Brandon Stanton's Blog, page 294

"I took a college physics class when I was a sophomore in high...

"I took a college physics class when I was a sophomore in high school."

"Do you remember the greatest day you’ve ever spent...

"Do you remember the greatest day you’ve ever spent together?"
"I’d say Christmas Eve in Kabul when we drank that bottle of champagne at the French restaurant, and you got drunk for the first time."
"I was going to say the time we were in South Africa during the World Cup and we went on that safari in the park near Botswana, and we came up on an oasis and every type of animal was there at the exact same time."

"We met in Afghanistan."

"We met in Afghanistan."

“What’s your greatest struggle right now?”“I’m my only source of...

“What’s your greatest struggle right now?”
“I’m my only source of entertainment.”

Today in microfashion…

Today in microfashion…

I asked for her photo, and she said: “Absolutely not, I...

I asked for her photo, and she said: “Absolutely not, I haven’t done my hair yet.” I tried to tell her she looked fine, but she said: “I own a hair salon. I can’t be photographed like this. No shoe salesman is going to be photographed in a run over pair of Nikes. Come back in 30 minutes.” 

So I came back in 30 minutes.

"My father passed away this year, so I’ve been trying to...

"My father passed away this year, so I’ve been trying to be a dad to my eleven year old brother. I’m his emergency contact at school now, so whenever something is wrong, or if he’s sick, it’s up to me to take action. And I’m going to have to teach him about sex soon. One day he’s going to ask me why two people are on top of each other. Do I just say it, or do I lead up to it with baby steps?"

"I’m breaking open geodes!"

"I’m breaking open geodes!"

"We renewed our wedding vows on our 50th anniversary at a small...

"We renewed our wedding vows on our 50th anniversary at a small church in Tuscany. It was the best day of our lives. The church was full because it was communion time, and the priest couldn’t speak a word of English, and the moment we walked out the front doors, the bells tolled."

“My mother and I lost our apartment when the landlord raised the...

“My mother and I lost our apartment when the landlord raised the rent. She went to live in my aunt’s attic in New Jersey, but there were too many stairs there, so I had to go to the homeless shelter. Most of the people at the shelter have addiction problems and mental issues. I’m living with people that I never thought I’d have to live with. The M35 is the only bus that goes to the shelter. Disabled people are supposed to get on first. But as soon as it gets to the stop, everyone rushes in until it’s full, and the bus driver is too intimidated to say anything. A lot of times it leaves without me.”

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The man in the photo has requested that funds not be raised for him. He is in the process of finding a place with his brothers and would like to figure out his living situation on his own, but he thanks everyone so much for their well wishes and thoughts.