Cultureshock

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How did I become homeless? Basically I got in with the wrong crowd and not knowing how to run a house properly and how to survive.

How did my life change from bad to good? After moving into Centrepoint, a supported accommodation, I realised I needed to settle down and find my own house where I’d be able to set some realistic goals, getting a life I wanted. I’ve managed to settle in a new house with my dog Max and me.

Have I managed to fulfil all the goals I have set to succeed? I have successfully completed to the goals I have set. I have got my own house, got the company of my dog and I’m well on my way to finding the job I always wanted.

What have I got planned for the future? With the homelessness I went through in 2009 I hope with the knowledge I have I can help young people go through homelessness and hopefully try and prevent youth homelessness in the future.

The things that made me who I am today – the countryside around me, my dog Max that I love and music from rock bands, to name but a few are Motorhead and Metallica, supporting Sunderland AFC, having a relationship with my friends and family and the general knowing that I belong somewhere.