Thread:MichaelDiaz101/@comment-31129923-20180226054425/@comment-31129923-20180228235239

Sorry for the late response, I had posted one yesterday, but it was deleted when my computer inexplicably shut down :(

A different response than I had thought, but it was what I was getting at. We come from different areas so I knew you might have another type of experience. Plus, you're a bit older than me. I understand where you're coming from on the whole thing about not looking up to the wealthy in LA, my father grew up there. I couldn't imagine having to deal with actual wealthy people because I already can't stand the upper-middle-class snobs in my town.

I was surprised when one of the significant people you met was a homeless person, but I really shouldn't be. They had to have had some kind of experience in their lives that lead them there. Mistakes had to have been made which made them learn to look at themselves in a whole different way.

It's really not that interesting where I come from, the Midwest, but we're not without some important events that happen every once in a while. I live in a town that just so happens to be the county seat, so I'm alright living there over most other towns in the area because they are usually below average. How I managed to meet the state senator was pretty cool, but honestly by sheer luck. I had received an email detailing his plans to hold a meet-and-greet at a local cafe during RAGBRAI 2017. However, when we arrived, the people at the establishment had no idea what we were talking about (I don't know why they didn't know he would be there).

So we started back home, but I knew he had to be there because I felt like we should've look around more. So my mother and I went back, and sure enough, I checked the back area, and he was there. I walked up to him and tried to say and comprehensible real sentence while he shook my hand. I fumbled badly with my words, but he understood most of it.

Anyways, I think I can relate to you on feeling anger and confusion because I also come from a poor family as well unless it comes from something else. Otherwise, I mean no offense.