Off We Go

Packed and ready, we head out. As of now, no one knows where they are going. Some of the volunteers and homeless youth have prepared speeches and activities, but they have only a vague sense of the order. While the youth and I collaborated on the sleeping logistics, only one knows where we are actually staying.

Uncertainty is a common theme in the lives of the homeless. Also, retreats feel more like adventures and less like meetings when the participants don't know what is coming next.

A few times during the packing process someone would ask for more details. I like to answer honestly, but I'm also a fan of strategic ambiguity. In short, these smiling wanderers are about to leave for three days, not knowing where they will go, sleep or eat. And remember, they are each carrying only one meal.