{"id":1211,"date":"2018-09-14T13:47:50","date_gmt":"2018-09-14T20:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brooksresources.com\/?p=1211"},"modified":"2018-09-14T14:22:45","modified_gmt":"2018-09-14T21:22:45","slug":"working-for-the-minds-behind-my-hometown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brooksresources.com\/2018\/09\/working-for-the-minds-behind-my-hometown\/","title":{"rendered":"Working for the Minds Behind My Hometown"},"content":{"rendered":"
I took interest in community development three years ago during my first year at the University of Oregon. Never had I realized how privileged I was to\u00a0grow up in a community where at a young age I\u00a0could jump on my bike and ride to morning swim practice, to school, or to 7-Eleven for a $.99 Slurpee\u00a0without even a second\u00a0consideration. In the last three years,\u00a0I have spent time travelling around the world and to different US cities\u00a0while also\u00a0studying transportation, city planning, the history of Urban\u00a0Renewal and gentrification. Through\u00a0these experiences\u00a0I\u00a0have become passionate about setting myself on a\u00a0career\u00a0path towards creating\u00a0more of these\u00a0safe, livable, and equitable spaces for people that will stand the test of time\u2014similar to\u00a0the ones that I was lucky enough to grow up with.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Last winter I made it my goal to find a summer internship working for a company who does just that. To work with professionals who are not narrowly\u00a0concerned about\u00a0bottom line profits, but about the cohesiveness of a neighborhood and the feeling of community that backs it.\u00a0When the opportunity to work for\u00a0Brooks Resources Corporation\u00a0came up, I knew it could not be passed up, and my search for the perfect job was over. These are the\u00a0mothers and fathers\u00a0of\u00a0NorthWest\u00a0Crossing, the neighborhood I attended school in and watch grow around me. Where all my friends\u2019 parents bought houses, and\u00a0as a 10-year-old,\u00a0the most sought-after trick-or-treating\u00a0neighborhood in town.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n