What is it like to Be Homeless? Part Two

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Content Producer, Kevin Barieux, quit producing articles for AC after using a man's logic and doing the math. He decided AC was not his opportunity to earn a living using his talent as a writer to earn enough income to get off the streets. I thought he dropped the ball when he curtly dismissed queries on his blog, "The Homeless Guy" that asked "What is it like to be homeless?". This article is part two of my attempt to answer the question.

To sum up "What Is It Like To Be Homeless?" it feels like this:

When you first make the transition from homed to street it feels like you are a little kid in a foreign land where you do not speak the language. You do not have a road map and have no experience navigating this new land. You feel helpless and even hopeless. Depending upon your life experiences and skills you devise a plan. You begin to see humanity in a new light because people who used to treat you with dignity and respect suddenly find you a vile, disgusting, dirty thing. Some people panic and become full of anxiety. Some get angry. Life becomes about one thing: survival and taking care of one's very basic human needs.

You learn a new appreciation for things that you once took for granted, like having an every ready toilet to empty your bladder or bowels when "nature calls". You miss your sink, shower or tub and hot running water. You miss the refrigerator and stove; the table to sit at to eat a meal. Depending upon ones age, when you wake up in the morning, every part of your body hurts. Your feet develop calluses and sores from walking everywhere and keeping your shoes on 24 hours a day. Even in a warm climate you are constantly cold. No matter how many hours you sleep, you are constantly tired. And hungry.