My boyfriend Sean and I went to the local tent city yesterday to drop off a trunk load of stuff including coats, dishes, and clothes. I was really excited because I hadn't been there since classes began again, so it was nice to sit and have a nice chat with Nina.
Nina is a Polish woman who cleans houses for a living. She lives in a camper which she adorns nicely, and she's one of the most caring people I've ever met. Her daughter Maggie just had a baby on Friday named Julia. We flipped through her photo album and it meant a lot that she shared them with me.
I also met someone new, a wonderfully charismatic woman named Merrielle. She used to be homeless but through a program called STEPS, (Solutions to End Poverty Soon) she now has her own apartment. She said one of the best quotes I've ever heard:
"I went from the trees and the leaves to a set of keys" - Merrielle
There are so many awesome people there that always greet you with a smiling face, I'm going to try to interview someone new each time for my school newspaper.
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