David: been living on the street for five years, going on “I've six.” M: who saw you walking down the street would never “Anyone know. How do you keep that shirt so clean?” D: learn how to keep it clean. You gotta adapt to your “I environment…take time to respect yourself if you want respect from others.” M: go to job interviews?” “You D: had jobs.” “I've M: kind of jobs have you had?” “What D: had a job right here in landscaping.” M: like “I “You landscaping?” D: it's fun. I know a lot about it. It's what I've been “Yeah, doing my whole life besides laying brick and reconstructing houses.” M: did you end up living on the streets? What “How happened?” D: was a foster kid for a couple years. The last couple of “I years of childhood. So when I got out I had a scholarship to go to college and I took advantage of the scholarship but in the middle of nowhere in Arizona I didn't have anywhere to go for summer break so I ended up moving out here, getting a job…It took me three years to get back into school at [college name – withheld]. I’m on scholarship too.” M: your other classmates know you live on the streets?” “Do D: had a classmate that…We got to know each other and he “I kinda figured. But I don't try to… I don't like that being exposed.” M: you know of any other students living on the streets, “Do going to college?” D: age that are full time? No.” “My M: you sure you're okay having your picture out there?” “Are D: worry about it.” “Don't M: “Really?” D: put it on there, yeah.” “Don't H. Martin: "What brings you to living on the street?” Alexis: lost our house, me and my husband, and we got “We
David: “I've been living on the street for five years, going on six.” M: “Anyone who saw you walking down the street would never know. How do you keep that shirt so clean?” D: “I learn how to keep it clean. You gotta adapt to your environment…take time to respect yourself if you want respect from others.” M: “You go to job interviews?” D: “I've had jobs.” M: “What kind of jobs have you had?” D: “I had a job right here in landscaping.” M: “You like landscaping?” D: “Yeah, it's fun. I know a lot about it. It's what I've been doing my whole life besides laying brick and reconstructing houses.” M: “How did you end up living on the streets? What happened?” D: “I was a foster kid for a couple years. The last couple of years of childhood. So when I got out I had a scholarship to go to college and I took advantage of the scholarship but in the middle of nowhere in Arizona I didn't have anywhere to go for summer break so I ended up moving out here, getting a job…It took me three years to get back into school at [college – name withheld]. I’m on scholarship too.” M: “Do your other classmates know you live on the streets?” D: “I had a classmate that…We got to know each other and he kinda figured. But I don't try to… I don't like that being exposed.” M: “Do you know of any other students living on the streets, going to college?” D: “My age that are full time? No.” M: “Are you sure you're okay having your picture out there?” D: “Don't worry about it.” M: “Really?” D: “Don't put it on there, yeah.” H. Martin: "What brings you to living on the street?” Alexis: “We lost our house, me and my husband, and we got
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