"I used to fish, and today is actually my first day getting back into it. I'm bored and I live with two women so it gets me out, and gives me something to do! I got hurt at work back in 1995, and stayed until 1997 but I just couldn't do it anymore. I'm 52 years old and I've been fighting to get money due to my injuries. I've had two surgeries, lost my house, the lady and everything. I lived in my car for a year and a half right by the river. To make a long story short, they had to pay off the judge. I have 3 kids, one passed away in a car accident. It's crazy how I was able to stop living out of my truck but when I worked, I did work for a man 30 years ago and he was my first customer. He would call me from time to time and ask me to do handy things that he couldn't do. He found out my situation and let me live with him, because he wanted to help. He passed away, and the house was left to his cousin. His cousin lived there and then he died, and I was given the house. It's just been hard because the little money that I have coming in goes right to the mortgage, but I'm thankful because it's better than living in a truck!" - Pat
About Me
- Amanda
- I'm not doing this project to necessarily make new longterm friends, or go have a drink with these people. Nor is it to pass any judgements on ones life. My goal is to simply meet interesting, and maybe not so interesting strangers who I wouldve never taken the time to talk to otherwise. One that may differ, or perhaps relate to my own life. So many times, you walk past someone, and they wont even raise their head in the slightest to say hello. I'll never understand why. The challenge to myself is not only to surpass that simple hello with one person a day, but to convince them to look into my lens and tell me something about themselves. My name is Amanda Surkin, and this is my journey of meeting 100 new faces. Take the time to listen, you may learn something :)
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Stranger #49
"I used to fish, and today is actually my first day getting back into it. I'm bored and I live with two women so it gets me out, and gives me something to do! I got hurt at work back in 1995, and stayed until 1997 but I just couldn't do it anymore. I'm 52 years old and I've been fighting to get money due to my injuries. I've had two surgeries, lost my house, the lady and everything. I lived in my car for a year and a half right by the river. To make a long story short, they had to pay off the judge. I have 3 kids, one passed away in a car accident. It's crazy how I was able to stop living out of my truck but when I worked, I did work for a man 30 years ago and he was my first customer. He would call me from time to time and ask me to do handy things that he couldn't do. He found out my situation and let me live with him, because he wanted to help. He passed away, and the house was left to his cousin. His cousin lived there and then he died, and I was given the house. It's just been hard because the little money that I have coming in goes right to the mortgage, but I'm thankful because it's better than living in a truck!" - Pat
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