We took our place behind an elderly couple and watched the hobo curiously as he began his next song, entitled “The Devil Wants to Buy My Soul for a Gold Coin, But I Already Lost it in a Poker Match.” As the line progressed, I wondered what this man had gone through in life and how he ended up this way. Since the next cable car wasn’t expected for another twenty minutes, I had plenty of time to inquire. Not wanting to interrupt, I waited until his song was over. I leaned over and asked if I could interview him as a project for English. “You folks are …show more content…
I walked up to him that day thinking I could get some funny and interesting stories for my English project. I came out of the whole experience wondering if I would ever have the courage to live the way he does. On any given night, there are about 107,000 experiencing homelessness in the United States, according to the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans. This may not seem like a lot, but consider it this way: only about eight percent of the general population can claim veteran status, and one in five