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The Home-Free Snapshot Series

An emerging section on the site in which The Office Hobo reports his interactions with other home-free folks, revealing a vibrant subculture of home-free folks, many of which are right in The Office Hobo’s (proverbial) backyard. (Note: Not all entries have been published yet. Check back soon for updates!)

 

  1. Day 440: Photographer & Model & Westfalia (A Home-Free Snapshot)
    In the gym parking lot I meet a model and her photographer boyfriend, who surf between auditions and gigs.
  2. Day 660: JD Lives on the Streets (A Home-Free Snapshot)
    I meet JD outside of our storage building one afternoon and he reveals his true lifestyle.
  3. Day 859: Tab’s Backyard Teepee (A Home-Free Snapshot)
    During a shoot in Austin, Tab, a salsa musician and nonprofit Executive Director, tours me around his rustic backyard teepee.
  4. Day 883: M. Lives in his Carpentry Shop (A Home-Free Snapshot)
    A former Venice Beach neighbor shows me his carpentry shop, where living has helped him pay off a staggering amount in loans.
  5. Day 915: John’s Tool Shed (A Home-Free Snapshot)
    An old friend offers to let me stay in his tool-shed-turned-tiny-home while he leaves on an assignment for his marketing job.
  6. Day 937: Chila’s Air BnB (A Home-Free Snapshot)
    In Caye Caulker, Belize, a conversation about music turns into a heartfelt reveal about transforming a life.
  7. Day 981: A Couple’s Storage Container Dream (A Home-Free Snapshot)
    At an impromptu meeting at a bar in Culver City, a husband and wife discuss their dream to build a hillside storage container home.
  8. Day 1,010: Lizandro’s VW Van (A Home-Free Snapshot)
    At a local park, one man shares his reasoning behind living in his Volkswagen van… and why he loves it so much.
  9. Day 1,024: Charles and the Sailboat (A Home-Free Snapshot)
    An old coworker shows me his new sailboat home in Marina del Rey–and I fall completely in love with it.
  10. Day 1,073: Thanksgiving with Wilderness Trekkers (A Home-Free Snapshot)
    At a Thanksgiving dinner in Santa Cruz, a group of wilderness school employees and alums share their love for the home-free lifestyle.
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Some names and places have been changed to protect the identity of those involved in the life of The Office Hobo. Any resemblance to the actual people is likely but without the necessary evidence to be like, "For sure, that's me." While the stories of The Office Hobo are the property of The Office Hobo, maximum effort has been put forth to ensure the proper respect is given to all involved parties. Except for my old landlord. He was kind of a dick.