Another Temporary Location

I'm in Jersey. I'm here because life happens fast, and while I do not live in poverty, I am broke. Actually, I'm more than broke. The point is I was offered a job I couldn't refuse. Powerwashing and landscaping on a Mexican work crew, an under the table cash job.

The important thing to know however, is that I'm not going to drop this blog because I am now working 50-60 hours a week in Jersey.

My plan had been to spend this summer writing in Philly. No job. Just staying broke and writing. I was going to treat this blog like a full time job, and write investigative stories. Unfortunately I can no longer do that, but I'm going to continue posting.

One of the main things I had to write about for this blog to work is how come North Philly is in such poverty. To figure that out I've been reading research studies on several programs, as well as books about Philadelphia like A Prayer For the City. I hope to break it down so it's more easily accessible than the dreary research papers I'm reading.

I can do that from Jersey, so that's what I'm going to do.

So keep reading, because a huge part of figuring out what we can do about poverty is figuring out how people ended up in poverty, and that will be my focus for the rest of the summer.