We were struggling with what to do for a summer job before law school starts in September. Not a lot of summer jobs pay well for for an employee leaving in a few short months. We were stuck with, where do we go? How do we make the most money? What is the easiest move? And what just makes sense? Then we were hit in the head with the obvious move to Calgary to install for my brother in law's team at Vivint. Easy move. Near family. They only employ in the months we need employment. Seems too perfect. Done.
Then we decided on the law school Alex is going to attend. Drum roll please....
Detroit Mercy Law School and Windsor Law.
Confused?
I know you are thinking, why there? how can he go to both schools? why not here (fill in the blank)? What are you thinking?
Yeah, well believe it or not, we thought about this decision a considerable amount. These are the reasons that Detroit is the right move for us:
-70% tuition scholarship. DUH.
-Culture. Yeah okay, it's still America, but living on the opposite side of the country will be a drastic change for our little family. Temporary adventure.
-The dual JD program. This school is the only school in the nation that offers a dual JD degree. He will attend both Mercy Law(US side) and Windsor Law(Canadian side) throughout his program. The two schools are connected by a bridge from city to city which happens to be closer than I thought. This allows a unique opportunity for Alex to work on either side of the Canadian, US border. The program is more rigorous, but what a cool degree to have! One of our main concerns with Alex attending a US school was having to take the NCA national exams to be able to practice in Canada. This school eliminates this fear. I didn't want him to feel the pressure of passing hard tests designed to discourage lawyers from crossing the border in order to provide for his family the way he imagined. He has already been through a lot of stress with the LSAT and school applications. Enough is enough. The poor guy still has law school ahead of him. After hearing horror stories, we weren't ready to take too many risks and Detroit just made sense.
What I know about the city of Detroit:
NOTHING...just kidding. But almost true. I know that....
They make a lot of cars.
It is the home of the Detroit Redwings baby. Hoping to score tickets to some games.
The city is known for it's high crime rate.
Windsor is only a 10 minute bridge ride away from Detroit.
It can get extremely cold.
That pretty much sums up my extremely uneducated knowledge of Detroit.
Sometimes when I picture us moving to Detroit I envision this...
I sincerely hope it's not all like this...
We also planned and BOOKED our better late than never....HONEYMOON.
We never got your typical honeymoon paradise because we had to be back at school a few days after we were married. Then that cute chubby little baby happened and before we knew it, we were caught up in life. Which is wonderful but you know what else is wonderful.....Cancun!! April 6th can't come sooner.
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