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Background
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Some of the big questions I get asked
related to my lifestyle concern my reasons. In 1998 I was badly injured in an
automobile accident. The vehicle I was
driving was hit head-on by a teenage driver.
The accident happened in I struggled on for a few years living
from hand to mouth and waiting on government assistance to help me maintain
myself. That assistance has still not
come despite documentation stating that I would never be able to hold a job
or function normally in society. Every step I took led me one step closer
to homelessness. Eventually I did end
up homeless and living in my van in So, now I was homeless, no income, no driver
license, and no place to live. My only options were to take up
residence at a homeless shelter or to keep moving. I felt my chances were better to keep
moving. Either way I had lost
everything that was important to me. I used to hitchhike around a lot when I
was younger but had not done it at all since before 1990. It was time to hit the road again and see
what life would bring me, anything had to be better than being stuck in some
shelter waiting for the government to help. Who am I? Union Jack,
professional hitchhiker. So if you see me out there pick me
up. I’m going your way. |
