past 10 years, so we moved with the intention of finding a growing economy. Looks like your choice is more solid than ours! I see where you are right now, Laurie, and am happy that you have this chance to view things from a different lens. It's really neat entrenching yourself in a place that's at least a stitch or two different from yours, even though you'll find many things that are similar. Now that we're back in Detroit, I feel like I appreciate it much more, and am less intimated by the things that I thought kept me from getting involved. You already learned that lesson, however, so I hope this is all pure enjoyment for you! We left Detroit just over two years ago with the intention of a permanent move. Mostly, the “permanence” was an attempt to maintain stability for our boys, who grew up in the midwest suburbs. The last thing we wanted to do was to move there, then move somewhere else.

Yes, Michigan has had economic challenges for about the past 10 years, so we moved with the intention of finding a growing economy. Looks like your choice is more solid than ours! I see where you are right now, Laurie, and am happy that you have this chance to view things from a different lens. It’s really neat entrenching yourself in a place that’s at least a stitch or two different from yours, even though you’ll find many things that are similar.

Now that we’re back in Detroit, I feel like I appreciate it much more, and am less intimated by the things that I thought kept me from getting involved. You already learned that lesson, however, so I hope this is all pure enjoyment for you!

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