Last night Eunice called me from Trinidad. It had been so long since we last spoke. I was sooooooo happy to hear her voice and catch up with her. We spent almost an hour on the phone. (Good thing none of us had to pay for the communication. Lol)
Anyhow, because she is flying to Rio today for work, and because of her little weakness for Argentinian men, we ended up briefly talking about Argentina. And thus, strangely enough, I woke up seriously thinking that I was in Buenos Aires, and thrilled, because I had a great idea to do something I think good for homelessness. A project I will definitely dig deeper when I am more settled. Building simple assemblable and foldable house-looking carton sheds from carton scraps collected in the streets and dumps. I know today most restaurants and organizations have companies contracted to pick up all the carton scraps at the end of each day. Just not sure what they do with them yet. The format would be small, just to fit one or two individuals. A second bigger option could exist to fit a small family...sitting on the floor, not standing up.
The carton scraps could be collected and slightly refitted and waxed on one side, just to provide some waterproofness.
But the main thing to first find out is: do homeless individuals actually need to have a more decent looking shed than just a few pieces of carton arranged as can be? I have often read that being clean, groomed, and having something that instills a modest sense of pride and comfort to own and show for are some of the basic elements for a homeless to regain confidence and dignity. Is that necessarily true everywhere? No clue.
Aside from that I didn't do much today other than recovering slowly while sitting around in the shade and reading some.
I came to a little realization today regarding the Bediks. They don't seem to have any notion of caring for the things they own. In a way, they live like rich people. Why bother caring for their things today when they can buy new ones tomorrow for cheap? What a controversy!!! The most surprising is that they are fully aware of this.
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