Reading Anothers Blog

The blog I thought was executed well is:
 Alfredo Guerra's
Blog: A nice place to live, but...
Post: Images of Metro Detroit
URL: http://guerraa1999.blogspot.com/2014/05/images-of-metro-detroit.html?showComment=1403306267573#c6703355046040189529

I appreciated this blog because he talked about the sports in Detroit and how it truly is something that brings everyone here together in a positive way. It is true there are things that drive the people here apart but the love we have for sports pulls us all in as a group. He also shined light on the fact that it isn't flowers and pretty butterflies in Detroit and the media is adamant that we understand this.

It was refreshing the hear something positive about the city especially after watching the afternoon news.

I agree before the riots a lot of things were not right in the city, I happen to think it took some time after them for the city to recover and it's not fully there yet.

This blog was a nice read I went through and didn't find myself confused at any time and think that was another reason I picked it.

If I Gave a Tour of Metro Detroit

When someone thinks of the place they grow up, they almost instantly think of the most important things to them. This is what I do when I think of home well besides the people I love. The places are a combination of "official sites" and places that I appreciate personally.

 

The first one I imagine is Comerica Park. It is in Detroit, so it’s not that close to my home (I live in the Metro Area) but it is still an amazing place to me. My mom will get a suite and have us all hangout and that alone is just too cool of an experience. When my dad and I go I get the whole feel of the event because we will get seats in the lower bowl and go to standing areas to see the field from different angles and have a Chicago Dog, which is his favor it. I think someone should experience that when they come to Detroit.

 

Another place I like to go is Joe Louis Arena. Hockey is my favorite sport to watch, I will actually watch this one on television. It truly helps that the Red Wings have gone to the playoffs for years, so it almost feels like a guaranteed good game to watch.

There are places that are more personal that I would take people to. One of them is the Michigan Memorial Cemetery. May people are buried here and should be respected. It is hard not to admit that it is a very beautiful place too.

The place I absolutely love to go though is the metro parks. They all have certain things that are fun to do there. Some have flat trails which are good for roller blading, others have hilly trails that I enjoy bike riding on, but my favorite is the one with the wave pool that I convince my family to go to often when I am home during the summer.

The last place I would take them to is Apple Charlie’s. This place is like a mini carnival area where you can pet animals, pick apples, and see them make doughnuts and apple cider. The apple cider is not pasteurized, so drink at your own risk lol, but I think it is completely worth it.

This would be the tour people would experience with me, I hope that they find it as interesting and cool as I do. It is understanding if they don’t though.

Imagined Cities

A place I would like to visit is in the movie Divergent when the main character goes to live with the Dauntless people. this area is mainly built inside rock and there are drop offs that will make you cringe. The people here are always excited and they do the crazy things people are scared of. I think they are very brave, but everyone looks at them like they are just too much and insane.

The setting here just proves how these people actually are there will be drop off into basically 100 till water and there will be no railing. They also have rooms that have a machine to make someone face their fears and that alone shows the bravery they have to go in there and know you will be looking at a monster you fear every time.

The idea of this entire place just gives off adrenaline and excitement. They are free spirited people always hooting and hollering making a ruckus because it is fun and entertaining, they are not afraid to d that like other groups of people are in the book.

These people (if they existed) have my respect, but I could not live here forever. That much of my fears on a daily bases I would probably freak me out, but may be it is what I need to get over it and understand everything will be okay even when I am 100 stories up. I think this city would be exciting to even witness even if it was just a movie set.