DunXchange at St. Andrews Hall Detroit - By Vicky Vegas

Last night we went to the DunkXchange at St. Andrews Hall in Detroit. Our Friends Mike and Indra from Motivation had a table set up there. We went with our new Sistine friends Jason and Lei.


Detroit surprisingly is NOT as bad as people think. I mean there were bums everwhere riding around on bikes, asking Lei for ciggies and asking Jason to watch out for their bags full of Miller Lite cans, but cumon, they're harmless.

Mimy and I thought of this event as our first step in networking. We talked to a lot of designers, store owners and photographers. Everyone was very nice and supportive which was awesome. After talking to Mike and Indra, it really pushed us to work harder.

Networking is ALWAYS something I've considered MOST important in many aspects of life. It all began with job hunting, want a job? make sure EVERYONE knows, six degrees of separation man. plus you never know who you'll bump into, learn from, or become friends with. it could seriously be the next person you decide to strike up a conversation with. Maybe it's cz i was in China for 3 months, doing too much networking and acting a lot more friendly than i am normally, but I definitely see the benefits of being social, and being friendly. it brings personal and professional satisfaction for yourself and those around you.





People exchanging Dunks

Indra and I


One of the DSE guys and Mimy

Mimy, James (DSE Owner), Me

Me, Phil (Freshman Clothing), Mimy

In front of RenCen

In Studio Working - Mimy Kiwi

I'm currently in my studio working. My plan is to come up with at least 100 designs by the end of this week and choose the best 3 out of them. My way of working is to just sketch non-stop. If I stop sketching, I know I'm gonna stop thinking... I really love my studio. It's a 8x20 space and I'm sharing with my friend who is a jewelry designer. I could have my own 8x8 space but I decided to share a big space with her. We can always have curtain and separate our own spaces but I like little distraction when I'm working. When I get my camera fixed, I'm going to post some pictures of my studio.

I guess today's plan is to go to DnkXchange with Sistine guys after my classes. This week has been really busy for both Vicky and me but yet I have never been this productive in my college life. We did literally A LOT this week, and I am very proud of ourselves for going after our dreams and trying to make them come true. I learned SO MANY things about business. I am an art student, so I had ZERO knowledge regards to Business & marketing.

In the end, happiness in life is all about doing what you love doing.