“It’s tough because you gotta be a type of ‘people person’. I’m out here saying ‘good morning’, ‘have a nice day’, and they’ll stare at you like they’re angry. But why they angry? Some people don’t look at me. Some look and smile and say they don’t have any money. And that’s okay – it’s not about the money. It’s about being seen as a human being…”

I have learned a lot about myself here on the street. Mostly, I have learned the importance of patience. It all goes down to patience, really. So many people in my position don’t see that and suffer so much. Patience. Oh, and God. Those two things.

“I am always in negotiation with the cops.  Because you can’t beg for money and they also don’t allow you to perform music or dance on the street.  So how are we supposed to eat?”

I’m doing as well as I can under the circumstances.  Most people who live on the streets drink or do drugs.  I don’t do any bad drugs.  Just alcohol and marijuana.  I think drinking is essential to survive out here.  Otherwise, it is too painful.  

People say Mexico is so dangerous.  But they don’t know what they are talking about.  In one way, Mexico is dangerous.  There is crime.  But everyday, people show that they care about me and all of us who live on the street.  They give if they can, but they usually look me in the eye nonetheless….”

We have all been on the streets for a long time.  7 years.  9 years.  12 years.  I can’t remember.  We have not had a home in a long time.  So we had to make where we are feel like home.  That is what we do each night.  Each day.  We make home where we are.”

“The thing is, everyone is suffering.  I think that is true, don’t you?  All over the world, people are suffering right now.  So I am grateful to be alive.  I am not one to complain.  So I would rather be grateful than complain.  You know?…”

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"2005, my fiancé died in a helicopter accident.  Sent me into a tailspin.  Came out here in 2009 - had a great job.  Working for a 5-star hotel.  But then the economy kinda crashed and I ended up on the streets.  Been runnin' all over the country since then. Once...