My Homeless Experience

Every day millions of Americans are in this position everyday, and having to pretend as a homeless man for an hour was one of the most challenging obstacles I’ve had to do. I didn’t even come close in one hour as to how difficult it must be for transients to live their day-to-day lives. I hate asking for help let alone anything in life, and sitting on the corner of a street was the longest hour I’ve experienced in a long time. The feelings that I received from the activity were more so sorry that some people had to endeavor this lifestyle, and it wasn’t necessarily their choice. When I heard of the assignment, at first I was excited and thought nothing of it. After watching Alex my partner sit on the corner for an hour and witnessing how little most people cared, it made me think and reflect on how much I have compared to them. I was thankful for everything I have. When it was about to be my turn to go sit, I became nervous and unsure of how to act. I have never had anything, whether it’s my phone or money I …show more content…
This brought me down even further by showing that the homeless populations are the ones that help other transients out the most. The people with the least amount of assets give the most. To be able to stop and look at the world from a man with nothing’s point of view is a rare reality into what it really feels like. The feeling of nothing and no one stand atop of the worst feelings for someone to have. No one should ever be put in that position, now as a result I look at the transient population differently and try to start conversation with them just to show them that I care. When I talk to any transient they move out of the anomie from the homeless population. They don’t ask for money, they engage me in conversation and just want someone to talk to. The “monsters” we look away from more likely than not have a better life story than our