Cross Roads

So my horseback riding story isn't happening anymore, and I've switched to another story. There's a homeless shelter in Portsmouth, which just got a new facility to replace the old buildings. Cross Roads is trying to improve the quality of living for those who come there, while still making sure those people don't see the place as a permanent home.

At the open house last Wednesday, I got a nice interview with one of the people that works there. I've posted the audio of it on my blog. I think the quality of the audio itself came out nicely--I used the windscreen this time, so there is way less distortion.

I've also posted some pictures I took, which are pretty much photos of empty rooms in the new facility and the old building. Walking through the shelter, I was so surprised at the difference between the two. The new facility looks like a 4-star hotel compared to the old rooms.In the final project, I'll use only a very few of these photos, since the rooms are empty with no people in it. However, it's still nice to show how super different the two places are.

My next big step in the project is finding the people seeking shelter that would want to talk to me, and focusing on the homeless themselves if I can. I'm still working on finding that willing person, but there's a big Thanksgiving dinner held for all the residents by the Rotary Club, and I'm thinking that would be a nice place to come. Martha Stone, who I interviewed at the open house, is also helping me out. Also, tomorrow, I'm going to follow around a volunteer at the shelter in order for me to get more of a feel for the place and do more recording. I'm probably going to keep coming back to the place several times a week, because it's important for me to find a nice angle on the story.