Posts Tagged ‘bay area’
Good News in Santa Cruz
Great news regarding camping & parking in Santa Cruz–-apparently it’s easier than I thought.
I went down last weekend to visit and do some research on what being homeless there might be like. My first mission was to seek out parking and see if it was even possible to find permit-free overnight parking. On instinct, I immediately turned onto the industrial, north side of River Street as soon as I came off Highway One. Bingo! Almost all the streets were no parking 1AM-5AM, but I was able to find one or two small streets that allowed overnight parking without a permit.
Travels
I have a variety of places in mind that I’d like to go and spend some time writing and relaxing (while homeless).
As for the towns and cities in which I’ll rest my head, the only real requirement is that I have somewhere to write. This means almost anywhere except a dark cave or excessively rainy place (e.g. Seattle). In cities I will probably write on my laptop, in cafés, meaning I’ll need about $3 a day for tea to give myself some legitimacy as a café patron. I’m hoping to busk in order to make this money. I may also do walk-ins offering my services as a dishwasher.
When I’m in remote areas, I’m going to be writing in analog–via pen and paper, that is.
Logistics
I have been plotting out the logistics of this experiment/adventure for a couple weeks now.
Originally I was hoping to be able to shed my car; however, on the advice of the Guide to Homelessness blog (see link to right), I decided otherwise. The author advocates having a car, even if it doesn’t run, as an escape from the weather and a place to store your things.
