Back in Washington

My week break in Michigan had to come to a close, but I didn't really it want to. Yesterday and today it was back to Legal Aid for me and both days were fairly busy. Today I spent most of my day travelling around the city, including to the Southeast quadrant of the city which is known to be home to most of the poor in the city. I guess its the "hood" of DC. I only came across one rather shady character with a Jamaican like hat aimlessly wandering around with a tall squeegee.

I also had another encounter with Trish, my homeless friend. A couple of weeks ago I had asked her if there was anything I could do for her or get for her. She thought maybe some sweatpants and a shirt. Unfortunately, my trip to Michigan prevented me from getting anything to her last week. I happened to get in on a good deal at a West Michigan Walgreens and picked up some sweatpants and sweatshirts for really cheap. So I brought them back and yesterday I was able to give them to Trish. The ironic thing was that it was about 65 degrees when I brought her all that warm clothes. She was very appreciative and said she would wear them anyway. I learned a little bit more about Trish, she said she had some surgery done on her legs because she had cancer. In order for her legs to heal she is supposed to wear loose fitting pants like sweatpants. She seemed kind of hesitant to tell me about it, but I hope to find out more soon.