This was something I never expected in a developed country like America. I witnessed people panhandling on the streets, some huddled in wet blankets from the previous night’s down pour, while some who seemed deranged from drugs managed their own business unperturbed. Ever since that first day I arrived in the United states until today, I have seen many new faces at metro stations, neighborhood parks, street corners and at feeding points. For the many years I commute to my work place in D.C., almost every day I have seen a large number of people either huddled in building corners, sleeping on park benches or roaming the streets aimlessly. Some even sleep on trains and
This was something I never expected in a developed country like America. I witnessed people panhandling on the streets, some huddled in wet blankets from the previous night’s down pour, while some who seemed deranged from drugs managed their own business unperturbed. Ever since that first day I arrived in the United states until today, I have seen many new faces at metro stations, neighborhood parks, street corners and at feeding points. For the many years I commute to my work place in D.C., almost every day I have seen a large number of people either huddled in building corners, sleeping on park benches or roaming the streets aimlessly. Some even sleep on trains and