Now this was a first.

I went to downtown Ventura to look for a bike for little Vic, as I'm walking into a store a gentleman, obviously homeless says hi and I of course say good morning back to him. On my way out this same man firsts says bye and then says excuse me miss, I have lost my phone number can I have yours? I couldn't help but smile and let him know he was a funny man. He made my day. I have never before been propositioned by a homeless man. This was an eye opener for me, I'm not proud to say this but I'm also sure I'm not alone. Homeless people tend to make me nervous and this interaction gave me a different perspective. They are people just like everyone else, the only difference is they are in a rough spot. Ventura has a lot of homeless who need assistance, it truly is very sad. I am slowly becoming more at ease around them and I'm thinking that maybe this is where I would like to focus my volunteering. Now I just need to put on my big girl panties and do it. Wish me luck as this will be way outside of my box.