On my first day of class at Street Sense, they gave me 20 papers, and I had to get my vest and my ID made. After going out to my spot, I seen a lot of customers that asked me why I wasn’t down there or nothing. And I told them I was just coming off of class. Every day, I was selling the paper but I didn’t have a vest yet.
After the third time I went to class, I finally got my vest. I like the vest because you stick out more better. People see you more. And are more interested in you. After selling the paper, I started to meet a lot of customers and I started going out with my customers.
I meet people who work with FBI units and the Secret Service. All these different people. You know, it’s amazing to me how I could meet so many different people. Coming up, I never thought I’d meet these types of people. Once, I even met Emmitt Smith, the football player for the Dallas Cowboys when he was going to the Spy Museum.
My customers love me being in my spot. I had a thing. I used to say “Good morning, Good morning” to everybody and say “Have a blessed day don’t let the Metro take your spirit away.” I’d tell them that when the escalator be broke. And some people be mad when they have to walk up the escalator. And I would be there to laugh with them and talk with them.
Now that I’m injured, it’s like things have slowed down. But I miss selling my papers and being in my spot. I still come out now and then. The summer might be better for me.
