Month: October 2023

A Good Rest I sleep well, but the food from last night has me farting up a storm. The whole dorm room is filled with snoring, farting, and people talking.

5:00 a.m. My sleep is spotty sleeping under the willow tree next to the path in the Palisade. I wake up, pack up,  and head back over to the church

6:00 a.m. LA and I wake up, we pack up our gear and ride over to St Francis house for breakfast. We have to hide our weapons. Weapons are not

6:00 a.m. I wake up on the floor of my buddy’s kids playroom. I feel refreshed. I take time to finish up the blog and go over the previous days

During the night leading up to day 7, about eight kids wake me up. They are on the beach partying a little ways from us. I can see a couple

4:30 a.m. LA and I wake up on the beach. We pack up our gear, and then we go to dunkin’ donuts up the street and get a coffee. We

6:00 a.m. I wake up. While I was getting myself ready for the day, I noticed some people walking towards me with a light. Five older people approached, they asked

Unload and Regroup: 4:30 a.m. I woke up early to take a train to my mother’s in Hamilton to get my car so I could unload some of my extra

Thoughts: On my third day I began to learn the struggles of being homeless. I realized most homeless people don’t have bikes or other modes of transportation, so they are

Overview The sleep is scattered. It’s a challenge getting used to sleeping on a hard surface. The more time I spend with other homeless people, the more I learn. I