I used to, like most people do, look down on homeless people. I grew up in a quiet neighborhood in the Silicon Valley, my house was right by a park that I loved, but my parents forbade me from playing in the creek, because of the \u201chobos.\u201d I didn\u2019t need to ask what a hobo was, I knew they were talking about the people who pushed shopping carts around or held all their things in tiny backpacks. What fueled my curiosity was not knowing who they were, I thought everyone had house and a family. My mom said they were all on drugs. I was always told the problem came from these people not having work, and not wanting to work.<\/p>\n
Years later, my perspective has grown immensely. When I first saw that the project theme was \u201cMillenials and the housing crisis,\u201d I knew it would be a tough subject, but, I really had no clue what I was getting into. When I arrived at St. John\u2019s for my first interview, I was taken aback at the young woman I saw. She could have been in one of my classes. She smiled and shook my hand, and I almost cried. None of these people wanted to be homeless, they all felt ashamed of their clothes. They all would give anything to have their homes back.<\/p>\n
Thank you Next Generation Radio for showing me the importance of the narrative in fixing the world\u2019s problems. I am incredibly thankful for all the precious opportunities I have in life. This was my first real experience as a reporter, scheduling interviews and working with audio. Despite the stumbles I made, despite not turning the recorder up loud enough, I am tremendously proud of my work and I hope you enjoy it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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