Is it hard to relate to peoples day to day concerns in New York?
People’s concerns differ across the world. It gave me a different perspective on issues we fight in the developed world versus issues my squatter friends fight for every day. It is true the family living in comfort in Bandra or Juhu (residential areas in Mumbai) have different concerns than folks living in Dharavi or Sanjay Gandhi Nagar (slums in Mumbai). The differences are equally as huge. Some issues the wealthier communities face seem less relevant to me even now than they did before I embarked on this trip. What kind of issues? I cannot give you direct ideas. What was the big issue that got covered in the media the lady with the vicious dog it’s an issue for people in her building. They are menaced by her dogs, but it pales in comparison to fighting for adequate sanitation, toilets, for things we all take for granted in American society. From that standpoint, I have a lot less patience for some issues that make big news in New York. Have you brought back any of your squatter lifes
